June 26, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that, following up to the release disclosed on July 25, 2019, it has received R$ 265 million related to the second installment of the leniency agreement executed by Technip Brasil and Flexibras (companies of the Technip Group). This payment arises from the damages suffered by Petrobras’... Continue Reading →
Petrobras releases E&P teaser in the Solimões Basin
June 26, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of its entire stake in a set of seven onshore production concessions located in the Solimões Basin, in the state of Amazonas. The teaser, which includes key information about the opportunity, as well... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS WILL DISCLOSE REVISION OF ITS PROJECT PORTFOLIO UNTIL SEPTEMBER
Jun 26, 2020 Changes on the way in the range of projects Petrobras intends to develop. The company's Executive Director of Institutional Relations, Roberto Ardenghy, declared that the company should announce between August and September the results of a review in its portfolio of projects. The work is being carried out by the company's technical... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts production in Atapu pre-salt
Jun 25, 2020 Petrobras started today the production of oil and natural gas from the shared deposit of Atapu, through platform P-70, in the eastern portion of the Santos Basin pre-salt, near the Búzios field. Atapu will contribute to the growth of production in the pre-salt, which is becoming increasingly relevant for Petrobras. The P-70... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Petrobras to receive offers for Bahia refinery on Thursday, sources say
Brazil’s Petroleo Brasileiro SA is set to receive binding offers for the country’s second-largest refinery on Thursday, five people with knowledge of the matter said, as the state oil company aims to restart a plan to divest more than $10 billion in assets. If the deal for the Landulpho Alves refinery, also known as RLAM,... Continue Reading →
DeepStar awards magnetic ESP project to Upwing and Mitsubishi
Upwing Energy, an artificial lift technology company, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), one of the world’s leading industrial firms, have been awarded the next phase of the Magnetic Drive System (MDS) project by DeepStar, a global offshore research and development consortium. The new phase, based on the successful completion of a design study last year,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on appointment of Board Member
Rio de Janeiro, June 24, 2020 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held today, approved the appointment of Mr. Ruy Flaks Schneider for the position of member of the company's Board of Directors. Mr. Ruy Schneider's appointment will be submitted to Petrobras' 2020 Annual General Meeting, called for... Continue Reading →
Petrobras gives Sete Brasil more time to fulfill settlement terms
Brazilian oil major Petrobras has prolonged the deadline for certain conditions of an agreement and settlement with Sete Brasil related to a charter of four and termination of contracts for 24 drilling rigs. Petrobras said on Wednesday that its executive board pushed back the deadline for the agreement between the two companies from 30 June... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on news in the press
Rio de Janeiro, June 24, 2020 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, regarding to the news published in the media, clarifies that the date to receive the binding proposals for the divestment project of the Landulpho Alves refinery (RLAM) in Bahia is tomorrow, June 25, 2020. Facts deemed relevant on the matter and other portfolio... Continue Reading →
Samsung Heavy ducks $250 million damage claim by Petrobras
The US District Court of Texas has rejected a $250 million damage claim filed by Petrobras America against South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). Samsung Heavy said on Monday in a stock exchange filing that the damage claim was submitted back in March 2019. Continue reading