(Reuters) - Brazil's government on Wednesdaytapped Jose Mauro Coelho, a high-ranking technocrat with expertise in the nation's oil and gas sector,as the next chief executive of state-run oil company Petrobras. The appointment comes amid a hectic several days for Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA), as the firm is formally known, as well as for the government, which... Continue Reading →
Petrobras’s Turmoil Is a Prelude to Brazil’s Presidential Brawl
(Bloomberg) -- A messy leadership battle at Petrobras, Latin America’s biggest oil producer, is setting the stage for Brazil’s contentious presidential campaign and highlighting the complex tensions between the company’s pursuit of profits and its role as a tool of populist policy. Since the weekend, President Jair Bolsonaro’s choices for chief executive officer and chairman... Continue Reading →
Brazilian economic official a strong candidate to lead Petrobras
(Reuters) - Brazilian Economy Ministry official Caio Mario Paes de Andrade has emerged as a strong candidate to lead state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA), after energy consultant Adriano Pires declined the government's nomination, a government official told Reuters on Tuesday. The source, who requested anonymity to comment on private discussions, said Economy Minister Paulo Guedes has... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Announces Commecement of cash tender offers
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (“Petrobras”) (NYSE: PBR) announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”), has commenced cash tender offers to purchase for cash (each, an “Offer” and collectively, the “Offers”) any and all of (i) its notes of the series set forth in the below table under the heading “Tender Group... Continue Reading →
Petrobras ends March with refinery utilization at 91%
(PB) Company is producing as much as possible under safe, sustainable and economic conditions Petrobras reached 91% of total load factor of the refining park in the last week of March 2022. The average load factor considering the whole month was 89%. In 2021, the average level of utilization of Petrobras refineries was 83%, the... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum – Potiguar reserves report
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3) communicates its shareholders, investors and the market in general the result of the reserves certification of the fields that together form the Potiguar Cluster. The reserves report was prepared by the independent consultancy DeGolyer and MacNaughton, with a base date of December 31, 2021,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on receiving for the sale of NTS
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 09/23/2016 and 04/04/2017, informs that it received today from Nova Infraestrutura Gasodutos Participações S.A. (NISA), a company held by Nova Infraestrutura Fundo de Investimentos em Participações Multiestratégia (FIP), an investment fund managed by Brookfield Brasil Asset Management Investimentos Ltda (Brookfield), and by Itaúsa... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on divestment of the Marlim Cluster
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 12/14/2020, informs that its Executive Board has approved the end of the competitive process, which was in the non-binding phase, for the sale of 50% of its stake in the Marlim, Voador, Marlim Leste and Marlim Sul concessions, jointly denominated Marlim Cluster, predominantly... Continue Reading →
Brazil government’s pick for next Petrobras CEO withdraws -report
(Reuters) - Energy consultant Adriano Pires has backed out of the Brazilian government's nomination for him to take the helm at Petrobras, Brazil's O Globo newspaper reported on Monday, as the latest succession plan at the state-run oil company appears to have fallen apart. Pires' decision came a day after soccer magnate Rodolfo Landim declined... Continue Reading →
Rodolfo Landim withdraws nomination for Chairman of Petrobras Board of Directors
(epbr) Rodolfo Landim, former president of BR Distribuidora and current president of Flamengo football club, withdrew from the nomination of President Jair Bolsonaro to preside over the Board of Directors of Petrobras. He sent a letter to the Minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Albuquerque, reporting the concern of not being able to reconcile the... Continue Reading →