September 30, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that it signed today with the company Central Resources do Brasil Produção de Petróleo Ltda. contracts for the sale of all its stake in the onshore fields of Ponta do Mel and Redonda, located in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. The sale amount is... Continue Reading →
Petrobras releases teaser for sale of E&P assets in the Recôncavo Basin
September 30, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (Teaser) regarding the sale of the totality of its interests in eight onshore exploratory blocks located in the Recôncavo Basin, State of Bahia. The attached Teaser, which contains key asset information and eligibility criteria for selection of potential... Continue Reading →
Petrobras accelerates exit from Uruguay
Sept 30, 2019 Petrobras is close to considering its departure from MontevideoGas, the natural gas distributor of the Uruguayan capital. The oil company must complete within two weeks the due diligence of the company's financial statements and define the value and conditions of the business. The projection is for the sale to be completed within... Continue Reading →
Decommissioning Winning Bidder Disqualified
Sept 30, 2019 Best placed in Petrobras' bid to contract the decommissioning of the fixed platforms of the Cação field in the Espírito Santo Basin, EPIC Applied Technologies was disqualified. According to sources, the decision of the oil company was motivated by the fact that the US group EPIC Companies - of which the company... Continue Reading →
Petrobras To Reduce Mountain Of Debt, To Focus On Deepwater Oil
Petrobras’ administration board has approved an update to its plan for the next five years that is expected to call for the state-run oil and gas company to dump its gas distribution and transport business, its fertilizer business, and its LPG and biodiesel business, according to media reports. Instead, Petrobras will focus on two things... Continue Reading →
Petrobras launches Voluntary Severance Program for the corporate segment
September 26, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports that it has approved a new Voluntary Severance Program (“PDV”) exclusively for employees working in the company’s corporate segment. The initiative is part of the ongoing effort to make the company more sustainable with an efficient staff management. This is the third PDV offered this year... Continue Reading →
Petrobras reports on the election of Digital Transformation and Innovation Executive Officer
September 26, 2019 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that the Board of Directors, in a meeting held yesterday, elected, effective 10/01/2019, Mr. Nicolás Simone for the role of Digital Transformation and Innovation Executive Officer, a new area of the Company that will be deployed after the General Shareholders Meeting to be held on... Continue Reading →
Petrobras approves revision of its strategic positioning
September 26, 201 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that its Board of Directors approved, at a meeting held yesterday, the update of the Vision, Purpose and Strategies for the new 2020-2024 plan, which is currently being prepared. Petrobras' new vision is to be the best energy company in generating value for the shareholder, with... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces completion of bookbuilding procedure of the 7th issuance of debentures
September 25, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following the press release issued on July 23, 2019, reports that the bookbuilding procedure of the 7th (seventh) issuance of simple, non-convertible, unsecured debentures (“Debentures”), in up to 3 (three) series, for placement under best efforts, pursuant to CVM Instruction no. 400 of December 29, 2003, as... Continue Reading →
New auction for Vitoria 10,000
Sept 24, 2019 Petrobras will auction again, this year, the drillship Vitória 10,000. A committee of oil and property supply professionals has been working since last week to define the new market-going strategy, with a minimum price below the $ 47.5 million asked in the first attempt. The rig went up for auction on September... Continue Reading →