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The Brazilian Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) conducted an audit to analyze how Petrobras contracts and operates FPSOs. These vessels are used to process oil and gas at sea, store it, and then transfer it to other ships. They are important for Petrobras because they are more flexible and faster to install than stationary exploration... Continue Reading →
March 18 (offshore-energy.biz) U.S.-headquartered energy technology giant Baker Hughes has won a multi-year deal with Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras to support critical turbomachinery equipment for the South American country’s offshore and refinery operations. The 60-month service award, for which an agreement was signed in February 2026 with Petrobras following an open tender process, will... Continue Reading →
March 18, 2026 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs a new gas discovery in the Copoazu-1 exploratory well, located in Block GUA-OFF-O in deep waters offshore Colombia. This discovery consolidates the gas province and the gas potential in the Colombian offshore, while also adds a greater volume of gas to contribute to the region’s... Continue Reading →
March 17 - BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“Brava” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 44 and, following the Material Fact disclosed to the market on January 16, 2026, informs its investors and the market in general that, on this date, March 16, 2026, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras communicated its decision to exercise... Continue Reading →
Rio de Janeiro, March 16, 2026 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that, as partner and operator of the Tartaruga Verde and Espadarte – Module III fields, located in the Campos Basin, it has notified Petronas Petróleo Brasil Ltda. today of its decision to exercise its preemptive right to acquire the 50% interests in... Continue Reading →
March 16, 2026 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the Material Fact published on 11/06/2025 and the Communication published on 12/11/2025, informs that it will pay on 03/20/2026 the second installment of shareholder remuneration referring to the anticipation of compensation related to the 2025 fiscal year, declared in accordance with the balance... Continue Reading →
March 12, 2026 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held today, approved the company’s adherence to the economic subvention for the commercialization of road diesel oil in Brazil’s national territory, established by Provisional Measure (MP) No. 1,340, dated March 12, 2026. Given the optional nature of... Continue Reading →
March 12 (Reuters) - Brazil's government scrapped taxes on diesel while imposing a levy on oil exports in a move on Thursday that could affect state-run oil firm Petrobras , as the country seeks to soften the blow of the recent spike in global oil prices. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's administration said the... Continue Reading →
March 11 - Brazilian engineering firm Oceânica Engenharia announced that it has signed long-term contracts with Petrobras worth approximately US$736 million. According to a statement, these new contracts increase Oceânica's order backlog to approximately R$12 billion. The contracts have a duration of four years. Operations are scheduled to begin in the first half of 2027... Continue Reading →
March 11 (oilnow.gy) Petrobras is expanding local content expectations beyond formal contractual mandates in Brazil, according to a February 19 Rystad Energy analysis. In January 2025, Petrobras had noted that Brazil’s local content law aims to boost investments and optimize the country’s exploration and production activities. Petrobras hailed the law as an important milestone for Brazil’s oil... Continue Reading →
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