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- Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on October 23, 2020, informs the beginning of the non-binding phase regarding the sale of all of its stakes in a set of eleven onshore production field concessions, with integrated facilities, located in the state of Sergipe, jointly called the Carmópolis Cluster. Potential... Continue Reading →
Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on November 19, 2019, informs that the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), in a Court session held on this date, approved the sale of Liquigás Distribuidora S.A. ("Liquigás"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Petrobras, to the acquiring group composed of Itaúsa S.A. (Itaúsa), Copagaz - Distribuidora de Gás... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured contract extensions for two of its 2011-built drillships with Brazil's national oil company Petrobras. Transocean said Wednesday that Petrobras had exercised a 680-day option for the Deepwater Corcovado drillship, and an 815-day option for the Deepwater Mykonos drillship. Transocean acquired both ultra-deepwater drillships through the acquisition of its rival Ocean... Continue Reading →
The jewel in the Petrobras crown, the Buzios field should reach the end of the decade with daily production above 2 million barrels of oil per day - today, this volume is 600 thousand. The forecast was presented by the executive manager of the state company Marcio Kahn, during the Technical Forum of Pre-Salt Petroleum... Continue Reading →
Brazilian oil major Petrobras has launched an opportunity disclosure stage (teaser) for the sale of its 50 per cent in offshore oil fields known as the Marlim Cluster in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil. Petrobras said it was looking to sell stakes in the deepwater concessions of Marlim, Voador, Marlim Leste, and Marlim Sul fields. The company, which currently owns... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on September 25, 2020, informs the beginning of the non-binding phase regarding the sale of all of its stakes in the Albacora and Albacora Leste concessions, located predominantly in deep waters in the Campos Basin. Potential buyers qualified for this phase will receive instructions... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Petrobras has launched an initiative that aims to cut costs by 30% related to drilling wells and will concentrate on future operations in the Búzios field, the largest in the world in deep waters and the state's main asset, in the pre-salt layer Santos Basin. The company said that the so-called Well Efficiency... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of 50% of its stakes in the concessions of Marlim, Voador, Marlim Leste and Marlim Sul, together called the Marlim Cluster, located in deep waters in the Campos Basin. Petrobras will remain the operator of the... Continue Reading →
Chinese shipbuilder Cosco Dalian has completed the construction of the Carioca MV30 FPSO for Japan's Modec. The 332 meters long Carioca FPSO - converted from Flandre VLCC - will be deployed at the Sépia field operated by Petrobras, located in the “pre-salt” region of the Santos Basin some 250 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro,... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) Petrobras expects oil exports in December to be between 40% and 50% below the year average. Brazil is expected to halve oil exports in December in light of easing restrictions against the coronavirus with the arrival of summer, which tends to increase fuel consumption in the country. Petrobras (PETR3; PETR4) expects oil exports in... Continue Reading →
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