Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras announces that yesterday it concluded the offering of its 5.60% Global Notes due January 2031 in the international capital market in the amount of US$ 1 billion (CUSIP No. 71647NBH1/ ISIN No. US71647NBH17), by means of its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (PGF). Pricing of the notes occurred on... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS WILL POSTPONE PART ITS OF SCHEDULED STOPS OF ITS PLATFORMS FOR 2021
The still challenging scenario imposed by the coronavirus pandemic continues to spill into Petrobras' plans. The state-owned company announced this week that it decided to postpone, to 2021, part of its scheduled platform stops, initially planned for the fourth quarter. The measure is a response to the contingency scenario of Covid-19, which continues to limit... Continue Reading →
Vitol executive’s secret recordings to expand Brazilian oil bribery probe
(Reuters) - Brazilian police expanded a long-running corruption probe at state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA based in part on secret recordings made by a former executive of Swiss trading firm Vitol SA, according to court documents released on Tuesday. Police on Tuesday served warrants seeking documents from six people and two companies as part... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Highlights on production and sales in 3Q20
Petrobras' operational performance in 3Q20 was very good, considering the challenging scenario imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our oil and gas production in Brazil grew by 9.0% in the first nine months of this year compared to last year. The production of the pre-salt fields increased by 32%, while in the other areas, post-salt, shallow... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s police target Petrobras trades of diesel and jet fuel
(Reuters) - Brazilian police on Tuesday expanded a long-running corruption investigation known as Car Wash to international contracts mostly for diesel and jet fuel at state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA PETR4.SA, prosecutors said in a statement. Search warrants were issued against six individuals and two businesses related to one of them as part of a... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces results of its cash tender offers
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”) (NYSE: PBR) announces the expiration and expiration date results of the previously announced offers to purchase for cash by its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”) of any and all of its outstanding notes of the series set forth in the table below (the “Tender Notes” and such... Continue Reading →
NEW BIDDING FOR PARQUE DAS BALEIAS FPSO BEGINS TODAY, WITH ENVELOPES OPENING IN MARCH
After announcing the postponement of the Parque das Baleias Integrated Project for about a year, Petrobras will begin this Monday afternoon the new bidding process for contracting the enterprise's FPSO. The start of delivery of proposals for construction and chartering of the vessel will begin today at 14:00 hours. The calendar foresees that the opening... Continue Reading →
Petrobras delays Parque das Baleias project to 2024
Brazilian oil major Petrobras has postponed the Parque das Baleias integrated project in the Campos basin by about one year. Petrobras said last Friday that it also cancelled the FPSO charter bidding, granting the start of a new bidding process. The operator, citing the economic context of COVID-19 in its decision, now expects first oil... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on platform bidding
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that, given the economic context of the COVID-19 scenario, it postponed the Integrated Project of Parque das Baleias by about one year, with the start of operation and first oil to 2024, but preserving the scope of the project that foresees the relocation of wells between platforms in operation... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts binding phase of E&P assets in Alagoas
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on July 29, 2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of its entire stake in a set of seven onshore and shallow water concessions (Alagoas Cluster) located in the state of Alagoas. Potential buyers qualified for this phase will receive... Continue Reading →