Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras is clarifying a piece of news published on Friday afternoon, February 5, 2021, based on distorted statements released by the press. The maintenance of the periodicity for the measurement of the adherence between realization prices and international prices, adopted since June 2020 and confirmed in January 2021, was mistakenly communicated... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on fuel prices
Petrobras on fuel prices Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, regarding the news published in the media about fuel prices, clarifies that it practices prices aligned to the import parity. In the first half of 2020, given the significant increase in fuel price volatility, Petrobras decided to extend from quarterly to annual the limit period for... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the sale of assets in Uruguay
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on October 2, 2020, informs that its indirect subsidiary Petrobras Uruguay Sociedad Anónima de Inversión (PUSAI), concluded today the sale of its entire stake in Petrobras Uruguay Distribución S.A. (PUDSA), in Uruguay, to Mauruguay S.A., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Disa Corporación Petrolífera S.A.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts non-binding phase for the sale of TBG and TSB
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on December 23, 2020, informs the beginning of the non-binding phase regarding the sale of its 51% stake in Transportadora Brasileira Gasoduto Bolivia-Brasil S.A. (TBG) and 25% stake in Transportadora Sulbrasileira de Gás S.A. (TSB). Potential buyers qualified for this phase will receive a... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the sale of the Frade field
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on November 28, 2019, informs that it has concluded today the sale of its 30% participation in the Frade field, located in the Campos Basin, north coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, to PetroRio Jaguar Petróleo Ltda., a subsidiary of Petro Rio... Continue Reading →
Oil Climbs to Highest in a Year
Oil prices climbed on Friday to their highest levels in a year, extending a run of strong gains on signs of economic growth in the United States and a continued commitment by producers to hold back crude supply. Brent crude futures climbed 28 cents, or 0.5%, to $59.12 a barrel by 0730 GMT, after hitting... Continue Reading →
Petrobras to resume aviation gasoline sales after ANP investigation
(Reuters) - Brazilian oil regulator ANP said on Friday it had notified oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) and fuel distributor BR Distribuidora of an investigation into the quality of aviation gasoline. Aviation gasoline produced by Petrobras in January did not meet required standards and ANP auditors have been at its Presidente Bernardes refinery investigating... Continue Reading →
Rig demand surge in Guyana-Suriname basin as oil majors ramp up exploration and production – Bassoe Rig Analytics
( Bassoe Rig Analytics) While most regions are reporting lower offshore drilling rig activity, South America is bucking the trend - and this time it's not just Brazil driving demand. The South American rig market, led by Brazilian NOC Petrobras, has encountered its fair share of problems over the past years. The 2014 oil price crash... Continue Reading →
Petroecuador says Unipec America wins Oriente crude tender
(Reuters) - Ecuador’s state oil company Petroecuador said on Thursday that trader Unipec America Inc had won a tender to purchase some 2.16 million barrels of Oriente crude at a discount of $0.79 per barrel to front month West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude). Houston-based Unipec America is a unit of Beijing-based Unipec, the trading arm... Continue Reading →
PGS cautiously optimistic despite red numbers
PGS remains carefully positive even with red numbers in the fourth quarter of 2020 as revenues fell some 37 per cent. The Oslo-listed seismic player reported quarterly loss of $60 million, or 16 cents per share on revenues of $208 million. This result compares against profit of $10 million on around $333 million revenues in the prior-year... Continue Reading →