November 11, 2019 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following communications disclosed on 08/09/2019, 10/04/2019 and 11/04/2019, reports that it proceeded today to the withdrawal of the public offering regime in Argentina and that, therefore, today was the last trading day of the company's stocks in that market. Argentine shareholders who still hold stocks of... Continue Reading →
PetroRio – October Operational Data
November 11, 2019 – Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PetroRio”) (B3: PRIO3), following best practices in corporate governance and transparency, informs its preliminary and non-audited Operational Data for the month of October. See full report: PetroRio Operational Data October 2019
Back to jail, or run for president: the legal maze facing Brazil’s Lula
In allowing Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to walk out of jail last week, Brazil’s Supreme Court has blown open a legal labyrinth that could see the leftist former president return to prison just as easily as run for election again. The second chamber of the Supreme Court will soon hear an appeal from Lula’s... Continue Reading →
EXTENSION FOR PRE-SALT CONTRACTS
Nov 11, 2019 The ANP recommended to the MME the amendment of the CNPE resolution authorizing the extension of the production phase of Round Zero contracts (02/2016). The proposal is to extend the benefit to concessions within the pre-salt polygon, ensuring greater predictability of investments and avoiding early interruption of production. The measure complies with... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS FORESEES 10 FPSO’S AT BUZIOS BY END OF NEXT DECADE
Nov 11, 2019 Petrobras plans to put into operation a total of 10 FPSO’S in the giant Buzios field in the Santos Basin pre-salt by the end of the next decade, including the four already in production. With only four platforms in operation, with 150,000 barrels of oil per day of capacity each, Petrobras has... Continue Reading →
Shell defends concession model for next pre-salt rounds
Nov 11, 2019 It is time for Brazil to reflect on the application of the concession regime in forthcoming bidding for oil and gas exploration blocks, in order to bring about further simplification in the process, said the president of Shell in Brazil, André Araujo. The oil company is the main private producer in the... Continue Reading →
Equinor Begins Search for New CEO
Norwegian oil producer Equinor has started a search for a new chief executive, the Stavanger Aftenblad newspaper reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources. CEO Eldar Saetre, 63, who led the company through the oil market's downturn in 2014-2016, has not set a date for his departure, but could step down in 2020, the newspaper reported.... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Failed Exxon talks left Petrobras stranded for auctions – sources
As the weeks ticked down to Brazil’s biggest-ever oil auction, state-run Petrobras held increasingly frantic talks to find potential partners, with the heaviest blow coming when major Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) pulled out days before, according to six people familiar with the matter. While many firms were far from ready to take on enormous signing... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS RECEIVES OPERATING LICENSES FOR BERBIGÃO AND SURURU PHASE 2 AND RONCADOR RENEWAL
Nov 8, 2019 On November 4, Petrobras received from the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama), the Operating License for the Development of Production and Disposal of Berbigão and Sururu, which will take place through FPSO P-68, within the scope of the Santos Basin Pre-Salt Pole Oil and Natural Gas Production and... Continue Reading →
NEW WELL IN SERGIPE-ALAGOAS
Nov 8, 2019 Petrobras began a new drilling in the SEAL-M-424 block in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin. The work on well 3-BRSA-1371-SES is conducted by Transocean's Petrobras 10,000 drillship in 2,696,000 m water depth. The block is part of the BM-SEAL-10 concession. The well is the seventh in the SEAL-M-424 since 2012 and the third drilled... Continue Reading →