Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that on Monday, 09/27, gas production was halted at the Manati field, located in the Camamu Basin, in the state of Bahia, due to a leak in the onshore portion of its export pipeline. The pipeline's operation was interrupted, with teams being mobilized for repairs, and is expected to... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on expression of interest in the Búzios field
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up the release disclosed on 08/24/2021, informs that the partner CNOOC Petroleum Brasil Ltda. (CNOOC) expressed interest in exercising the option to purchase an additional share of 5% in the Production Sharing Contract of the Transfer of Rights Surplus, for the Búzios field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt area.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras receives credit profile upgrade from Moody’s
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that the risk rating agency Moody's raised its credit profile by one notch, from "Ba2" to "Ba1", with a stable outlook. The agency also raised the company's stand-alone credit profile (intrinsic risk) by one notch, from "ba2" to "ba1". With this upgrade Petrobras is rated one notch above the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs contract for the leasing of Bahia LNG Terminal
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following the release disclosed on August 26, 2021, informs that today it signed with Excelerate Energy Comercializadora de Gás Natural Ltda. (Excelerate) the lease contract of the LNG Regasification Terminal of Bahia (TR-BA) and associated facilities, in the amount of approximately R$ 102 million, effective until December 2023, in addition... Continue Reading →
Brent dips after topping $80 a barrel, highest since Oct 2018
(Reuters) - Brent oil dipped on Tuesday after topping $80 per barrel for the first time in nearly three years, as a five-day rally ran out of steam with investors locking in profits. Oil benchmark prices have been on a tear, with fuel demand growing and traders expecting major oil-producing nations will decide to keep... Continue Reading →
LNG price rally could boost oil demand- Rystad Energy
(Reuters) - The rally in liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices has widened the gap with oil prices and could boost oil demand by 400,000 barrels a day (bpd) on average over the next two quarters, according to research by consultancy Rystad Energy. The average LNG price for November delivery into Northeast Asia was estimated at... Continue Reading →
Energy trader Gunvor Group says U.S. CFTC investigating Ecuador dealings
(Reuters) - Global energy trader Gunvor Group (GGL.UL) is under investigation by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in relation to its dealings in Ecuador, the company said in its first half 2021 results. Earlier this year, former employee Raymond Kohut pleaded guilty to involvement in what the U.S. Department of Justice called a... Continue Reading →
DNV and Altera Infrastructure test notation to reduce emissions in offshore installations
DNV introduced a new class notation, Abate, designed to help owners and operators of offshore floating facilities identify and implement measures to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Altera Infrastructure, the first company to adopt the solution, has incorporated the notation into the FPSO "Petrojarl Knarr", with successful results so far. The International Maritime Organization (IMO)... Continue Reading →
Brazil: Output from Manati Offshore Field Stopped Due to Gas Leak
Brazilian oil firm Enauta has said production from the Manati offshore field in Brazil was stopped preventively on Monday due to small gas leakage in the inland pipeline between the compression station and the gas treatment station. "The operator is assessing the causes of this incident, resumption still will be estimated. The Company will keep... Continue Reading →
Brazil central bank eyed hiking rates more than 100 bps
(Reuters) - Brazil's central bank weighed accelerating the world's most aggressive monetary tightening, minutes from its last policy meeting showed on Tuesday, but uncertainty about a post-pandemic rebound led it to stay the course on 100-basis-point rate hikes. The minutes of the Sep. 21-22 meeting, when the bank raised its Selic policy rate to 6.25%,... Continue Reading →