Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras informs that, today, it signed contracts with Seatrium O&G Americas Limited to acquire the P-84 and P-85 vessel platforms. Both units will be self-owned and installed in the Atapu and Sépia fields, respectively, in ultra-deep waters of the pre-salt of the Santos Basin, with first oil date between 2029 and... Continue Reading →
Board of Directors approves election of the new Petrobras CEO
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras, following up on the release published on 05/22/2024, informs that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held today, appointed Magda Chambriard as a member of the Board of Directors and elected her as the company's new CEO. Magda Chambriard took office in both positions on this date and joined... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s 3R and Enauta to follow Petrobras into Foz do Amazonas exploration
(Reuters) - The oil firm to be created from the merger of Brazil's 3R Petroleum and Enauta wants to explore the Foz do Amazonas' basin if state-run firm Petrobras finds oil there, its future CEO Decio Oddone told Reuters. Enauta has rights over an oil block in Foz do Amazonas, considered the most promising area in Brazil's so-called... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s government expects full Petrobras extra dividends in 2024
(Reuters) - Brazil's government expects Petrobras will pay out all of its extraordinary dividends, according to a revenue projection for this year, even though the state oil company has yet to make a decision on that. "We consider the distribution of 100% of Petrobras' extraordinary dividends as the probable scenario," Treasury Secretary Rogerio Ceron said on... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs about the Eligibility Committee’s manifestation
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras, in continuity to the Material Facts disclosed on May 14 and 15, 2024, informs that the People Committee of its Board of Directors, functioning as the Eligibility Committee (CELEG), concluded, on this date, the analysis of Mrs. Magda Chambriard for the positions of Member of the Board of Directors and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on gas cessation at CADE
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras, in continuity to the Material Fact disclosed on May 20, 2024, informs that the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) decided in favor of renegotiating the Term of Cessation Commitment (TCC) for Gas, signed on July 8, 2019 ("TCC Gas"), which was also approved today by the Company's Board of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the cessation of refining at CADE
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras, in continuity to the Material Fact disclosed on May 20, 2024, informs that the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) decided in favor of renegotiating the Terms of Cessation Commitment (TCC) for Refinery, signed on May 29, 2019, which was also approved today by the Company's Board of Directors. On... Continue Reading →
New Petrobras CEO to Execute Investment Plan Without Surprises
(Reuters) The incoming chief executive of Petrobras will execute its investment plan with no "surprise" for investors, Brazil Mines and Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira said on Tuesday, in his first comments since the state-run oil firm announced a CEO swap. The minister downplayed concerns of a government intervention at Petrobras, which dismissed former CEO Jean... Continue Reading →
Lula’s ambitions for Petrobras hemmed in by new rules
(Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva may soon discover that swapping the CEO of Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab is not enough to turn the state-run oil company into the engine for job creation and development it was during his first 2002-2010 terms. Lula last week tasked incoming CEO Magda Chambriard with speeding up investments in... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs CADE about Terms of Cessation Commitment
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras, in continuity with the Material Fact disclosed on November 28, 2023, informs that it formalized with the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), on May 17, 2024, proposals for amendments to the Terms of Cessation Commitment (TCCs) previously established. The aim of these amendments is to adapt the obligations originally... Continue Reading →