Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, informs that its CEO Caio Mário Paes de Andrade has appointed Paulo Palaia for the position of Chief Digital Transformation and Innovation Officer, replacing Juliano Dantas. The nomination will be submitted to the internal corporate governance procedures, including the respective compliance and integrity analyses required for the company's succession process,... Continue Reading →
Chinese shipyard DSIC delivers the Anita Garibaldi FPSO to be installed in the Marlim field
(PN) The Chinese shipyard Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore (DSIC) held the delivery ceremony for the FPSO Anita Garibaldi, which will be installed in the Marlim field, in the Campos Basin. The platform ship was delivered to Japan's Modec, which will charter the unit to Petrobras for 25 years. The platform ship is expected to arrive... Continue Reading →
ANP approves registration of Equinor, Ecopetrol, Qatar Energy, Sinopec and Petrogal for the Pre Salt Permanent Offer Permanent
(PN) News in the preparations for the first round of the Permanent Sharing Offer, which will auction off pre-salt blocks. The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the registration of five more companies: Equinor, Ecopetrol, Qatar Energy, Sinopec and Petrogal. The information is contained in a statement published) in the Official Gazette. Previously, the ANP had... Continue Reading →
Jumbo Offshore installs Petrobras torpedo pile mooring system
(OM) Jumbo Offshore has executed the transport and installation of a torpedo pile mooring system, including mooring for flexible risers, umbilical for Libra Consortium's Guanabara FPSO. While this type of installation previously required the mobilization of up to three anchor-handling tugs, Jumbo carried out the entire contract using only its J-class offshore installation vessel Fairplayer, working in the Mero... Continue Reading →
Petrogal wins direct sale process for Sepia oil
(TN) Petrogal Brasil was the winner of the direct sales process carried out by Pré-Sal Petróleo (PPSA) this August 31st, to market the first oil cargo, of 500 thousand barrels, arising from the oil sharing production contract of Sepia and which will be available for loading in the last quarter of the year. Ten companies... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on payment of remuneration to shareholders
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 07/28/2022, informs that it is carrying out today the payment of the 1st installment of the remuneration to shareholders approved by its Board of Directors in a meeting held on that date. The gross amount distributed today corresponds to dividends and interest on... Continue Reading →
New Jersey firm to back Petrobras’ oil and gas fiber network project
New Jersey-headquartered Pioneer Consulting has been appointed to assist with the deployment of Petrobras’ Malha Óptica system in Brazil which will comprise a 1,200-kilometer oil and gas fiber network. Under the contract signed with the Zemax-Planova Consortium, Pioneer Consulting will provide support for route engineering, quality and documentation, contractor and supplier management, and survey and... Continue Reading →
Revitalization project at Marlim intends to reduce emissions by 60%
As part of the project to revitalize the Marlim and Voador fields, in the Campos Basin, Petrobras intends to reduce carbon emissions associated with the production of the areas by 60%. As a reminder, the revitalization of the Marlim cluster provides for the replacement of nine proprietary platforms by two new FPSOs equipped with technologies... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of REMAN
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 05/13/2022, informs that the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), in a court session held on this date, approved the transaction for the sale of the Isaac Sabbá Refinery (REMAN) to Ream Participações S.A., through the execution of an Agreement in Concentration Control... Continue Reading →
Brazil regulator approves sale of Petrobras refinery with restriction
(Reuters) - Brazilian antitrust regulator CADE on Tuesday approved the sale of Petrobras' (PETR4.SA) REMAN refinery to Ream, which is part of the Atem group, but decided the buyer will have to take measures to guarantee that other fuel distributors have access to the plant's waterway terminal. The approval with restrictions came in a 6-1 CADE board... Continue Reading →