(epbr) The ANP's Special Bidding Commission approved the registration of 3R Petroleum in the 17th bidding round, scheduled to take place on October 7th. The Round will offer exploratory blocks for oil and gas in the Campos, Santos, Potiguar and Pelotas basins. -- 3R's entry into the auction may indicate a broadening of focus on... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC selling stake in Technip Energies
TechnipFMC is selling 7.6 million Technip Energies shares through a private sale transaction with HAL Investments, the Dutch investment subsidiary of HAL Holding. The sale price of the shares in the sale is set at €11.15 per share, yielding total gross proceeds of €196.2 million. Upon completion of the sale, TechnipFMC retains a direct stake... Continue Reading →
Eight companies registered so far for the 17th Bidding Round
(TNPetroleo) Wintershall Dea do Brasil Exploration and Production Ltda. is the eighth company registered for the 17th Bidding Round for the exploration and production of oil and natural gas, scheduled for October. 92 blocks with exploratory risk will be offered, with a total area of 53,93 thousand km², located in 11 sectors with high potential... Continue Reading →
IBAMA AUTHORIZES PETROBRAS SEISMIC SURVEY IN THE ALBACORA, MARLIN AND VOADOR FIELDS
(PetroNoticias) The Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Natural Resources (IBAMA) granted the operating license for Petrobras to carry out the multiazimuth 3D and 4D seismic survey activity in the Albacora, Marlim and Voador fields, in the Campos Basin. The license is valid for 4 months. The new survey could be carried out using the... Continue Reading →
CADE APPROVES SALE OF PETROBRAS PARTICIPATION IN THE PAPA-TERRA FIELD TO 3R PETROLEUM
(PetroNoticias) The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) approved the sale of Petrobras' 62.5% stake in the Papa-Terra field to 3R Petroleum. The $105.6 million transaction was announced in July this year. Of the total, US$ 6 million were paid in cash, while another US$ 9.6 million will be paid when the deal is closed.... Continue Reading →
THE GOVERNMENT SEES URGENCY TO ALLOW THE CONCESSION REGIME IN THE PRE-SALT POLYGON TO MAKE NEW PROJECTS FEASIBLE
The Program for the Improvement of Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production Tenders (BidSIM) came to the conclusion that it is "urgent" to change the law to allow the concession regime within the so-called pre-salt polygon . According to the final reports of the program, the measure is necessary to increase the attractiveness of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Extraordinary General Meeting
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that the Extraordinary General Meeting, held today, exclusively under the digital format, analyzed and approved, by majority vote, the following: I. Election of eight (8) members of the Board of Directors of Petrobras, by cumulative vote process, as follows: Mrs. Cynthia Santana Silveira Mr. Eduardo Bacellar Leal Ferreira Mr.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs contract for the sale of Breitener Energética S.A.
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 08/16/2019, informs that it signed today a contract for the sale of its entire 93.7% equity stake in Breitener Energética S.A. (Breitener), located in the state of Amazonas, to Breitener Holding Participações S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ceiba Energy LP. The sale... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs contract for the sale of the REMAN refinery
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it signed today with the company Ream Participações S.A., a corporate company owned by the partners of Atem's Distribuidora de Petróleo S.A. (Atem), a contract to sell the shares of the company that will own the Isaac Sabbá Refinery (REMAN) and its associated logistics assets, in the state... Continue Reading →
BRAZIL TO EXPAND OPEN ACREAGE PROGRAM IN THE PRE-SALT POLYGON
Brazil plans to expand the country's Open Acreage program to include exploration and production blocks within the pre-salt polygon that require production-sharing contracts in a move that could unlock the development of smaller oil and natural gas deposits said the director of exploration at the Ministry of Mines and Energy and Production, Rafael Bastos. The... Continue Reading →