(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) is set to announce a fuel price increase on Friday, local media reported on Thursday, raising alarm bells within the country's top political ranks. According to O Globo, the company's board has approved diesel and gasoline price increases that will come into effect next week. Petrobras said it could... Continue Reading →
Sustainable vessel Eagle Colatina arrives in Brazil to reinforce Petrobras’ Eco Type fleet
(TN) The Suezmax DP2 Eagle Colatina relief vessel arrived in Brazil, the first of three Eco Type ships built to reinforce the fleet of more sustainable ships for the relief of oil platforms operated by Petrobras. With a deadweight of 155 thousand tons of deadweight, the Eagle Colatina, which docked at the Port of Rio... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on LUBNOR sale
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 05/25/2022, informs that the company Grepar Participações Ltda. (Grepar), which entered into an agreement with Petrobras for the sale of the Lubrificantes e Derivados de Petróleo do Nordeste (LUBNOR) refinery and its associated logistics assets, sent a notification informing changes in its corporate... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on injunction to suspend Bahia Terra Cluster sale
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following the announcement made on June 10, 2022 about the injunction decision issued by the Court of Justice of the State of Rio de Janeiro determining the suspension of contractual negotiations related to the sale process of the Bahia Terra Cluster, informs that the suspensive effect of the appeal filed... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the signing of an agreement for feasibility of biomethane production
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras and Raízen have signed an agreement to jointly evaluate potential businesses involving the production, purchase and sale of biomethane, a 100% renewable fuel produced by Raízen from sugarcane waste (vinasse and filter cake), generated in the agro-industrial operations of the company's Energy Bioparks. The partnership also foresees studies for the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras hires PXGEO for more OBN work
Marine geophysical service provider PXGEO has secured a contract with Petrobras for a 3D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in Brazil. The survey, to be acquired in water depths up to 2,200 metres, is scheduled to commence in late 2022, with a duration of approximately four months. According to the company’s CEO, Duncan Eley, this will be... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras to postpone fuel price hike until after tax cut vote -sources
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) will avoid raising fuel prices until after Congress finishes debating further tax cuts, two sources close to the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The firm's management told the government on Monday that Brazil's diesel and gasoline prices are lagging behind international markets. Diesel prices, which the company increased in... Continue Reading →
BW Energy confirms talks with Petrobras to buy deepwater field off Brazil
Oslo Stock Exchange-listed oil and gas E&P company BW Energy has confirmed it is engaged in discussions with Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras to acquire the latter’s stake in a field located offshore Brazil. Back in January 2020, Petrobras disclosed its intention to sell its entire stake in two sets of deep-water post-salt offshore concessions,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras launches tender for inspection services in land and maritime plants
(PN) Petrobras launched this week a tender for contracting inspection services in its industrial assets located on land and sea. The tender covers both refining units as well as platform ships currently in operation in the Brazilian pre-salt. The expectation is that the opening of the envelopes with the proposals will take place on the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on E&P asset sale in the Espírito Santo Basin
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 03/18/2020, informs that the divestment process of the maritime concession called Golfinho Cluster, located in deep waters, in the Espírito Santo Basin, is still in the binding phase. The company BW Energy was invited to the negotiation stage, as reported by this company... Continue Reading →