March 26, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras invites investors and analysts to a webcast to be held today regarding on the measures that are being adopted by the company due to the impacts of the COVID-19 virus outbreak and the oil price shock. The webcast will be in English, with the participation of Petrobras'... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on actions to strengthen resilience
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras hereby provides an update to the market on the measures that have been taken by the company in view of the impacts of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and the oil prices shock. The company announced a range of measures to preserve the health of its employees and to support the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on dividend payment and Annual General Meeting
March 26, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held yesterday, approved the change in the date of payment of the remaining remuneration to the shareholders in the form of dividends for the year 2019, which was subject to the resolution of the Annual General Meeting, from... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Logistics Office
March 25, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held today, approved the creation of the Logistics Office and the election of André Barreto Chiarini to the respective position of Chief Logistics Officer. The Board of Directors also approved the dissolution of the Corporate Affairs Office with... Continue Reading →
Petrobras mobilizes supercomputers in order to collaborate with research in fighting Covid-19
Petrobras will direct part of the processing capacity of high performance computers (HPC) - the so-called "supercomputers" - in order to collaborate with research in fighting the coronavirus, in a partnership with the Chemistry Department of Stanford University, USA. The goal is to contribute to the Folding@home Project, coordinated by this institution, dedicated to the... Continue Reading →
Latin American oil producers sweat to cover costs amid crisis
Mar 24, 2020 A price war between global oil giants is leaving many producers in Latin America struggling to cover production costs, increasing the chances of investment cuts and delays in the coming months. Global oil price benchmarks are experiencing their sharpest declines in decades, in a perfect storm, with declining demand in the face... Continue Reading →
Oil production in Brazil declines in February after breaking record in January, says ANP
Mar 25, 2020 Brazil's oil production totaled 2.97 million barrels per day (bpd) in February, down 6.2% from a record in January, but still up 19% from the same month in 2019. , pointed out data published by the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP) on its website. The contraction compared to the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Mero 4 FPSO Tender Released
March 24, 2020 Petrobras launched invitations to bid for the fourth definitive Libra production system Last Saturday (March 21), Petrobras launched invitations to tender for the charter of the fourth final FPSO in the Mero field, scheduled to go into operation in 2025. The submission of proposals was scheduled for 17 August. By then, the... Continue Reading →
Oil companies move to preserve cash/ Brazil is one of the countries best prepared to face the crisis
Mar 23, 2020 Amid the 21% drop in Brent-type oil prices, in the past week, oil companies are beginning to move to face the crisis scenario triggered by the covid-19 pandemic and the market dispute between Saudi Arabia and Russia. In Brazil, PetroRio announced that it will postpone investments, while Petrobras resorted to a disbursement... Continue Reading →
Two FPSO proposals for Mero 3
Mar 20, 2020 Despite the turbulent scenario, Petrobras kept schedule for receiving offers for a new Libra FPSO. SBM and Misc, belonging to the Petronas group, submitted bids for Petrobras' tender for the charter of the Mero 3 FPSO, which is scheduled to go into operation in 2023 in the Santos Basin pre salt. The... Continue Reading →