(Petrobras, 9.Oct.2020) — Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 21 and 29 July 2020 and 26 August, hereby informs that a judicial decision was issued at the end of yesterday, 8 October, determining the continuity of the arbitration instituted by Fundação Petrobras de Seguridade Pessoal (Petros) and Caixa […]
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Petrobras Reports Record S-10 Diesel Production, Sales
(Petrobras, 7.Oct.2020) — Petrobras reports that in September, for the fourth month in a row, it surpassed the record production of S-10 low sulfur diesel, reaching the 1.89 million mÂł mark. Also, in September, Petrobras reached the sales record of the same product when 1.91 million mÂł were sold. The […]
ANP To Temporary Reduce Biodiesel Mixture To 11%
(Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Oct.2020) — The ANP Collegiate Board approved on 7 October 2020 the exceptional and temporary reduction of the mandatory mixture of biodiesel-to-diesel oil to 11% from 12% in the months of November and December 2020. The measure is necessary to continue with national supply, since biodiesel supply […]
Brazil Updates Biodiesel Auction Details
(Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Oct.2020) — An updated schedule for the 76th Biodiesel Auction has been published on the auction page on the website of Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP by its Portuguese acronym), the regulator announced 7 October 2020 in an official statement. RELATED STORY: […]
Petrobras To Release 3Q:20 Results
(Petrobras, 6.Oct.2020) — Petrobras will release its quarterly production and sales report on 20 October 2020 and its financial performance report on 28 October, after the markets close. On 29 October two webcasts will be held, the first in Portuguese and the second in English, to present the company’s 3Q20 […]
Karoon Provides Update On BaĂşna Acquisition
(Karoon Energy, 5.Oct.2020) — Karoon Energy Ltd provided the market with the following update on the status of the BaĂşna asset acquisition: — Remaining Conditions Precedent: As previously announced, transaction completion is subject to certain remaining conditions precedent under the Sale and Purchase Agreement (the SPA), including the following key […]
Petrobras Comments On Decree 9,355/2018
(Petrobras, 2.Oct.2020) — Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 14 January 2019, informs that the Federal Supreme Court judged, by majority of votes, dismissing the direct action of unconstitutionality (ADI 5942/DF) that questioned the Decree 9,355/2018, edited to regulate the special procedure for assignment of rights to exploration, […]
Petrobras To Continue With Refinery Divestments
(Petrobras, 1.Oct.2020) — Petrobras informs the plenary composition of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), by majority vote, denied the preliminary injunction request formulated by the Federal Senate and Congress committees regarding the Complaint 42576 to suspend the processes of divestment in refining and their respective logistic assets. Therefore, the company […]
Petrobras Comments On ICMS Regulations
(Petrobras, 1.Oct.2020) — Petrobras’ Board of Directors approved the adhesion to the ICMS debt and interest penalty reduction programs (Amnesties), according to the CONFAZ regulations ICMS 146/2019 and 51/2020, instituted by the states EspĂrito Santo and Rio de Janeiro, respectively. The total amount of contingencies to be closed in the […]
Petrobras, Other Cos. To Reveal NatGas Sharing Deals
(Petrobras, 30.Sep.2020) — Petrobras together with Petrogal Brasil, Repsol Sinopec Brasil and Shell Brasil, partners in the offshore routes in the pre-salt Santos Basin, will announce contracts for sharing the natural gas pipeline and processing plants. Today, a virtual event will be held with the presence of Petrobras’ CEO, Roberto […]
Brazil’s Output Reaches 3.927 MMboe/d In August 2020
(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Sep.2020) — Brazil’s combined production of crude oil and natural gas reached 3.927 million barrels of equivalent oil per day (MMboe/d) in August 2020, according to details provided by oil sector regulator National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP). Oil production reached 3.087 million barrels […]
Petrobras To Waive Capacity At Regasification Terminal
(Petrobras, 29.Sep.2020) — Petrobras, in response to Official Letter 7132/2020/CGAA4/SGA1/SG/CADE, dated 29 September 2020, and further to the notice disclosed on 3 August about the lease of the LNG Regasification Terminal in Bahia (TR-BA) and associated facilities, hereby declares its commitment to waive all the capacity of the SĂŁo SebastiĂŁo […]
Petrobras: Accumulated Tupi Output Reaches 2 Billion BOE
(Petrobras, 28.Sep.2020) — Petrobras announced accumulated production of the Tupi field, located in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin, approximately 230 km from the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, reached 2 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe), according to the Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas […]
Petrobras Comments On Deal With Sete Brasil
(Petrobras, 28.Sep.2020) — Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 24 June 2020, informs that its Executive Board approved a second alteration to the deadline for certain precedent conditions set forth in the agreement with Seven Brazil to be implemented. Thus, the effectiveness of the agreement and other related […]
Petrobras Comments On Revolving Credit Lines
(Petrobras, 28.Sep.2020) — Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 25 August 2020, 27 July and 20 March, informs it has made the total prepayment of the remaining balance of its revolving credit lines denominated in US dollars, in the amount of $2bn. With this prepayment, the company currently […]
Petrobras To Review Golar’s Participation In Terminal
(Reuters, 28.Sep.2020) — Brazilian oil producer Petroleo Brasileiro SA said it will review liquefied natural gas (LNG) company Golar Power’s participation in an ongoing tender to lease an import terminal of the super-chilled natural gas in Bahia state. Petrobras, as the Rio de Janeiro-based company is known, said in a […]
Petrobras Grabs Assets From Total E&P do Brasil LTDA
(Petrobras, 28.Sep.2020) — Petrobras signed an agreement on 25 September 2020, under which Total E&P do Brasil LTDA will transfer to Petrobras the operatorship and working interest on the following exploration blocks FZA-M-57, FZA-M-86, FZA-M-88, FZA-M125 e FZA-M-127 located in ultra-deep waters, approximately 120 km from Amapá state, in an […]
Petrobras Starts Potiguar Cluster Non-binding Phase
(Petrobras, 28.Sep.2020) — Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 24 August 2020, informs the beginning of the non-binding phase regarding the sale of all of its stakes in a set of twenty-six onshore and shallow water production field concessions, located in the Potiguar Basin, in the state of […]
Petrobras Inks Deal For Stake In Gás Local
(Petrobras, 25.Sep.2020) — Petrobras signed, on this date, contracts with White Martins Gases Industriais Ltda. including: (a) sale of Petrobras’ 40% stake in the company GNL Gemini Comercialização e LogĂstica de Gás Ltda (Gás Local); b) agreement to close pending corporate disputes, arbitration and issues under judicial discussion regarding Gás […]
Petrobras Starts Teaser For Campos Basin E&P Assets
(Petrobras, 25.Sep.2020) — Petrobras started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of all of its stakes in the Albacora and Albacora Leste concessions, located in the deep waters of the Campos Basin. The teaser, which includes key information about the opportunity, as well as the eligibility criteria […]
Petrobras Finds Oil At Campos Basin Well
(Petrobras, 23.Sep.2020) — Petrobras found the presence of hydrocarbons in the pioneer well of block C-M-657, located in the pre-salt of the Campos Basin. Well 1-BRSA-1376D-RJS (Naru) is located approximately 308 km from the city of Rio de Janeiro, in water depth of 2,892 meters, being verified the presence of […]
Petrobras On Secondary Public Offer
(Petrobras, 22.Sep.2020) — Petrobras, in relation to the news published in the media, reiterates that it has not yet been defined the moment to launch the secondary public offer (follow on) aimed at the sale of the entirety of its remaining 37.5% stake in the capital stock of Petrobras Distribuidora […]
Petrobras Receives Two Proposals For Repar
(Petrobras, 21.Sep.2020) — Petrobras, in relation to the news published in the media, referring to the divestment of the Presidente GetĂşlio Vargas Refinery (Repar), clarifies that the binding stage of the competitive process counts with the participation of Ultrapar Participações S.A., the consortium led by RaĂzen S.A. and China Petroleum […]
FSRU Experience Breaks Send-Out Record
(Execelerate Energy, 21.Sep.2020) — On 16 September 2020, Excelerate Energy successfully reached a send-out capacity of 1.06 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas on its floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Experience – an industry record. The operation was completed during a performance test at the Guanabara Bay liquefied […]
Petrobras Prepares For Competitive Markets
(Petrobras, 18.Sep.2020) — Petrobras launched two programs aimed at preparing its refining and natural gas activities for an open, competitive market and to transition into a low carbon economy. Biorefino 2030 forecasts projects for the generation of new, more modern and sustainable fuel, different than the current ones, such as […]
Petrobras CEO Says 11,000 Employees To Leave Co.
(Reuters, 17.Sep.2020) — Approximately 11,000 employees of Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras have accepted buyout packages and will leave the firm this year or next, Chief Executive Roberto Castello Branco said during an online event on Thursday. That number, which represents about a quarter of the company’s workforce, is a […]
Petrobras Starts Teaser For Fertilizer Unit In Paraná
(Petrobras, 17.Sep.2020) — Petrobras has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of all its shares in the company Araucária Nitrogenados S.A. (ANSA), in the state of Paraná. The teaser, which includes key information about the opportunity, as well as the eligibility criteria for selection of potential […]
Enauta Names Decio Oddone CEO Replacing Guardado
(Reuters, 17.Sep.2020) — Decio Oddone, the former head of Brazil’s national oil regulator, will replace Lincoln Guardado as chief executive officer of oil producer Enauta Participações SA, the company said in a statement on Thursday. Enauta’s board is expected to confirm Oddone’s nomination on Monday, the oil producer said. Guardado […]
Petrobras Ends Testing At LNG Regasification Terminal
(Petrobras, 17.Sep.2020) — Petrobras successfully concluded the operation test with an flowrate of 30 MMm3/day (millions of cubic meters per day) of natural gas, held at the Guanabara Bay (TR-BGUA) liquefied natural gas regasification terminal in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the new world record for regasification with Floating Storage and […]
Petrobras On Track To Raise Rio’s LNG Import Capacity
(Reuters, 17.Sep.2020) — Brazil’s Petrobras PETR4.SA has successfully concluded tests that will allow for a 50% capacity expansion at its Rio de Janeiro liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal to 30 million cubic meters per day, the company said on Thursday. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the company is formally known, […]
Pompeo To Visit Guyana, Suriname, Brazil, Colombia
(US State Department, 15.Sep.2020) — Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will travel to Paramaribo, Suriname; Georgetown, Guyana; Boa Vista, Brazil; Bogota, Colombia; and Plano, Texas, September 17-20, 2020.  This trip will highlight the United States’ commitment to defend democracy, combat COVID-19 while revitalizing our economies in the pandemic’s wake, and strengthen security against regional threats. […]
Petrobras Changes Name Of Lula Field To Tupi Field
(Petrobras, 14.Sep.2020) — Petrobras announces the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) approved the change in the name of the Lula field to Tupi field. The approval is aimed at complying with the ruling of 7 July 2020, in a citizen lawsuit, which ordered the annulment of […]
Petrobras Cuts E&P CAPEX To $40-$50bn From $64bn
(Petrobras, 14.Sep.2020) — Petrobras reports on the revision of the Exploration & Production (E&P) segment portfolio in face of the crisis caused by COVID-19. The revision aims to maximize the value of the E&P portfolio, focusing on world-class assets in deep and ultra-deep waters. The portfolio revision is in line […]
Petrobras Starts Binding Phase For Power Companies
(Petrobras, 11.Sep.2020) — Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on 07/06/2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of its stakes in five power generation companies: Brasympe Energia S.A., EnergĂ©tica Suape II S.A., TermoelĂ©trica Potiguar S.A. (TEP), Companhia EnergĂ©tica Manauara S.A. (CEM) and Brentech Energia […]
Petrobras Collaborates With New Phase Of Lava Jato
(Petrobras, 11.Sep.2020) — Petrobras informs that yesterday, the 74th phase of Lava Jato operation (Car Wash) was launched, in which the Federal Prosecutors and the Federal Police are investigating possible wrongdoing in connection with exchange contracts signed with Banco Paulista, as well as alleged improper payments to three company employees, […]
Petrobras Signs Onto PACI At World Economic Forum
(Petrobras, 9.Sep.2020) — Petrobras has again become a signatory to the anti-corruption initiative Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI) of the World Economic Forum. PACI is the leading international anti-corruption organization with compliance officers from large multinationals, international organizations and governments. The initiative acts as a global platform for collective action, […]
Petrobras Reports Record S-10 Diesel, LPG Production
(Petrobras, 9.Sep.2020) — Petrobras announced that, for the third month in a row, it has broken the production record of S-10 Diesel, low-sulfur diesel. In August, the company’s refineries processed 1.84 million mÂł of the product, a volume slightly higher than in July, when it reached 1.81 million mÂł, and […]
Petrobras On Binding Phase For Santos Basin Assets
(Petrobras, 8.Sep.2020) — Petrobras, following up on the release from 10 August 2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of 50% to 100% of its stake, with the passing of the operation, in the BM-S-51 concession, in the Santos Basin. The concession is located at water […]
Capital Research Acquires Petrobras Preferred Shares
(Petrobras, 8.Sep.2020) — Petrobras, in compliance with article 12 of CVM Instruction no. 358, dated of 1/3/2002, reports it was notified today by Capital Research Global Investors (CRGI), independent investment division of Capital Research and Management Company, that it has acquired preferred shares issued by the company and it manages […]
Total Resigns Operator Role In Foz Do Amazonas Basin
(Total, 7.Sep.2020) — Total notified its partners on 19 August 2020 about its resignation from its role of operator for five exploration blocks, located in the Foz do Amazonas Basin, 120 kilometers offshore Brazil. These exploration blocks are referenced as FZA-M-57, FZA-M-86, FZA-M-88, FZA-M-125 and FZA-M-127. Total has informed the […]
Petrobras Concludes Jupiter Area Drill Stem Test
(Petrobras, 4.Sep.2020) — Petrobras informs the conclusion of the Drill Stem Test (DST) in the area of JĂşpiter Discovery Assessment Plan, located in the Santos Basin presalt. The Jupiter area belongs to the BM-S-24 concession, in which Petrobras is the operator, with an 80% interest, and was acquired in 2001 […]
Brazil Eyes Temporary Quota For Tariff-free Ethanol
(Reuters, 1.Sep.2020) — Brazil is studying the resumption of a zero-tariff quota for its ethanol imports, but only for three months, aimed at getting the United States to negotiate better access for Brazilian sugar, Valor Economico newspaper reported on Tuesday. Brazil allowed a non-tariff quota for imports of 750 million […]
Wärtsilä To Convert Brazilian Power Plant
(Wärtsilä Corp. 25.Aug.2020) — The technology group Wärtsilä will convert a Brazilian power plant to 100 percent natural gas operation, while at the same time increasing its output from 85 MW to 92 MW. The conversion will reduce the plant’s operational costs, and lessen its environmental impact. The contract with […]
Petrobras Inks Deal With SPE Rio Ventura
(Petrobras, 21.Aug.2020) — Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 26 August 2019, signed today with SPE Rio Ventura S.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3R Petroleum e Participações S.A., a contract for the sale of its entire interest in eight E&P onshore fields, denominated Rio Ventura Cluster, located in […]
Transpetro’s CEO Elia de Marsillac Resigns Post
(Petrobras, 21.Aug.2020) — Petrobras announced the Board of Directors of its subsidiary Petrobras Transporte S.A. (Transpetro) received a letter of resignation from Cristiane Elia de Marsillac from the position of CEO and Board Member of the company, for personal reasons. Transpetro’s CFO, Gustavo Santos Raposo, assumed as CEO of the […]
TechnipFMC Wins Subsea EPCI For Mero 2 Project
(TechnipFMC, 20.Aug.2020) — TechnipFMC has been awarded a large(1) contract for Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) through a competitive contracting process, by Petrobras, the leader and operator of the Libra Consortium, which was formed by Petrobras, Shell Brasil, Total, CNPC, CNOOC Limited and PrĂ©-sal PetrĂłleo SA (PPSA), for the […]
Petrobras Comments On Petros Plan
(Petrobras, 19.Aug.2020) — Petrobras, following up to the announcement made on 10 March 2020, said the cash contribution of R$ 2.05 billion to be paid to the Petrobras Social Security Foundation (Petros) was renegotiated due to the macroeconomic scenario and the guidance provided by the Secretariat for Coordination and Governance […]
Petrobras On Unregistered Global Notes Exchange Offer
(Petrobras, 17.Aug.2020) — Petrobras announces the commencement of an offer (the “Exchange Offer”) by its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”) to exchange up to U.S.$4,115,281,000 aggregate principal amount of PGF’s newly issued 5.093% Global Notes due 2030 (CUSIP/ISIN: 71647N BE8 / US71647NBE85) (the “New Notes”) registered under the […]
Suzano Reports Cash Generation Of R$3.4bn
(Suzano, 17.Aug.2020) — Suzano, a global reference in the manufacture of bioproducts developed from the cultivation of eucalyptus, announces today its results for the second quarter of 2020 (2Q20). The quarter was marked by the strong growth in pulp shipments, the favorable exchange rate and an excellent performance in controlling […]
Total Launches Mero Field 3 FPSO Development
(Total, 17.Aug.2020) — Total and its partners have taken the investment decision for the third phase of the Mero project (Libra block), located deep offshore, 180 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, in the prolific pre-salt area of the Santos Basin. The Mero 3 FPSO, Floating Production Storage […]