Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. –Petrobras following up on the release disclosed on December 23, 2020, informs that its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Biocombustível S.A. (PBio) completed today the sale of all its shares (50% of the company's capital) issued by BSBios Indústria e Comércio de Biodiesel Sul Brasil S/A (BSBios) to the company RP Participações em Biocombustíveis... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC’s Brazil spoolbase open for business
TechnipFMC has officially opened its brand new spoolbase in Brazil. The new facility is located in the Açu Port, north of Rio de Janeiro State. According to the company, it will be its most modern spoolbase worldwide as well as an important asset to meet the future demands of subsea projects. With a total area... Continue Reading →
Sapura Energy Says Brazilian JV Unaffected by Seadrill’s Chapter 11 Filings
Malaysian offshore energy services firm Sapura Energy said that its Brazilian joint venture with Seadrill is not affected by Chapter 11 cases filed by several Seadrill subsidiaries operating in Asia. Sapura Energy said it was responding to media reports linking its Brazilian JV Sapura Navegacao Maritima to Chapter 11 cases unrelated to that particular joint venture. "[Sapura... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of RLAM and REPAR refineries
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has concluded the final round of the binding phase of the sale process of the Landulpho Alves Refinery (RLAM) and its associated logistics assets, in Bahia, in which Mubadala Capital presented the best final offer in an amount of US$ 1.65 billion. The signing of the purchase and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras: Alignment to international prices has not changed
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras is clarifying a piece of news published on Friday afternoon, February 5, 2021, based on distorted statements released by the press. The maintenance of the periodicity for the measurement of the adherence between realization prices and international prices, adopted since June 2020 and confirmed in January 2021, was mistakenly communicated... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on fuel prices
Petrobras on fuel prices Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, regarding the news published in the media about fuel prices, clarifies that it practices prices aligned to the import parity. In the first half of 2020, given the significant increase in fuel price volatility, Petrobras decided to extend from quarterly to annual the limit period for... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the sale of assets in Uruguay
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on October 2, 2020, informs that its indirect subsidiary Petrobras Uruguay Sociedad Anónima de Inversión (PUSAI), concluded today the sale of its entire stake in Petrobras Uruguay Distribución S.A. (PUDSA), in Uruguay, to Mauruguay S.A., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Disa Corporación Petrolífera S.A.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts non-binding phase for the sale of TBG and TSB
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on December 23, 2020, informs the beginning of the non-binding phase regarding the sale of its 51% stake in Transportadora Brasileira Gasoduto Bolivia-Brasil S.A. (TBG) and 25% stake in Transportadora Sulbrasileira de Gás S.A. (TSB). Potential buyers qualified for this phase will receive a... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the sale of the Frade field
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on November 28, 2019, informs that it has concluded today the sale of its 30% participation in the Frade field, located in the Campos Basin, north coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, to PetroRio Jaguar Petróleo Ltda., a subsidiary of Petro Rio... Continue Reading →
Petrobras to resume aviation gasoline sales after ANP investigation
(Reuters) - Brazilian oil regulator ANP said on Friday it had notified oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) and fuel distributor BR Distribuidora of an investigation into the quality of aviation gasoline. Aviation gasoline produced by Petrobras in January did not meet required standards and ANP auditors have been at its Presidente Bernardes refinery investigating... Continue Reading →