Brought to you by Quest Offshore & Southern Cone Consultants
December 18, 2019 PGS Offshore received an environmental license from Ibama authorizing a campaign to acquire 3D seismic data in the area where the exploration blocks of the ExxonMobil, Enauta and Murphy Oil consortium are located in deep waters of the Sergipe Basin. The data acquisition campaign is expected to take 90 days and the... Continue Reading →
12/19/2019 Petrobras launched the website New Paths (www.petrobras.com.br/novoscaminhos ), a channel created to explain the strategies and business decisions of the company. In addition to the site, an advertising campaign featuring two television films and Internet plays will invite people to learn more about the portfolio management at Petrobras. The main message is to explain... Continue Reading →
December 18, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held today, approved the distribution of anticipated remuneration to shareholders as interest on equity, in the total gross amount of R$ 2,352,827,349.18, corresponding to R$ 0.42 per outstanding preferred share. The payment will be made on February 07,... Continue Reading →
December 18, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that, under the scope of its ongoing contingency assessment process, it has decided to join the Programs for Partial Tax Remission and Interest and Fine Reduction on VAT (ICMS) Debt established by the states of Amazonas, Alagoas, Bahia, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul and Sergipe. The... Continue Reading →
December 18, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that it has completed the economic feasibility study regarding the completion of the Comperj refinery construction, together with the Chinese company CNPC and its affiliates, under the agreements to implement the strategic partnership, as disclosed to the market on October 16, 2018. The study showed that... Continue Reading →
Brazil federal prosecutors on Wednesday said shipping companies Maersk, Tide Maritime and Ferchem were targets in the latest phase of a wide-ranging corruption probe for alleged graft involving shipping contracts with state-run oil firm Petrobras. Prosecutors said in a statement that at least $3.4 million in bribes were allegedly paid in relation to 11 contracts... Continue Reading →
Dec 18, 2019 Petrobras plans to invest U$ 49.5 billion in production development projects between 2020 and 2024 The Buzios field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt, will receive the largest volume of investments foreseen in the Petrobras 2020-2024 Strategic Plan. The projection is that the asset will absorb U$ 18 billion over the next five... Continue Reading →
China’s Sinopec and U.S.-based EIG Global Energy Partners have delivered non-binding offers to buy Brazilian refinery REGAP from state-run oil firm Petrobras, three people with knowledge of the matter said. With a processing capacity of 150,000 barrels per day, REGAP is the fifth-largest refinery of eight up for sale by Petrobras, as part of a... Continue Reading →
December 17, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 11/01/2019, announces that it has started the binding phase referring to the sale of its interest in fifteen onshore exploratory blocks, located in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin. Qualified parties for this phase will receive a process letter with instructions on the... Continue Reading →
December 16, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on August 14, 2019, reports that it has prepaid today a US$ 5 billion loan with China Development Bank (CDB), due in 2027. This prepayment will lead to the termination of the obligation to preferentially supply, under market conditions and... Continue Reading →
