(PN) In a last-ditch effort to take home a billion-dollar contract and enter the Brazilian market, Indian company Shapoorji Pallonji Energy filed an appeal with Petrobras to try to reverse the cancellation of the bidding process for the new Barracuda and Caratinga FPSO. The bidding process for the platform was launched in August 2023. Only... Continue Reading →
Petrobras CEO meets with President of Guyana
The president of Petrobras, Magda Chambriard, met this Thursday, 13/03, with the president of Guyana, Mohamed Irfaan Ali. They participate in CeraWeek, an Energy conference held in Houston, USA. Magda and Irfaan Ali discussed opportunities in the exploration and production of oil in Guyana's deep waters and other possibilities for South-South cooperation, aimed at the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras reports results of exploratory well in Santos Basin
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it has identified the presence of hydrocarbons in the Santos Basin pre-salt, in an exploratory well of Aram block. Well 4-BRSA-1395-SPS is located 245 km from the city of Santos-SP, at a water depth of 1,759 meters. The well is currently being drilled, and the hydrocarbon-bearing interval has... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras in talks with US LNG suppliers for long-term deal, executive says
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras is in talks with U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) suppliers for a long-term import deal, a Petrobras executive said. Brazil is Latin America's largest oil producer, but consumes more gas than it produces and relies on imports to fill the gap. Petrobras buys pipeline gas from neighbor Bolivia and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs about the monetary update of shareholder remuneration related to 3Q24
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the Material Facts/Communications published on 11/07/2024 and 12/10/2024, informs that it will pay on 03/20/2025 the second installment of shareholder remuneration relating to the balance sheet of September 30, 2024, based on the shareholder position of 12/23/2024. This second installment will be paid in the form of... Continue Reading →
Colombia Plans to License Petrobras, Ecopetrol Gas Project by Mid-2026
(Reuters) Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras and its Colombian counterpart Ecopetrol could have the licenses needed for moving forward a joint offshore gas project in Colombia by mid-2026, said Orlando Velandia, head of Colombia's hydrocarbons regulator. Some 6 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of natural gas reserves have been confirmed, making the project commercial. The partners... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces appointments to the Board of Directors and the Fiscal Council
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has received nominations from the Federal Government (Controlling Shareholder) and Minority Shareholders for the elections of members of the Board of Directors and the Fiscal Council, which will take place at the company's Annual General Meeting (AGM), scheduled for April 16, 2025. In accordance with Petrobras' internal... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Cleared to Clear Corals Off Drilling Vessel
(Reuters) Petrobras obtained approval from the country's environmental agency to clear corals from the underside of the drilling vessel it plans to use in the Foz do Amazonas region, Reuters reports. Its February 10 request was granted on Monday for the vessel the state-run firm will send to drill off the coast of the northern Amapa state if... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Eyes Argentina, Colombia, Africa Projects
(Reuters) Petrobras is looking at potential opportunities in Argentina while advancing in projects in Colombia and Africa, the firm's exploration and production head Sylvia dos Anjos said on Tuesday. Gas from the Vaca Muerta region would be interesting to Petrobras as a pipeline connecting Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil could be used to transport it, Anjos said on the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces test in Colombia
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 08/05/2024, 10/03/2024 and 12/05/2024, informs about the Drill Stem Test (DST) in the Sirius-2 well, located in deep waters in Colombia, 31 kilometers off the coats and at a water depth of 804 meters. The DST assessed to approximately 100 meters reservoir interval,... Continue Reading →