Petrobras Ends Process to Divest of Assets in Petrobras Colombia Combustibles (PECOCO)

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Mar.2025) — The executive board Rio de Janeiro-based Petrobras approved the termination of the divestment project related to 100% of the shares held by Petrobras International Braspetro B.V. (PIB BV) and other Petrobras subsidiaries, in Petrobras Colombia Combustibles (PECOCO). Petrobras, through PECOCO […]

NRGBriefs Feb. 2025: Pemex Deer Park, Oxy on CrownRock, Sunoco on Mexican Drug Cartels

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Feb.2025) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and projects during Feb. 2025 including Petrobras on record gas discoveries in Colombia; Talos Energy‘s appointing Paul Goodfellow as president and CEO; Pemex looking to reach a production level of 285,000 b/d at Deer […]

Petrobras Informs About Shareholder Remuneration

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Feb.2025) — The Board of Directors of Petrobras authorized the submission to the Annual General Meeting (AGM), scheduled for 16 Apr. 2025, of the proposal for the distribution of dividends equivalent to R$9.1bn.  If approved by the AGM, considering the amounts advanced by […]

Petrobras and Régia Allocate  R$50mn Each to Establish Petrobras Bioeconomy Fund

BELIZE CITY, BELIZE (Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Feb.2025) — Petrobras is allocating R$50mn to establish an Impact Fund for Bioeconomy and Nature-Based Solutions Socio-Environmental Projects (dubbed the Petrobras Bioeconomy Fund), with Régia Capital, a management firm focused on sustainable investments and financial solutions, that is contributing an additional R$50mn. […]

Petrobras Hits 2024 Production Targets

BELIZE CITY, BELIZE (Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Jan.2025) — Petrobras achieved all the 2024 production targets that were established in its Strategic Plan 2024-2028+, within a range of ±4%.  Total production of oil and natural gas reached 2.7 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (MMboe/d) in 2024. Commercial […]

ANP Decides to Unify Berbigão and Sururu Fields

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Jan.2025) — Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) decided on 23 Jan. 2025 to unify the Berbigão and Sururu fields, located in concession BM-S-11A, in the pre-salt Santos Basin. Rio de Janeiro-based Petrobras operates the concession with a 42.5% […]

Petrobras Starts Tartaruga Field Binding Phase

BELIZE CITY, BELIZE (Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Jan.2025) — Petrobras commenced the binding phase for the total transfer of its 25% minority interest in the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas in the Tartaruga Field, operated by SPE Tiêta (Petrorecôncavo). Qualified potential buyers for this phase will […]

Petrobras Boasts New Refinery Production Records

BELIZE CITY, BELIZE (Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Jan.2025) — Rio de Janeiro-based Petrobras said its gasoline and S-10 (low sulfur) diesel production in 2024 surpassed historical records from previous years.  Petrobras said the total volume of gasoline produced reached 24.4bn liters, exceeding the previous record of 24.2bn liters in […]

Brava Energia Reports on Dec. 2024 Production

(Brava Energia, 10.Jan.2025) — Brava Energia released preliminary and unaudited production data for the month of Dec. 2024. Brava is the operator of the Potiguar Complex, the Recôncavo Complex, Peroá, Papa-Terra and Atlanta, and holds a non-operated stake of 35% in the Pescada Cluster, 45% in the Manati Field, both […]

EAI Southern Cone NRG Dashboard 4Q:24 [PDF Download]

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Dec.2024) — Energy Analytics Institute‘s Southern Cone NRG Dashboard 4Q:24 with upstream, downstream, midstream, liquefied natural gas (LNG), renewable, new energies and other updates from Argentina (planned LNG projects, plans in the prolific Vaca Muerta shale play), Bolivia, Brazil (pre-salt and floating production, […]

Petrobras to Pay Dividend to Shareholders

(Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Dec.2024) — Petrobras plans to pay dividends today as approved by its Board of Directors on 21 Nov. 2024. The gross amount to be distributed corresponds to R$1.55174293 per common and preferred share, paid totally in the form of dividends, the Rio de Janeiro-based company […]

Petrobras Updates on 6.250% Global Notes due 2026

(Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Dec.2024) — State-owned Petrobras’ wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (PGF) delivered notices to the holders of the outstanding 6.250% Global Notes due 2026 announcing the redemption price for the notes.  As previously announced, the redemption date for payment on the notes will be made prior to […]

Kongsberg to Deliver 6 Hybrid PSVs to CMM in Brazil

(Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Dec.2024) — Kongsberg Maritime, in partnership with Compagnie Maritime Monegasque (CMM), ranked first in Petrobras’ tender for 6 state-of-the-art hybrid large multipurpose 5,000 DWT Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) with oil spill recovery capacity. As a result, CMM has secured firm 12-year charter contracts with state-owned […]

Petrobras to Return to DJSI World in Feb. 2025

(Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Dec.2024) — Rio de Janeiro-based Petrobras will return to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index World (DJSI World) of S&P Global’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment as of Feb. 2025.  Petrobras’ return to the index is recognition of the Brazilian company’s efforts and initiatives in the environmental, social […]

SLB Inks Deal with Petrobras for Búzios Field

(Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Dec.2024) — SLB revealed a contract award by Rio de Janeiro-owned Petrobras to its OneSubsea™ joint venture for two subsea raw seawater injection (RWI) systems to increase recovery from the prolific Búzios field. The award follows a competitive tender, SLB said 12 Dec. 2024 in an official […]

Petrobras and Ecopetrol Confirm 6 Tcf of Gas at Sirius-2

(Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Dec.2024) — Brazil’s state-owned Petrobras, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras International Braspetro B.V. – Colombia Branch (PIB-COL), and Colombia’s state-owned Ecopetrol confirmed the largest gas discovery in the history of Colombia with the drilling of the Sirius-2 well. With the evaluation of the Sirius-2 well […]

Petrobras Inks HOA with Danish Company

(Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Nov.2024) — Petrobras signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with the Danish company European Energy—which develops, builds and operates renewable energy assets, including solar and wind generation projects, as well as green hydrogen-based solutions—to structure a business partnership to implement a commercial-scale e-methanol plant in Brazil. The […]

Petrobras Eyes Ethanol Sector

(Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Nov.2024) — Petrobras plans to enter the ethanol sector preferably through minority strategic partnerships or shared control with relevant players in the segment.  To this end, Petrobras said 23 Nov. 2024 in an official statement that business possibilities will be analyzed and potential partners prospected.  “After these […]

Petrobras BODs Approves Remuneration to Shareholders

(Petrobras, 21.Nov.2024) — Petrobras‘ Board of Directors approved the payment of extraordinary dividends in the amount of R$20bn, equivalent to R$1.55174293 per common and preferred share in circulation, with R$15.6bn as intermediate dividends based on the capital remuneration reserve, and R$4.4bn as interim dividends. The proposed distribution is aligned with […]

Petrobras Ends Petrobras Biocombustível (PBio) Divestment Project

(Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Nov.2024) — Petrobras‘ Executive Board approved the end of the divestment project of its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Biocombustível S.A. (PBio), which will be retained within the company’s portfolio. This decision is in line with Petrobras’ current strategic guidelines which takes into account the company’s low-carbon businesses, profitably […]

Petrobras Reveals 3Q:24 Webcast Schedule

(Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Nov.2024) — Petrobras has rescheduled for 2 p.m. the webcast to be held on 8 Nov. 2024 to present the company’s third-quarter 2024 results.  The event will be presented in Portuguese and will have simultaneous translation into English. The release of the 3Q:24 Financial Performance Report is […]

Petrobras 3Q:24 Hydrocarbon Production in Two Charts

(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Oct.2024) — Brazil’s state-owned Petrobras reported total hydrocarbon production of 2,689 Mboe/d in the third quarter 2024 (3Q:24), down 0.8% sequentially compared to the 2Q:24 and down 7.9% compared the 3Q:23.  RELATED STORY: Petrobras Reports 3Q:24 Output of 2.7 MMboe/d (PDF Download) Importantly, Petrobras was forced to […]