Jan 30, 2020 In 2016, the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) extended the concession contract for the Ubarana field until 2034. It is also there that Petrobras intends to install its first offshore wind project in the country, with a wind turbine tower, an anemometric tower and an electric-optical umbilical submarine cable approximately 1 km long,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras regulates licenses and may unlock sale of fields in shallow waters in the Northeast
Jan 29, 2020 Petrobras obtained from Ibama the license for the environmental regularization of drilled wells and the production activities of eleven fields in shallow waters in the Northeast, which the company is selling or has already sold. The measure, according to sources that accompany the negotiations, is essential for the company to be able... Continue Reading →
Japanese firms team up for Brazilian FPSO project
Japanese companies have teamed up to proceed with a charter project for the deepwater FPSO for the Petrobras-operated Marlim field located offshore Brazil. MODEC, Mitsui, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), and Marubeni have agreed that Mitsui, MOL and Marubeni will invest in a long-term charter business currently promoted by MODEC for the purpose of providing an... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Corporate Governance Program for State-Owned Companies
January 29, 2020 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that it has requested today its withdrawal from the Corporate Governance Program for State-Owned Companies of B3 (Program). Petrobras' adhesion to the Program took place on 08/08/2017. After that, the company continued to evolve in the improvement of its governance practices, having adhered to the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras approves appointment of Board Member
January 29, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held today, approved the appointment of Mrs. Maria Cláudia Guimarães for the position of member of the company's Board of Directors. This appointment will be submitted to the next General Shareholders' Meeting to be held. Mrs. Maria Cláudia... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on collective action in the Netherlands
29 January 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, further to the press release dated September 19, 2018, announces that the District Court of Rotterdam (the Court) today considered some issues and asked additional questions to the parties regarding the collective action filed by Stichting Petrobras Compensation Foundation (the Foundation) in the Netherlands against Petrobras and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Proved Reserves in 2019
January 29, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras discloses that its proved oil, condensate and natural gas reserves according to SEC (US Securities and Exchange Commission) regulation were estimated at 9.590 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe), as of December 31, 2019, as displayed in Table 1. Continue reading
PPSA will calculate compensation to Petrobras in the new auction of the surplus of the Transfer of Rights
January 29, 2020 The federal government made a change to the re-bidding of the surplus of the Transfer of Rights assignment of Sépia and Atapu, in the Santos Basin pre-salt, and Pre-Salt Petroleum (PPSA) will be responsible for negotiating and defining with Petrobras the value of the indemnity that will be charged to possible partners... Continue Reading →
PETROBRÁS SUFFERS NEW FLEXIBLE RISER BREAKDOWN IN FPSO ANGRA DOS REIS
Jan 29, 2020 A new chapter in the history of Petrobras' problems with flexible risers. A line connected to the FPSO Cidade de Angra dos Reis, located in the Lula field, broke on the 21st. According to Petrobrás, there was no damage to the environment and it was also not necessary to stop production. The... Continue Reading →
Petrobras prepares sale of stake in BR Distribuição, sources say
Jan 29, 2020 Petrobras hired seven investment banks to sell a stake in BR Distribuidora, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The offer will be coordinated by the investment banking units of Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan Chase & Co, Goldman Sachs Group, Itaú Unibanco Holding, XP, Bank of America and Citgroup, the... Continue Reading →