Nov 28, 2019 Petrobras received eight bids for the purchase of Victoria 10,000, the largest of which was $U$ 15 million, after reducing the minimum bid price from $ 47.5 million to $ 5 million. In the first attempt to sell the rig, no proposal was submitted. Vitória 10,000 is a Petrobras rig, but it... Continue Reading →
Petrobras approves 2020-2024 Strategic Plan
November 28, 2019 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors approved, in a meeting held yesterday, the Strategic Plan for the 2020-2024 five-year period, in line with the company's strategic positioning, released on September 26, 2019, where we aim to be the best energy company in generating value for the... Continue Reading →
Ex-Petrobras Trader ‘Phil Collins’ Says Vitol Bribed Him
A former Petroleo Brasileiro SA oil trader who went by the code name “Phil Collins” told a Brazilian judge he received bribes from Vitol Group to favor the firm in contracts with the crude producer, court documents show. Carlos Roberto Martins Barbosa said he collected payoffs between 2003 and 2005 to steer fuel oil contracts... Continue Reading →
Petrobras defines 2020 exploratory campaign
Nov 26, 2019 Without revealing amount of investments, oil company announces number of wells for next year Petrobras will drill seven to eight exploratory wells in 2020. The information was released by the oil company's E&P director Carlos Alberto Oliveira during the 2nd Pre-Salt Petroleum Technical Forum, anticipating that most of the campaign will be... Continue Reading →
Petrobras finds signs of oil and gas in Marlim Leste, Campos Basin
November 26, 2019 Petrobras found evidence of oil and gas in well 4-BRSA-1372-RJS, within the Marlim Leste block, in the Campos Basin pre-salt. The discovery took place in a water depth of 2,024 meters, according to data published by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). The field has two FPSOs (P-53 and Cidade de Niterói), with... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of ANSA and UFN-III
November 26, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras announces that, regarding to the sale of 100% of its equity interest in Araucária Nitrogenados S.A. (ANSA) and in Nitrogen Fertilizer Unit III (UFN-III), the ongoing negotiations with Acron Group have been closed, without business execution. Nevertheless, Petrobras informs that its strategic position of fully exiting the... Continue Reading →
Pre-salt production sharing contracts expected to require 28 FPSOs in ten years, calculates PPSA
November 25, 2019 Pre-Sal Petróleo SA (PPSA) estimates that the demand for new FPSOs could reach 28 new units to be installed between 2021 and 2030 to develop the reserves contracted under the production sharing model. There are a total of 17 exploration and production contracts signed between 2013 and this year, when TOR and... Continue Reading →
SHI to Pay $75 Mln to Resolve Bribery Case
Nov 25, 2019 Samsung heavy industries Co Ltd has agreed to pay more than $75 million in criminal penalties to resolve a U.S. investigation of a scheme to pay millions of dollars in bribes to officials in Brazil, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday. Samsung Heavy has admitted to paying about $20 million to... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts binding phase of refineries
November 22, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release dated August 30, 2019, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the first stage of the sale of refining and associated logistics assets in the country, which includes the refineries Abreu e Lima (RNEST) in Pernambuco, Landulpho Alves (RLAM) in Bahia,... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS RECEIVES MANATI OPERATING LICENSE RENEWAL
Nov 21, 2019 On November 13, Petrobras received from the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama), the 1st Operation License Renewal, valid until October 15, 2029, for the Natural Gas Production and Condenced Flow System for Block BCAM-40, Campo de Manati, Camamu Basin, off the coast of the State of Bahia.