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 →
Brazil prosecutors sue Trafigura over irregular Petrobras contracts: statement
(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 ($187.55 million) of the defendants’... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS REDUCES RESOURCES FOR CAMPOS BASIN AND ANNOUNCES INVESTMENTS FOR SERGIPE AND EQUATORIAL MARGIN
Petrobras detailed on Monday its new Business Plan for the period 2021 to 2025. In this plan, the company classifies the Campos Basin as a strategic area and will allocate a volume of US$ 13 billion to the region's fields. The amount, however, will be less in relation to the resources provided for in the... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras aims to step up oil exports and asset sales
(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 →
Petrobras on divestment of Gaspetro
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 →
Petrobras on news in the press re Gaspetro
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in relation to the news published in the media, 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% in Gaspetro's capital stock. This is a natural development in divestment... Continue Reading →
Brazil: Petrobras Taps Shearwater Geo for Deepwater OBN Survey
Seismic contractor Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a large Ocean Bottom Node 4D Baseline survey in Brazil with the Brazilian national oil company Petrobras. The deepwater OBN survey will be carried out at the Jubarte Field in the Campos Basin. The 810 sq. km survey will start in the first half of 2021 and be... Continue Reading →
Petrobras approves Strategic Plan 2021-2025
Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors approved, in a meeting held today, the Strategic Plan for the five-year period 2021-2025 (SP 2021-25). The plan maintains the 5 pillars that support the implementation of the company's set of strategies: (i) Maximization of the return on capital employed; (ii) Reduction of the cost of capital; (iii)... Continue Reading →
Offshore wind energy potential in Brazil attracts Equinor and Neoenergia
Brazil's potential for power generation with wind farms installed at sea, a technology that is on the rise in the world but still unprecedented in the country, entered the radar of government technicians and companies such as the Norwegian oil company Equinor and the electric company Neoenergia, of the group Spanish Iberdrola. The state-owned Energy... Continue Reading →
GOVERNMENT TO APPROVE IN DECEMBER NEW PROGRAM FOR REVITALIZATION OF MATURE OFFSHORE FIELDs
The secretary of oil and natural gas of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, José Mauro Ferreira, announced that the government should approve in December the so-called Promar – Mature Offshore Fields Revitalization and Incentive Program. The announcement was made during the opening of the Mossoró Oil & Gas event in Rio Grande do Norte.... Continue Reading →