Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) is setting the wheels into motion to launch a program, which would step up investments in oil and natural gas exploration to promote regional development and foster national production while making Brazil the fourth largest oil producer in the world. To this end, Brazil’s Minister of Mines and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras CEO Says He’s Ready to Be World’s Last Oil Producer
(Bloomberg) -- Jean Paul Prates, the head of Brazil’s state-controlled oil company, isn’t deterred by the world’s energy transition. He says Latin America’s largest producer should keep increasing fossil fuel output for decades to come. “We will get market share,” Prates, chief executive officer of Petrobras, said in an interview in Rio de Janeiro. “We... Continue Reading →
PRIO on closing of acquisition of interest in the Itaipu field
Petro Rio S.A. (the “Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3) informs its shareholders and the market in general of the closing of the acquisition of 40% interest in the BM-C-32 Block (“Itaipu Field” or “Itaipu”), acquired from Total Energies E&P Brasil Ltda., following the Material Fact released on September 26, 2022. Together with the 60% interest... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum Production Data February 2023
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), following best practices in Corporate Governance informs its investors and the market in general the preliminary unaudited production data for February 2023. (1) Refers to the 35% Interest held by 3R in Pescada Cluster concessions. (2) In February, approximately 60% of the gas produced... Continue Reading →
After Delay, BW Energy Expects Closing of Petrobras’ Oil Field Acquisition in Q2 2023
Oslo-listed oil and gas company BW Energy said Thursday the process to acquire Petrobras' interests in working interest in Golfinho and Camarupim deepwater oil fields and the related FPSO from Saipem was about to resume. In June 2022, BW Energy signed an agreement to acquire 100% working interest (WI) in the Golfinho and Camarupim Clusters and 65%... Continue Reading →
Karoon Brings Online PAT-2 Well at Patola Offshore Field in Brazil
Oil and gas company Karoon said Wednesday that production had started from the PAT-2 at the Patola field in the BM-S-40 production license in Brazil. The well, one of two new production wells drilled at the field, came onstream on March 15, 2023 at a rate of 12,000 – 14,000 bopd. This followed the installation... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum prepared to operate the Potiguar Cluster
(Valor) The company's president, Matheus Dias, said, in a conference call with analysts this Thursday (3/9), that 3R has a mobilized team and has already hired third parties to start operations. The purchase of the pole has already been approved by the board of directors of Petrobras and by the ANP, but has not been... Continue Reading →
Suspension of the sale of Petrobras assets could affect contracts worth US$ 2 billion
(epbr) The temporary suspension of the sale of Petrobras assets, requested by the government, involves a list of deals in progress and about US$ 2 billion in contracts already signed and which are still waiting for an outcome. The president of Petrobras, Jean Paul Prates, said last week that he sees the request as an... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on agreement with Shell
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras announces that its CEO Jean Paul Prates, and Wael Sawan, Shell´s CEO, signed today a Memorandum of Understanding, during CERAWeek, in Houston, in order to encourage discussion and collaboration between the companies. The companies will work together on identifying potential upstream opportunities, sharing experience and best practices on reducing carbon... Continue Reading →
PRIO Operational data for February 2023
Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), following best practices incorporate governance and transparency, informs its preliminary and non-audited Operational Data for the month of February. Key: (1) The data of Albacora Leste in January refers to 90% of PRIO’s participation in the field, considering the production throughout the month. Since the acquisition's closing... Continue Reading →