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July 31, 2020 Petrobras plans to reach 2030 with at least 12 platform vessels in the Buzios field, its crown jewel in the Campos Basin pre-salt. Currently, the area has four units under production, one under construction, three under contract and another four under study. With these new units, the goal of the state-owned company... Continue Reading →
July 31, 2020 The downstream segment in Brazil is experiencing a unique moment in its history. The oil refining activity is going through a period of transition to a framework with a greater plurality of agents, more open and dynamic, with numerous planning and regulatory challenges. The Brazilian refining park has a daily oil processing... Continue Reading →
August 03, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in accordance with the commitments made through the Agreement signed with the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), on July 8, 2019, and following up on the release dated December 9, 2019, informs that it published today the Bidding Process Call for the leasing of the LNG... Continue Reading →
Jul 30, 2020 The ANP's Monthly Bulletin on Oil and Natural Gas Production presents detailed data for June 2020. National production was 3.821 MMboe / d (million barrels of oil equivalent per day), with 3.013 MMbbl / d ( million barrels per day) of oil and 128 MMm3 / d (million m3 per day) of... Continue Reading →
Jul 30, 2020 Petrobras stated in its financial report that it expects to sign until the first quarter of next year the sale of most of its refineries that are in the process of divesting. In addition, the state company also believes that it may definitively conclude these transactions in 2021. Due to the coronavirus... Continue Reading →
Jul 30, 2020 Petrobrás currently has seven platform ships under construction, scheduled to enter operations between 2021 and 2023. Some of the works have managed to progress well despite the pandemic. Others not so much. This is the case of the FPSO Carioca, which will be installed in the Sépia field, in the Santos Basin.... Continue Reading →
Brazilian state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA) on Thursday posted a loss of 2.7 billion reais ($524 million) in the second quarter, hurt by tumbling oil prices despite record export volumes to China. The result, down from a record quarterly profit of 18.9 billion reais a year ago, came as the company pursued an... Continue Reading →
Dear Shareholders, I am glad to be able to tell you that we are running the ship safely through uncharted waters. We are very proud of our team whose talent and professional dedication allowed us to overcome, so far, the enormous challenges faced by our company. The outbreak of a major global health crisis caused... Continue Reading →
Jul 30, 2020 WEG obtained an important contract with Petrobras to supply eight turbogenerators for the FPSOs Buzios V and Mero 2. With the new arrangement, WEG expects to generate revenue of approximately R $ 160 million. Of the total equipment, four of them will be 36 MW 3600 rpm and four of 33 MW... Continue Reading →
Jul 30, 2020 Chevron receives proposals today to purchase its stake in the Papa-Terra field, in the Campos Basin, in an operation conducted by Bank of America. The expectation is that medium-sized oil companies will compete for shares in Chevron and Petrobras in the Campos Basin asset. The bidding should involve up to four companies,... Continue Reading →
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