Petrobras Starts Refinery Binding Phase

(Petrobras, 22.Nov.2019) — Petrobras, following up on the release dated August 30, 2019, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the first stage of […]

Petrobras Eyes Deep Offshore Shift In 2020

(Reuters, 19.Nov.2019) — Brazil’s state-owned oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA expects deep offshore areas to account for 88% of its exploration and production activities next […]

Bolivia Warns Of Force Majeure On Gas Exports

(Argus, 12.Nov.2019) — Bolivia’s deepening political crisis is starting to take a toll on its vital hydrocarbons industry. YPFB, Bolivia’s state-owned oil and natural gas […]

Petrobras Discloses Teaser For Uruguayan Assets

(Petrobras, 12.Nov.2019) — Petrobras started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser) relating to the sale of its fuel, lubricant and fertilizer distribution business in Uruguay. In […]

Petrobras Delists From Argentine Stock Exchange

(Petrobras, 11.Nov.2019) — Petrobras, following communications disclosed on 08/09/2019, 10/04/2019 and 11/04/2019, reports that it proceeded to the withdrawal of the public offering regime in […]

Petrobras Receives Final Offer For Liquigás

(Petrobras, 7.Nov.2019) — Petrobras reports that, as part of the competitive process for divestment of its entire shareholding in Liquigás Distribuidora S.A., the group comprised […]

Brazil’s Pre-salt Encore Flops

(Argus, 7.Nov.2019) — Brazil’s pre-salt auction today mirrored the lackluster results from yesterday’s much-hyped Transfer of Rights offer, raising questions about bonus pricing, the appeal […]

ANP’s 6th Round Gets R$5.05bn Bid

(ANP, 7.Nov.2019) — The 6th Production Sharing Bidding Round, held today (November 7) by ANP, bid the block Aram in the Santos Basin. The Round […]

Brazil Oil Auction A ‘Total Disaster’

(Bloomberg, Sabrina Valle, Peter Millard, and Luiza Ferraz, 6.Nov.2019) — Brazil’s largest-ever auction of oil deposits flopped, sending the real tumbling, after state-controlled Petroleo Brasileiro […]

Brazil Tender Disappoints

(Reuters, Gram Slattery, Marta Nogueira, Marianna Parraga, 6.Nov.2019) — Brazil’s biggest-ever oil auction frustrated expectations on Wednesday, as high prices and the dominant role of […]

Major Disappointment In Brazil’s Surplus Round

(Welligence, 6.Nov.2019) — Brazil’s Surplus Transfer of Rights round (6th November 2019), the biggest resource opportunity of the year globally, has ended in huge disappointment. […]

Petrobras Takes Prize In Brazil’s TOR Round

(WoodMac, 6.Nov.2019) — Brazil’s largest-ever auction of oil licences – the Transfer of Rights round – saw state-controlled Petrobras walk away with the biggest prizes, […]

Petrobras Clarifies Gas Market Agreement

(Petrobras, 5.Nov.2019) — Petrobras clarifies that it has been fully complying with the schedule of commitments made in the agreement signed with the Administrative Council […]

What A Mammoth Oil Auction Means for Brazil

(Americas Quarterly, Naki Mendoza, 5.Nov.2019) — A pre-salt auction 20 years in the making could have broad repercussions for the economy and Jair Bolsonaro’s government. […]

Petrobras Inks TOR Amendment Agreement

(Petrobras, 1.Nov.2019) — Petrobras, following the press release issued on October 31, 2019, reports that it has signed today the Amendment to the Transfer of […]

Brazil’s $50bn Oil Boom Is Falling Apart

(Oilprice.com Julianne Geiger, 31.Oct.2019) — Exxon may not be interested in stepping up to the bidding plate at Brazil’s massive $50 billion transfer of rights […]

Petrobras On Amendment To TOR Deal

(Petrobras, 31.Oct.2019) — Petrobras in addition to the press release issued on October 23, 2019, reports that the signing of the Amendment to the Transfer […]

Brazil Collects 900 Tonnes Of Spilled Oil

(Kallanish, 23.Oct.2019) — Brazil has collected some 900 tonnes of oil residue from its northeastern beaches since early September, the government said in a joint […]

Petrobras, Brazil’s Gov’t Near Marketing Deal

(Reuters, Gram Slattery, Marta Nogueira, 22.Oct.2019) — Brazil’s Petrobras could take over marketing of the government’s share of crude from offshore oilfields, a government official […]

Petrobras Informs About Provisioning

(Petrobras, 18.Oct.2019) — Petrobras informs that, within its ongoing process of contingencies assessment, it will provision R$ 3.2 billion as a result of: (i) litigation […]

Bolsonaro Says Oil Spill Could Be Sabotage

(Reuters, 18.Oct.2019) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro questioned on Friday whether a far-reaching oil spill on the nation’s northeastern shore may have been a criminal […]

How Brazil’s $26bn TOR Auction Works

(Reuters, Gram Slattery and Marta Nogueira, 16.Oct.2019) — Brazil’s Senate passed the main text of a bill defining the distribution of proceeds from a blockbuster […]

Petrobras Signs Charter Deals For Marlim

(Petrobras, 15.Oct.2019) — Petrobras signed letters of intent (LoI) with the Japanese company Modec (Marlim Unit 1) and the Malaysian company Yinson (Marlim Unit 2), […]

SBM Closes Brazil Legacy Case

(SBM, 9.Oct.2019) — SBM Offshore received notification that the Federal Court has formally closed the Improbity Lawsuit filed by the Brazilian Federal Prosecutors Office (Ministério […]

Petrobras And Equinor Ink NatGas Value Chain MOU

(Petrobras, 9.Oct.2019) — Petrobras, following up to the Strategic Partnership signed on 12/18/2017, celebrated a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Equinor ASA – Equinor, a […]