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August 7, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it has started the non-binding phase, referring to the sale of its entire stake in the Atum, Curimã, Espada and Xaréu shallow waters fields (Ceará Cluster) , located in the State of Ceará. Potential buyers qualified for this phase will receive instructions on the divestment... Continue Reading →
August 7, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 06/01/2020, announces the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of its stake (35%) in the Manati field, a shallow water offshore production located in the Camamu Basin, in the state of Bahia. Potential buyers qualified for this phase... Continue Reading →
August 7, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras hereby announces that the Executive Board approved the monthballing of the Merluza platform (PMLZ-1), located in shallow waters in the Santos Basin. The platform’s production had already been interrupted since March 2020, with the abrupt drop of demand for natural gas, and the deactivation will allow the... Continue Reading →
August 7 , 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on June 29, 2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase, referring to the sale of its entirem stake in the Tartaruga field, belonging to the SES-107D concession, located in shallow waters of the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin. Potential buyers qualified... Continue Reading →
July 31, 2020 Petrobras plans to reach 2030 with at least 12 platform vessels in the Buzios field, its crown jewel in the Campos Basin pre-salt. Currently, the area has four units under production, one under construction, three under contract and another four under study. With these new units, the goal of the state-owned company... Continue Reading →
July 29, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 06/17/2020, informs the beginning of the non-binding phase regarding the sale of its entire stake in a set of seven onshore and shallow water fields (Alagoas Cluster) located in the state of Alagoas. Potential buyers qualified for this phase will... Continue Reading →
July 27, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), regarding the sale of its entire stake in the exploratory portion of the Tayrona Block, located in the Guajira Basin, Colombia. The teaser, which includes key information about the opportunity, as well as the eligibility criteria for... Continue Reading →
\ July 24, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on July 24, 2019, informs that, due to the impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the difficulty to address the previous conditions initially defined, in common agreement with Karoon Petróleo & Gás Ltda (Karoon), a subsidiary of Karoon Energy... Continue Reading →
The global pandemic and oil price crash continues to stifle the offshore rig market, but when shallow-water demand returns national oil companies will dictate the pace. Over the past four months we have been flooded by news of just how badly the offshore rig market has been hit during the double whammy of the Corona... Continue Reading →
Jul 21, 2020 Since December, Petrobrás had been receiving bid proposals for the chartering of drill rigs for water depths up to 700 meters. But, after a few postponements, the company decided to cancel the tender, leaving a the companies that worked in the bids and invested funds to prepare the proposals frustrated and at... Continue Reading →
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