Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 06/30/2021 and 07/05/2021, informs that today it concluded the sale of its entire stake in seven concessions denominated Alagoas Cluster, located in the state of Alagoas, to the company Origem Energia S.A (former Petro+). The operation was concluded with the payment of US$... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on UFN III sale process
Petróleo Brasileiro SA – Petróleo Brasileiro SA – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 02/21/2020, informs that it has reached an agreement for the draft of the Sale and Purchase Agreement for the sale of 100% of its Nitrogen Fertilizer Unit III (UFN-III), located in the city of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do... Continue Reading →
Constellation Signs New Contract with India’s ONGC
Constellation secured a new charter contract for Olinda Star. The Brazilian group closed a deal with ONGC, guaranteeing 16 months of chartering, after presenting a best price in the bidding conducted by the oil company. The two companies signed a letter of intent at the end of January, but the rig should only start operating... Continue Reading →
Petrobras expresses interest in areas under Production Sharing agreement
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that today it expressed to the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) the interest in the right of first refusal in blocks to be bid in the Permanent Offer System, under the Production Sharing Agreement, pursuant to Law 12,351/2010 and Federal Decree 9,041/2017. The company's Executive Board approved the expression... Continue Reading →
Brazil natural gas production in 2021 rises 5% and sets a new record at 134 MMm3/d
Natural gas production in 2021 set a record, having reached an average production of 134 MMm3/d (millions of cubic meters per day), a growth of 5% compared to the previous year, when the average was 127 MMm3/d. The average oil production was 2.905 MMbbl/d (million barrels per day), a decrease of 1.18% compared to the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras to contract 4D seismic for the Tartaruga Verde and Tartaruga Verde Sudoeste fields, in the Campos Basin
(PetroleoHoje) Petrobras will contract an exclusive 4D seismic campaign with streamer and gravimetric and magnetometric data for the Tartaruga Verde and Tartaruga Verde Sudoeste fields, in the Campos Basin. The company launched a tender for the acquisition of mapping covering an area of 246 km², in water depths from 100 to 1,600 m. Tender for... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on receiving the last installment of the sale of block BM-S-8 from Equinor
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 11/22/2016, 03/21/2018 and 12/09/2021, informs that it received today from Equinor Brasil Energia Ltda. (Equinor) the amount of US$ 475 million, equivalent to half of the third installment related to the sale of its stake in the exploratory block BM-S-8, where is located... Continue Reading →
FPSO Guanabara Arrives at Mero for Last Tests Before Starting Production in Six Months
(PN) The FPSO Guanabara is almost ready to start oil production in Campo de Mero, located in the Libra Block, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The platform will be part of the first definitive system to operate in Mero, the third largest pre-salt field (after Buzios and Tupi). The unit will be... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs contract for sale of the Potiguar Cluster
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 01/28/2022, informs that it signed today with the company 3R Potiguar S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of 3R Petroleum Óleo e Gás S.A., a contract for the sale of the totality of its stake (100%) in a set of 22 concessions of onshore... Continue Reading →
Petrobras and Ocyan Concluded the Negotiations for Decommissioning Services
(PetroleoHoje) Petrobras and Ocyan concluded the negotiations for contracting the decommissioning service for the remaining subsea structures of the FPSOs Cidade do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade de Rio das Ostras and Piranema. The final price agreed was below US$ 900 million, compared to the original value of US$ 960 million, which resulted in the supplier... Continue Reading →