April 13, 2020 State-owned company wants to extend terms and payments due to the fall in demand and oil prices. Sector fears shock over a chain of 500,000 workers After cutting production and employee wages, Petrobras renegotiates contracts with major suppliers to further reduce costs. The goal is to extend delivery and payment terms. The... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on actions in the natural gas chain
April 9, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that it has been working to reduce the impacts of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic on the natural gas chain, since the slowdown in the Brazilian and the global economic activity has the direct effect of reducing the market consumption of natural gas. Therefore, Petrobras proposed the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Idles Six Platforms in Campos Basin Due to Coronavirus
Brazil's state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA said in a letter to the workers union on Thursday that it will idle six oil and gas platforms in five fields of the Campos basin due to the coronavirus epidemic. The company said the idling was aimed at reducing costs in the middle of the crisis hitting... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS FPSO IN ESPÍRITO SANTO RECORDED 53 COVID-19 CASES
APR 9, 2020 An SBM Offshore platform vessel, at the service of Petrobras, off the coast of Espírito Santo, recorded 53 cases of Covid-19 in workers on board the unit. The information was confirmed by the Brazilian state-owned company to the Secretary of State for Health of Espírito Santo. Of the total infected, 29 have... Continue Reading →
After Yinson, Modec should sign a contract to charter an FPSO for the revitalization project in Marlim
April 8, 2020 Petrobras and Modec are close to signing the FPSO charter contract Anita Garibaldi, which will be installed in the Marlim field, in the Campos Basin. The formalization should take place in April, about six months after the signature of the letter of intent, in mid-October 2019.
3,800 Petrobras Workers Might Take Voluntary Severance Offer
Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petrobras aims to save 7.6 billion reais ($1.4 billion) by 2025 through voluntary buyout programs that will affect 3,800 employees, according to a securities filing on Wednesday. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the company is formally known, on Wednesday launched a new program focused on employees who are eligible for retirement, and... Continue Reading →
Prosafe in Talks over Flotel Contracts. Some Units Might Go Off-Hire
Offshore accommodation rig provider Prosafe is in talks with clients over contract amendments for its flotels. These might see some of the rigs going off-hire. Prosafe, the world's largest operator of semi-submersible accommodation vessels, said Thursday it was "in dialogue with clients regarding potential temporary off-hire and/or potential contract amendments." Continue reading
Petrobras on dividend approval
April 8, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs, in addition to the press release disclosed on 04/07/20 about the cancellation of the Annual General Meeting (AGM), that all the dates related to the payment of dividends based on the 2019 annual result are being cancelled, in the amount of R$ 1.7 billion (R$ 0.233649... Continue Reading →
Buzios VI FPSO above 220 thousand bopd
Apr 7, 2020 The production plant of the FPSO Búzios VI, scheduled to go into operation in 2024, in the area of transfer of rights, may have its capacity expanded to 225 thousand bopd, compared to the original forecast of 180 thousand bopd. The E&P area of the oil company evaluates the possibility of increasing... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Severance Programs
April 8, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that its Board of Directors approved the creation of an Incentive Retirement Program (PAI), a new severance program aimed at employees eligible for retirement effective until 12/31/2023. The Board also approved adjustments for incentives to join the three Voluntary Severance Programs (PDVs) of the company: (i)... Continue Reading →