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Dec. 15 (Reuters) Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras has launched an auction to sell two old offshore platforms no longer in production for sustainable recycling, the firm said on Friday. Platforms P-19 and P-26 will be sold separately, said the firm, adding that together they contain about 40,000 tons of steel. The firm has previously... Continue Reading →
Dec. 11 (oilprice.com) Workers at Brazil's Oil & Gas giant Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE:PBR), aka Petrobras, have announced a nationwide strike starting December 15, terming the company's latest counteroffer for a labor agreement as "disrespectful”. Petrobras workers have been pushing for changes to the employee compensation structure, claiming there’s a deficit in the retirement fund. However, Reuters cited an... Continue Reading →
Dec. 11 (agazeta.com.br) Petrobras has restructured its low-carbon energy portfolio, reducing its ambition in renewable generation projects and positioning offshore wind energy as a long-term priority. In line with this new strategy, which prioritizes balancing demand and regulatory market evolution, the company maintained only one pilot project in Rio de Janeiro, thus removing broader development... Continue Reading →
Dec. 11 - Petrobras, following up on the Material Fact from November 6, 2025, informs that the distribution of remuneration to shareholders, approved on that date by the Board of Directors, in the amount of R$ 12.16 billion, equivalent to R$ 0.94320755 per common and preferred share outstanding, will be paid as follows, according to the decision... Continue Reading →
Dec. 9 (Reuters) Shell is seeking a buyer for a 20% stake in its Brazilian oilfield cluster to help fund a multibillion-dollar offshore development, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing sources. Shell declined to comment on the report, when contacted by Reuters. Shell held a 50% stake in Gato do Mato, which is a deepwater project offshore Brazil, and... Continue Reading →
Dec. 8 - Petrobras launched a tender for the reuse of the topsides (production modules) of the P-35 and P-37 platforms, which operated in the Marlim field, in the Campos Basin, with the aim of modernizing them and reusing them in other projects, as a more economical alternative to decommissioning, taking advantage of the hulls... Continue Reading →
Dec. 8 (Reuters) Petrobras could start producing at the Sudoeste de Tartaruga Verde block in about two years, Sylvia Anjos, the state-run oil firm's head of exploration and production, said on Friday. The firm made a discovery at the block, located in the country's Campos basin, in November. It was "brilliant," Anjos said on the... Continue Reading →
Dec. 4 - Petrobras informs that it has acquired the rights and obligations of the Union in Mero and Atapu units at the Non-Contracted Areas Auction held today by Pré-Sal Petróleo S.A. – PPSA. The consortium formed by Petrobras (80%), in partnership with Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda (20%), acquired the Union’s 3.500% participation in the production sharing agreement of the Mero shared... Continue Reading →
Dec 2 (Reuters) - Oil majors operating in Brazil have closed ranks to oppose a proposed merger between energy contractors Subsea7 and Saipem, and antitrust agency Cade has asked the two firms to provide its probe with new data on Friday, public documents seen by Reuters show. The resulting new firm, to be called Saipem7, would have... Continue Reading →
Dec. 2 - Porto do Açu is optimistic about future demand in the oil platform decommissioning market, even after the adjustment in resources that Petrobras intends to allocate to this activity. The assessment is that, even if the state-owned company decides to extend production in more mature fields, the services provided directly or indirectly will... Continue Reading →
