Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it signed today with Petrorecôncavo S.A. a contract for the assignment of its entire stake in 12 onshore exploration and production fields, denominated Remanso Cluster, located in the state of Bahia. The sale value is US$ 30 million, being (i) US$ 4 million paid on the present date;... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts non-binding phase of Bahia Terra Cluster
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on November 4, 2020, informs the beginning of the non-binding phase, referring to the sale of all of its stakes in a set of 28 onshore production field concessions, with integrated facilities, located in the Recôncavo and Tucano Basins, in different municipalities of the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs contract for sale of BSBios
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on December 18, 2020, informs that its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Biocombustível S.A. (PBio) signed today with the company RP Participações em Biocombustíveis S.A. a contract for the sale of all its shares (50% of the company's capital) issued by BSBios Indústria e Comércio... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes sale of Liquigás
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the press releases disclosed on 11/19/2019 and 11/18/2020 informs that it has concluded today the sale of the totality of its stake in Liquigás Distribuidora S.A. (Liquigás) to Copagaz - Distribuidora de Gás S.A. (Copagaz) and Nacional Gás Butano Distribuidora Ltda. (Nacional Gás). After fulfilling all the... Continue Reading →
Talos Energy, Pemex Continue Talks over Zama Offshore Discovery
Mexico's energy ministry has approved a 60-day extension for talks between state oil company Pemex and a private consortium led by U.S.-based Talos Energy Inc over the future of a massive shared crude deposit, Talos chief executive Tim Duncan told Reuters on Tuesday. The energy ministry's previous deadline for a deal on an initial so-called... Continue Reading →
Petrobras to take over BP block operation in Foz do Amazonas
Petrobras will take over the operation of block FZA-M-59, in the Foz do Amazonas Basin, and will be the main operator responsible for the areas contracted in deep waters in the region in 2013, in the 11th round. The information is from the National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANP), which approved the change... Continue Reading →
Pacific Drilling Set to Emerge from Bankruptcy as Court Approves Reorganization Plan
Offshore drilling contractor Pacific Drilling, which last month filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, on Tuesday said that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas had confirmed its debt reorganization plan. The driller in November filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with the aim to eliminate $1.1 billion debt. Bernie G. Wolford, Pacific Drilling's... Continue Reading →
MODEC develops new offshore repair method for FPSO hulls
Japan’s FPSO specialist MODEC in December 2020 obtained approval by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for the new offshore repair method for hull structures of floating oil and gas production facilities such as floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels as an original standard repair method. Diagram of new offshore repair method; Source: MODEC... Continue Reading →
Petrobras rationalizes international presence
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it will rationalize its international presence in 2021, considering the three main oil markets in the world - Europe, North America and Asia. In this way, it will concentrate its commercial operations outside Brazil in the offices in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Houston, United States, and Singapore. The initiative... Continue Reading →
Petrobras releases teaser for sale of its stakes in TBG and TSB
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of its entire 51% stake in Transportadora Brasileira Gasoduto Bolivia-Brasil (TBG) and 25% in Transportadora Sulbrasileira de Gás S.A. (TSB). The teaser, which includes key information about the opportunity, as well as the eligibility criteria for... Continue Reading →