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Brazil’s natural gas sector is poised for profound change. After years of intense focus on the country’s enormous pre-salt oil reserves, the government is finally shifting its efforts towards the domestic gas market. State energy firm Petrobras has been tasked with leading the vanguard for change. The Brazilian company is in the process of radically... Continue Reading →
July 24, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Executive Board approved today the beginning of the contracting processes for three new Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSOs) platforms for the Búzios field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The three new units are part of the Asset Development Plan, which envisages a total... Continue Reading →
Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petrobras said on Friday it has approved the start of a tender to build three new floating platforms, known as FPSOs, in the Buzios oilfield, one of the biggest deepwater discoveries this century. Earlier in July, Reuters reported that Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the company is formally known, was preparing to... Continue Reading →
July 23, 2020 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that the Annual General Meeting, started on 07/22, at 3:00 pm, and finished on 07/23, exclusively under the digital format, analyzed and approved, by majority vote, the following: I. Assessing the Management’s accounts, examining, discussing and voting on the Management’s Report... Continue Reading →
July 22, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that, in a meeting held today, the Annual General Meeting approved dividends to shareholders in the amount of R$ 1.7 billion for common shares (R$ 0.233649 per share) and R$ 2.5 million for preferred shares (R$ 0.000449 per share) outstanding, based on the 2019 annual result.... Continue Reading →
Jul 22, 2020 Constellation, Ocyan, Seadrill and Vallaris have qualified for the second phase of Petrobras' bidding for the chartering of one or more 2,400 m rigs for the Mero field, in the Santos cluster. The companies presented the best proposals in phase I, with non-binding prices for the “as is” stage. Source: PetroleoHoje
July 21st, 2020 In a challenging context, we presented solid operational performance in 2Q20. The preventive measures against COVID-19 demanded a reduction in the number of shifts in our operations, in which we have been working with 50% of the regular staff. In view of this new scenario for the oil and gas industry, we... Continue Reading →
July 21, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release dated 06/22/2020, informs that it has filed a motion to vacate a partial arbitration award rendered in an arbitration filed by Petros and Previ before the Market Arbitration Chamber (CAM) of B3. As a result of the rules of the CAM, the... Continue Reading →
Jul 21, 2020 Brazilian oil production resumed growth in June, after four months of stagnation. According to new data from the National Petroleum Agency (ANP), Brazil extracted 3.01 million barrels of oil per day, an increase of almost 9% compared to the previous month. This was the first time that national production returned to the... Continue Reading →
Jul 21, 2020 Since December, Petrobrás had been receiving bid proposals for the chartering of drill rigs for water depths up to 700 meters. But, after a few postponements, the company decided to cancel the tender, leaving a the companies that worked in the bids and invested funds to prepare the proposals frustrated and at... Continue Reading →
