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March 31, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), regarding the sale of its remaining stake (10%) in Nova Transportadora do Sudeste S.A. (NTS). The teaser, which includes key information about the opportunity, as well as the eligibility criteria for selection of potential participants, is available... Continue Reading →
Mar 30, 2020 The ANP has been waiting, since the end of December, for Petrobras to send documentation proving the fulfillment of 32 pending issues that prevent the P-70 from starting to operate for safety reasons. Related mainly to the commissioning and start-up schedule, the problems were identified during a prior audit and Petrobras needs... Continue Reading →
March 30, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports that its Board of Directors has decided to join the initiative of the company's Executive Board and approved the postponement of 30% of the remuneration of its members in April, May and June, for payment in September. Petrobras has already announced on 03/26/2020 the payment postponement... Continue Reading →
March 30, 2020 Investment cut leads large companies, such as Schlumberger and TechnipFMC, to reduce expenses and postpone projects The fall in the price of oil in recent weeks has led to a wave of investment cuts by global oil companies and, little by little, this movement begins to affect the chain of suppliers of... Continue Reading →
FPSO leasing company BW Offshore has informed that a charter for FPSO Cidade de Sao Mateus has expired. The FPSO was involved in an explosion in February 2015, an incident in which nine workers were killed, and 26 others injured. Continue reading
Malaysian FPSO provider Yinson has signed contracts with Petrobras for the delivery, operation, and maintenance of the Marlim 2 FPSO. Yinson won two letters of intent from Petrobras in October 2019 for the charter and operation of the Marlim 2 FPSO for the Marlim revitalization project in Brazil. The company said at the time that the estimated... Continue Reading →
March 27, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras reports that has received the nomination of one more name for the Board of Directors. Thus, pursuant to the CIRCULAR LETTER/CVM/SEP/Nº02/2020, discloses the names of candidates nominated by the controlling shareholder, represented by the Federal Union, to the Board of Directors (BD) and Fiscal Council (FC), whose elections... Continue Reading →
Mar 27, 2020 Petrobras will move ahead with its billion-dollar divestment plan, despite the scenario of falling oil prices and a supply shock, the president of the state oil company, Roberto Castello Branco, said on Thursday in a conference call with analysts and investors. The company has not received indications, so far, that there is... Continue Reading →
Two new dive support vessels (DSV) operated by Belov Engenharia Ltda. have completed class commissioning and are currently performing client acceptance testing for Petrobras. Built at Belov's own fabrication facility in Salvador, the newbuilds Belov Amaralina and Belov Humaitá are of Robert Allan Ltd.'s RAlly 4000’s Class design, fitted with Dynamic Positioning System (DP2), four... Continue Reading →
Brazilian oil company Petrobras on Thursday said it was dialing back short-term production, delaying a dividend payment and trimming its 2020 investment plan, among other measures aimed at reducing costs in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. In a securities filing, Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the state-run firm is formally known, said it was reducing... Continue Reading →
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