Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on August 3, 2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Biocombustível S.A. (PBIO). Potential buyers qualified for this phase will receive a process letter with detailed instructions on the divestment process, including guidelines for... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the sale of Lagoa Parda Cluster
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 10/11/2019, informs that it has concluded today the sale of its entire stake in the onshore fields of the Lagoa Parda Cluster, located in the state of Espírito Santo, near the city of Linhares, to Imetame Energia Lagoa Parda Ltda., affiliate of Imetame... Continue Reading →
ANP grants Petro Rio license to trade natural gas
PetroRio received endorsement from the ANP to act as a natural gas trader, with the exception of LNG and CNG in bulk, and seller of the energy source, according to the agency's authorization and dispatch. PetroRio owns 10% of the Manati gas field, in Bahia, operated by Petrobras. Portion corresponds to a reserve of 3... Continue Reading →
Shallow water assets in the Campos Basin sold by Petrobras, may receive more than R $ 10 billion in investments
The new development plans (DP’s) for 14 shallow water fields, recently approved by the ANP, indicate that the areas, previously in process of decline, will receive an injection of investments that exceed R $ 10 billion. This amount refers only to activities considered firm (mandatory) in the plans submitted to the ANP. This value can... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on leasing of the LNG Regasification Terminal
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in response to Official Letter 7132/2020/CGAA4/SGA1/SG/CADE, dated September 29, 2020, and further to the notice disclosed on August 3, 2020 about the lease of the LNG Regasification Terminal in Bahia (TR-BA) and associated facilities, hereby declares its commitment to waive all the capacity of the São Sebastião do Passé-BA, and São... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on natural gas pipeline and processing plants
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that together with Petrogal Brasil, Repsol Sinopec Brasil and Shell Brasil, partners in the offshore routes in the pre-salt Santos Basin, will announce contracts for sharing the natural gas pipeline and processing plants. Today, a virtual event will be held with the presence of Petrobras’ CEO, Roberto Castello Branco,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts non-binding phase of the North Capixaba Cluster
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on August 21, 2020, informs the beginning of the non-binding phase regarding the sale of all of its stakes in a set of five¹ onshore field concessions, with integrated facilities, jointly called the North Capixaba Cluster, located in the state of Espírito Santo. Potential... Continue Reading →
Golar Unit CEO Takes Leave of Absence Amid Corruption Probe
Golar LNG said on Tuesday Hygo Energy Transition Ltd Chief Executive Officer Eduardo Antonello has taken leave of absence with immediate effect, following a corruption investigation involving him in Brazil. Golar said Antonello's leave was in no way linked to any action or misconduct during his tenure at Hygo Energy, a liquefied natural gas transport... Continue Reading →
Clarification on bidding process for the Bahia Regasification Terminal
In view of the facts revealed in the 75th phase of Operation Lava Jato related to the Golar Power Group, Petrobras informs that a review of this supplier's Integrity Analysis is in progress. This analysis is done regularly with all the company's suppliers and assigns different Degrees of Integrity Risk (GRI). Any change in the... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS APPLIES FOR INSTALLATION LICENSE WITH IBAMA FOR THE FPSO SEPETIBA
The week starts with lots of news about the Mero field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. Petrobras announced it has applied with Ibama for the Installation License for the FPSO Sepetiba, the second definitive production unit in Mero. Earlier, as we reported, the state company announced that it obtained the license to install the second... Continue Reading →