(Moody’s, 15.Mar.2017) â On 15 March 2017 Moody’s changed the outlook on the Government of Brazil’s Ba2 rating to stable from negative, reflecting Moody’s expectation […]
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Petrobras Reports Oil, Gas Output in February
(Petrobras, 14.Mar.2017) â Petrobrasâ oil and natural gas production in February totaled 2.82 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), with 2.703 million boed […]
Petrobras Clarification on Alliance News
(Petrobras, 10.Mar.2017) â Petrobras understands that the content disclosed to the market on the Strategic Alliance with Total on 10/24/2016, 12/21/2016 and 3/1/2017, includes the […]
Petrobras Updates on Nova Transportadora Sale
(Petrobras, 10.Mar.2017) â Petrobras informed that it was suspended today by the President of the Federal Regional Court for the 5th Region, the injunction that […]
Strategic Alliance Between Petrobras, Total
(Petrobras, 7.Mar.2017) â Petrobras clarified that the R$ 500 million amount mentioned in the article published by the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo and […]
Petrobras, Total Finalize Strategic Alliance
(Petrobras, 1.Mar.2017) â Petrobras and Total signed the sales contracts for the assets in the Strategic Alliance, as set out in the Master Agreement signed […]
Petrobras Approves Settlements with Investors
(Petrobras, 24.Feb.2017) â Petrobras announces its Board of Directors has approved settlements to end four individual lawsuits filed before the Federal Court of New York, […]
Nova Fronteira Merges into SĂŁo Martinho S.A.
(Petrobras, 23.Feb.2017) â Petrobras announced that, further to the statement on 12/15/2016, its wholly owned subsidiary Petrobras BiocombustĂvel S.A. (PBIO) finalized the merger of Nova […]
Petrobras Proceeds with Sale of PetroquĂmicaSuape
(Petrobras, 23.Feb.2017) â Further to the relevant fact disclosed on January 31, 2017, Petrobras announced that the Federal Regional Court of the 5th Region granted […]
Petrobras Reports Production in January
(Petrobras, 15.Feb.2017) â Petrobrasâ total oil and natural gas production in January was 2.86 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), of which 2.74 […]
Petrobras Reaches Production Target
(Petrobras, 12.Feb.2017) â Petrobras reported average oil production in Brazil reached an annual historical record in 2016, at 2.144.256 barrels per day (bpd), 0.75% above […]
Standard & Poor’s Improves Petrobras’ Rating
(Petrobras, 11.Feb.2017) â Petrobras announced that the credit rating agency Standard & Poorâs raised its rating for the companyâs corporate debt to ‘BB-‘ from ‘B+’ […]
Petrobras Announces Final Tender Results
(Petrobras, 9.Feb.2017) â PetrĂłleo Brasileiro S.A. â Petrobras (PBR) announced that holders of $4,899,100,000 and âŹ631,753,000 principal amount of the outstanding notes of the series […]
P-66 Leaves Shipyard for Lula Field
(Petrobras, 6.Feb.2017) â The floating platform will operate in the Santos Basin pre-salt and it will be the seventh unit deployed in Lula field. On […]
Gran Tierra to Divest Brazil Business
(Gran Tierra Energy Inc., 6.Feb.2017) â Gran Tierra Energy Inc. announced a purchase and sale agreement was executed pursuant to which Maha Energy AB agreed […]
LatinFinance Says Petrobras Has Best Debt Management
(Petrobras, 16.Jan.2017) â Voted the company with the best debt management performance in the international capital markets in 2016, Petrobras was presented by LatinFinance magazine […]
Petrobras Announces Pricing of Global Notes
(Petrobras, 10.Jan.2017) â Petrobras announces the pricing of global notes denominated in U.S. Dollars (the âNotesâ) to be issued by its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global […]
Moody’s Assigns Rating to Petrobras Notes
(Moody’s Investors Service, 9.Jan.2017) â Moody’s Investors Service assigned a B2 rating to Petrobras Global Finance B.V.’s proposed global notes, which will be unconditionally guaranteed […]
Petrobras Concludes Nansei Sekiyu Sale
(Petrobras, 28.Dec.2016) â Petrobras concluded the sale of its 100% stake in Nansei Sekiyu (NSS) to the Taiyo Oil Company. The transaction was done by […]
Petrobras Sells Sugar, Ethanol, PetroChem Assets
(Petrobras, 28.Dec.2016) â These transactions are part of the companyâs partnerships and divestments program. The target for the period 2017-2018 is $21 billion ⊠On […]
Petrobras, Total Move Forward with Alliance
(Petrobras, 21.Dec.2016) â Petrobras signed a Master Agreement with the French company Total, in connection with the Strategic Alliance established in the Memorandum of Understanding […]
Wood Group Awarded Contract for Statoilâs Peregrino field
(Wood Group, 28.Jun.2016) â Wood Group was awarded a multimillion dollar contract to provide detailed engineering and design, and procurement services to South Atlantic Holding […]
Petrobras Class Action in the United States
(Petrobras, 15.Jun.2016) â Petrobras informed the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an order granting Petrobrasâs petition to permit an appeal […]
Petrobras Starts Competitive Process to Sell LiquigĂĄs
(Petrobras, 15.Jun.2016) â Petrobras started the competitive process to sell LiquigĂĄs Distribuidora S.A., a wholly-owned, privately-held subsidiary operating in the bottling, distribution and selling of […]
New Libra Well Confirms Extension of Petrobras Oil Find
(Petrobras, 15.Jun.2016) â The Libra Consortium has concluded the drilling and evaluation of the seventh well in the block, located in the pre-salt of the […]
Petrobras Says Production Up 5% in May
(Petrobras, 8.Jun.2016) â Petrobras’ total oil and natural gas production in May reached 2.83 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (MMboe/d), up 5 percent […]
Nelson Silva Appointed Petrobras’ Strategy Consultant
(Petrobras, 6.Jun.2016) â Nelson Silva has been appointed senior consultant to Petrobras’ board of executives. Invited by CEO Pedro Parente, he will coordinate the company’s […]
Helix Finalizes Contract Negotiations With Petrobras
(Helix Energy Solutions Group, 2.Jun.2016) â Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. has completed its contract renegotiations with Petrobras and entered into amendments to its well […]
Petrobras Announces New CEO, Mgmt Changes
(Petrobras, 30.May.2016) â Petrobras received Mr. Aldemir Bendine’s letter of resignation from the positions of Member of the Board of Petrobras and CEO. Bendine also […]
Dilma Warns Gov’t Wants to Privatize Brazilian Reserves
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 26.May.2016) â Brazil President Rousseff Dilma, suspended from her duties for six months, claims the countryâs interim president Michel Temer […]
Lawmaker Wants Investigation into Brazil-Bolivia Deals
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 23.May.2016) â Brazil’s Vice President of Foreign Affairs and Deputy in the Brazil National Defense Chamber of Brazil Luis Carlos […]
Lawmakerâs Suggests Resignation of Minister Linked to Petrobras Scandal
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 23.May.2016) â Brazilian lawmaker Pauderney Avelino, from Brazil’s lower chamber, said Planning Minister Romero JucĂĄ under the interim government of […]
Bolivia Exported 24 MMcm/d to Brazil
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 19.May.2016) â Bolivian exports to Brazil reached 24 million cubic meters per day on May 12, 2016 compared to 30 […]
Rousseff Issues Will Not Affect Gas Deals
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 18.May.2016) â The political situation that is affecting Brazil with the suspension of its President Dilma Rousseff will not affect […]
Sembcorp Unit Completes Repair Job at Brazil Yard
(Sembcorp Marine Ltd., 18.May.2016) â Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine Ltd. announced that its wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz (EJA) has marked a key operational milestone […]
Former Lula Minister Sentenced to Jail in Petrobras Case
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 18.May.2016) â Former Brazilan Minister JosĂ© Dirceu was sentenced to a 23-year, 3-month prison term due to his presumed involvement […]
Petrobras Signs Contracts for Marlim, Voador Fields
(Petrobras, 17.May.2016) â Petrobras signed an extension of the concession contracts for the Marlim and Voador fields with the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) until 2052. […]
Petrobras Issues $6.75 Billion in Global Notes
(Petrobras, 17.May.2016) â Petrobras issued $6.75 billion of 5 and 10 year Global Notes through its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (PGF). The transaction […]
Approval of Sale of Petrobras Argentina
(Petrobras, 13.May.2016) â Petrobras announced that its Board of Directors approved the sale of its entire 67.19 percent interest in Petrobras Argentina (PESA), owned by […]
Petrobras on Sale of Nova Transportadora do Sudeste
(Petrobras, 13.May.2016) â Petrobras, further to the notice published on February 26, 2016 regarding the sale of Nova Transportadora do Sudeste (NTS), announced the company’s […]
Clarification on Estimated Returns on Petrobras Projects
(Petrobras, 9.May.2016) â Petrobras said it periodically analyzes the economic performance of its projects. The results are consolidated in a corporate document entitled Post-EVTE Study […]
Petrobras Signs Credit with China Exim Bank
(Petrobras, 9.May.2016) â Petrobras signed a term sheet with China Exim Bank (Export-Import Bank of China) containing the main terms and conditions for a $1 […]
Petrobras Reports April Production Levels
(Petrobras, 9.May.2016) â Petrobras’ total oil and natural gas production in April amounted to 2.69 MMboe/d, of which 2.50 MMboe/d were produced in Brazil and […]
Petrobras Reports on Negotiations for Sale of Petrobras Argentina
(Petrobras, 8.May.2016) â Petrobras, regarding the sale of its stake in Petrobras Argentina, as disclosed in the Material Fact on February 3, 2016, would like […]
Petrobras Updates on Sale of Distribution Assets in Chile
(Petrobras, 4.May.2016) â Petrobras has completed negotiations with the Southern Cross Group on the main terms and conditions for the sale of 100 percent of […]
PEPCâs Restructuring Not Likely to Impact Brazil Program
(Karoon Gas Australia Ltd., 28.Apr.2016) â Karoon Gas Australia Ltd. provided an update on recent events relating to its 65 percent owned Santos Basin Blocks […]
Petrobras Comments on Divestment of Gaspetro Shares
(Petrobras, 26.Apr.2016) â Petrobras declared that the new injunction granted by the Rio Federal Court has not suspended the sale of 49 percent of its […]
Petrobras Says Production Reached 2.55 MMBoe/d in March
(Petrobras, 10.Apr.2016) â Petrobras’ oil and natural gas output in March reached 2.55 MMboe/d, including 2.36 MMboe/d produced in Brazil and 183,000 boe/d abroad. Average […]
BrasFELS Signs $141 Mln FPSO Contract
(Keppel Corporation Ltd. 7.Apr.2016) â Singapore’s Keppel Corp. Ltd. announced that its unit Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. (Keppel O&M), through its subsidiary, Keppel FELS […]
Petrobras’ New Program to Encourage Voluntary Severance
(Petrobras, 1.Apr.2016) â Petrobras launched a new Program to Encourage Voluntary Severance (PIDV), which will be open to all employees, regardless of their age or […]