- Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has acquired the Sudoeste de Sagitário, Água Marinha and Norte de Brava blocks in the 1st Cycle of Permanent Production Sharing Offer of the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP). Petrobras has acquired the Sudoeste de Sagitário block in partnership with Shell Brasil. The... Continue Reading →
Permanent Offer Pre-salt auction negotiates 4 of 11 blocks offered; Petrobras will operate 3 areas
(Reuters) - Petrobras (BVMF:PETR4) came out as the big winner in an auction of exploratory oil and gas blocks this Friday, winning as operator three of the four pre-salt blocks negotiated, out of a total of eleven offered under a new competitive model of permanent offer. Petrobras took Água-Marinha and Sudoeste de Sagitário as operator... Continue Reading →
ANP green lights sale of the Carmopolis Cluster to the Cobra Group
(PN) The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) authorized the sale of Polo Carmopolis, a Petrobras asset located in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, to Carmo Energy (a company of the Spanish group Cobra). According to the ANP decision, Carmo Energy must present a financial guarantee or a term guaranteeing the decommissioning of the fields involved. The agency also... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum November 22 production data
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”), following best practices in Corporate Governance, informs its investors and the market in general the preliminary unaudited production data for November 2022 in the assets that the Company holds participation. (1) Refers to the 35% Interest held by 3R in Pescada Cluster concessions. (2) Approximately... Continue Reading →
Spain’s Repsol buys renewable energy firm Asterion Energies for 560 mln euros
(Reuters) - Spanish oil company Repsol (REP.MC) said on Friday it was buying renewable energy firm Asterion Energies, which has assets in Spain, Italy and France, for 560 million euros ($596 million) plus contingent payments of up to 20 million euros. Three sources with knowledge of the matter had told Reuters in October that both Repsol and French utility... Continue Reading →
Petrobras CEO prospect pitches an expansive vision for oil giant
(Reuters) - Brazil's state oil producer Petroleo Brasileiro SA needs to invest more in natural gas and set a path to return to its former role as an integrated energy provider, one of the top prospects to be Petrobras CEO told Reuters in an interview. Magda Chambriard, a former Brazil oil regulator, also said she does not... Continue Reading →
Shell, Mitsubishi’s Eneco Win Rights to Build 760MW Wind Farm in Dutch North Sea
Shell and Mitsubishi's subsidiary Eneco have won the bid to build an offshore wind farm at Hollandse Kust (west) lot VI, located in the North Seaoffshore the Netherlands. Shell said Thursday that the project would have an installed capacity of approximately 760 MW. It will be located some 53 kilometers off the Dutch coast from... Continue Reading →
Petrobras’ Efforts to Drill in Brazil’s Foz do Amazonas Block Stalled by License Issues
Brazilian state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA is struggling to get a license that it needs to drill the ultra-deep waters of the Foz do Rio Amazonas Basin this year as planned, a source close to the matter told Reuters on Thursday. Petrobras has been spending millions of dollars a day to mobilize personnel and... Continue Reading →
UK: 19 Applications Made for INTOG Offshore Wind Leasing Process
Crown Estate Scotland said on Tuesday that a total of 19 applications have been made for its Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) offshore wind leasing process, aimed at cutting emissions from offshore oil and gas platforms in the UK North Sea. "This level of interest from industry demonstrates significant support for this exciting... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the Bahia Terra Cluster
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that, after an audit carried out by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels (ANP), it received, on 12/12/2022, an interdiction notice for the shutdown of operations in 37 onshore oil and gas production facilities in Bahia. The Company is taking the necessary measures for the safe... Continue Reading →