May 5, 2020 Petrobras asked Cade for authorization to acquire Equinor's stake in block ES-M-596, in deep waters of the Espírito Santo Basin. The block is operated by the state company with a 50% stake, in partnership with the Norwegian company, which holds the remaining 50%. Source: PetroleoHoje
Petrobras on Petros Plan
May 5, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on March 10, related to the New Deficit Equation Plan (New Plan) of the Renegotiated and Non-Renegotiated Petrobras System Petros plans (PPSP-R and PPSP-NR), informs that obtained the approval by the Secretariat for Coordination and Governance of State-Owned Companies (SEST)... Continue Reading →
ANP Monthly Bulletin of Oil and Natural Gas Production – March 2020
May 5, 2020 ANP published the Monthly Bulletin of Oil and Natural Gas Production with detailed data for March 2020. This month, 3,739 MMboe / d (million barrels of oil equivalent per day) were produced, of which 2,973 MMbbl / d ( million barrels per day) of oil and 122 MMm3 / d (million m3... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Gaspetro’s divestment
May 04, 2020 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on March 18 , 2020, regarding the sale of its entire 51% stake in Petrobras Gás S.A. (Gaspetro), informs the reopening of the analysis and qualification phase for potential buyers, which will extend until May 15, 2020. The adjusted... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on wind farm sales
May 04, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on January 31 , 2020, announces the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of all of its shares in the companies Eólica Mangue Seco 1 and Eólica Mangue Seco 2, owners of wind farm generation plants. The company... Continue Reading →
Brazil Oil Production Rose in March Despite Pandemic
Brazil produced 2.973 million barrels per day of oil in March, up 0.1% from February and up 16.1% from the same month a year before, national oil regulator ANP said on Monday. The figures suggest that production cuts announced at the end of March by state-run oil giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA had a relatively modest... Continue Reading →
DEADLINE FOR PETROBRAS DISINVESTMENTS OF SHALLOW WATER AND ONSHORE FIELDS IS EXTENDED UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR – ANP
May 4, 2020 The crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic is changing the calendar for the entire oil and gas sector in Brazil. This time, the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) decided to extend to December 31 this year the deadline for Petrobras to conclude the divestments of its fields onshore and in shallow water. The... Continue Reading →
Petrobras releases teaser for E&P in Camamu Basin – Manati field
May 4, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of its entire stake in the Manati field, a maritime production concession in shallow waters located in the Camamu Basin, in the State of Bahia. The teaser, which includes key information about the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras reaches oil export record in April
May 4, 2020 Petrobras exported 1 million barrels of oil per day in April. This represents a new oil export record and contributes to strengthening the company's cash flow. The previous record was 771 thousand barrels per day, set in December 2019. The result occurs in a challenging period of the world economy, with high... Continue Reading →
U-turn at Parque das Baleias subsea
May 4, 2020 Petrobras suspended the result of the bidding process for the acquisition of goods and services to adapt the submarine gas network at Parque das Baleias. Petrobras' bidding committee reviews classification of Brazilian company Prática Engenharia in first place, with the price of R $ 268.492 million, the oil company published a statement... Continue Reading →