Rio de Janeiro, October 23, 2017 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that, in a trial held on October 19, 2017, the Third Class of the Federal Regional Court of the 2nd Region rendered an unfavorable decision to the company, considering that the remittances for payment of chartering of mobile oil platforms, from 1999... Continue Reading →
Petrobras – Sale of 90% equity interest in TAG: Start of the non-binding phase
Rio de Janeiro, October 23, 2017 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, further to the Material Fact disclosed on 9/5/2017, informs the start of the non-binding phase regarding the sale process of 90% of its stake in Transportadora Associada de Gás S.A. ("TAG"), a wholly-owned Petrobras subsidiary. At this stage of the project, the descriptive... Continue Reading →
Decree excludes equity stakes held by Petrobras from PND
Rio de Janeiro, October 20, 2017 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that Decree no. 9,173, of 10/18/2017, has been issued, excluding the minority equity stakes held by Petrobras in Deten Química S.A. and Braskem S.A. from the National Privatization Program (Programa Nacional de Desestatização, PND), as published in the Official Federal Gazette yesterday.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras – Favorable decision by CARF concerning the deductibility of production development expenditures for purposes of IRPJ and CSLL assessment
Rio de Janeiro, October 19, 2017 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that the Administrative Board of Tax Appeals (CARF) issued yesterday a decision, unanimously, in favor of the company, in an fiscal administrative proceeding in the amount of R$ 7.8 billion, related to the moment of deductibility of expenses incurred by Petrobras in... Continue Reading →
Petrobras – Contracting of FPSO for Sepia field
Rio de Janeiro, October 19, 2017 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that on October 13, 2017 it signed a contract with Modec Group to charter a FPSO platform (a unit that produces, stores and transfers oil and gas) to be used in the Sepia field development project, derived from the Transfer of Rights... Continue Reading →
FairfieldNodal sets sail for deeper waters to acquire data for Libra consortium
SUGAR LAND, Texas -- FairfieldNodal’s project to acquire and process high-resolution 3D marine seismic for the Libra consortium has left port for deeper waters to begin work. This consortium is led by Petrobras, and includes Total SA, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, China National Petroleum Corp and CNOOC. The Libra project, FairfieldNodal’s first such project offshore... Continue Reading →
Petrobras – Oil and natural gas production in September
Rio de Janeiro, October 18, 2017 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports that its total oil and natural gas production in September was 2.79 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), with 2.68 million boed produced in Brazil and 106 thousand boed produced abroad. The average oil production in the country was 2.17... Continue Reading →
Sins of Past to Haunt Petrobras Worker Paychecks 18 Years Into Future
The sins of the past are about to follow 80,000 active and retired Petrobras workers 18 years into the future. That’s the time frame for a plan, nearing approval, that will trim their monthly paychecks by as much as 40 percent to keep their private pension fund solvent. The cutbacks proposed by Petroleo Brasileiro SA target a... Continue Reading →
Sale process of Iara and Lapa fields to Total
Rio de Janeiro, October 17, 2017 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, pursuant to the press release disclosed on October 11, 2017, informs that it was summoned yesterday of the decision of the 3rd Federal Court of Sergipe that granted an injunction, in a class action, establishing the suspension of the transfer of 22.5% of... Continue Reading →
Moody’s upgrades Petrobras ratings to Ba3 and stable outlook
Decision is made on improvement of liquidity, deleveraging, administrative discipline and strengthening of corporate governance By Marta Nogueira, Reuters Posted on Oct 17 2017, 12h38 Rio de Janeiro - Risk rating agency Moody's upgraded Petrobras' credit rating to Ba3, ahead of B1, and changed its outlook from positive to stable, according to a statement released on Tuesday. The... Continue Reading →
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