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(Reuters) - Brazil’s Petrobras could expand its operations into neighboring Guyana, if the regulatory environment does not improve in Brazil, CEO Roberto Castello Branco said on Thursday, the first official admission of interest in the hot frontier oil play. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the company is formally known, has exploration interests off Brazil’s northern coast.... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on October 1, 2020, informs that it has received binding proposals for four refineries: Landulpho Alves (RLAM), in Bahia, Isaac Sabbá (REMAN), in Amazonas, Lubrificantes e Derivados de Petróleo do Nordeste (LUBNOR), in Ceará, and Unidade de Industrialização do Xisto (SIX), in Paraná. Additionally,... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it will be part of B3 Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE) again. The company will integrate the main Brazilian index under the aspect of corporate sustainability in 2021, which did not occur since 2008. "The return to ISE is a recognition of our efforts and initiatives in the environmental, social... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras informs that it received, on this date, a favorable partial decision in one of the arbitrations proceeding before the Market Arbitration Chamber (CAM) of B3, initiated by foreign investors who claim financial losses caused by the facts revealed at Lava Jato. This decision promoted the definitive exclusion of seventeen investors... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Petrobras does not expect to invest in renewables over the next five years, Chief Executive Roberto Castello Branco said on Tuesday, adding that the Brazilian state-controlled company will instead put money into technologies to reduce the carbon footprint of its oil extraction activities. Castello Branco has repeatedly said Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that the Extraordinary General Meeting, held today, at 3:00 pm, exclusively under the digital format, analyzed and approved, by majority vote, the following: I. Amendments to Petrobras' By-Laws and consequent consolidation of the By-Laws, to amend Articles 17, 22, 23, 27, 30, 34 and 47 as proposed by Management.... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian federal prosecutors have filed a lawsuit seeking damages from oil trading company Trafigura and former executives on corruption allegations involving Brazilian state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras), according to a statement on Monday. The prosecutors are also seeking a court order to freeze 1 billion reais ($187.55 million) of the defendants’... Continue Reading →
Petrobras detailed on Monday its new Business Plan for the period 2021 to 2025. In this plan, the company classifies the Campos Basin as a strategic area and will allocate a volume of US$ 13 billion to the region's fields. The amount, however, will be less in relation to the resources provided for in the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil’s Petrobras on Monday projected a surge in oil exports and divestments over the next five years as it steps up plans to target overseas demand and cut debt. In a virtual presentation to investors during the state-controlled company’s annual investor day, Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as it is formally known, said domestic oil... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on November 27, 2020, regarding the divestment of Petrobras Gás S.A. (Gaspetro), clarifies that the company Compass Gás Energia S.A. (Compass) was not qualified for the continuation of the divestment process of 51% of Gaspetro capital stock for not meeting the requirements of the Commitment... Continue Reading →
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