(Petrobras, 19.Aug.2022) — Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 27 June 2022 and 15 July 2022, informs the beginning of the non-binding phase in the processes of sale of assets in refining and associated logistics in the country, which includes the refineries Abreu e Lima (RNEST) in Pernambuco, […]
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Petrobras On Refinery Sales Deadlines
(Petrobras, 30.Jul.2021) — Petrobras has celebrated a new addendum to the Term of Commitment to Cessation (TCC) signed with the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), with the purpose of extending the deadline for Petrobras to continue with the discussions for the effective conclusion of the negotiation processes and to […]
Petrobras On RLAM And REPAR Divestments
(Petrobras, 8.Feb.2021) — Petrobras concluded the final round of the binding phase of the sale process of the Landulpho Alves Refinery (RLAM) and its associated logistics assets, in Bahia, in which Mubadala Capital presented the best final offer in an amount of $1.65bn. The signing of the purchase and sale […]
Petrobras Comments On Refinery Divestments
(Petrobras, 19.Jan.2021) — Petrobras, regarding the news published in the media on the divestments progress of the refineries, clarifies: (i) the company has received a binding proposal for the sale of Alberto Pasqualini Refinery (REFAP), in Rio Grande do Sul, and is in the negotiation phase with Ultrapar Participações S.A.; […]
Petrobras Receives Bids On Four Refineries
(Petrobras, 2.Dec.2020) — Rio de Janeiro-based Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on 1 October 2020, has received binding proposals for four refineries: Landulpho Alves (RLAM), in Bahia, Isaac Sabbá (REMAN), in Amazonas, Lubrificantes e Derivados de PetrĂłleo do Nordeste (LUBNOR), in Ceará, and Unidade de Industrialização do […]
Essar, Raizen And Ultra Eye Bid For Petrobras’ Refinery
(Reuters, 9.Nov.2020) — Brazil’s Petroleo Brasileiro SA is set to receive binding offers on Dec. 10 for its Rio Grande do Sul state refinery Refap, with Indian conglomerate Essar Group and local firms Raizen and Ultrapar Participacoes SA among its potential bidders, people familiar with the negotiations said. All three […]
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 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 […]
Petrobras Concludes Renewable Diesel Tests
(Petrobras, 14.Jul.2020) — Petrobras informs that, on July 11th, it successfully concluded tests on an industrial scale for the production of renewable diesel. The tests were conducted at the Presidente GetĂşlio Vargas Refinery (Repar), in Araucária, Paraná, where 2 million liters of soybean oil were processed, which resulted in the […]
Lawmakers Seek To Block Sale Of Petrobras’ Refineries
(Reuters, 2.Jul.2020) — Brazilian lawmakers are seeking a Supreme court injuction to prevent state-run oil company Petrobras from selling its refineries Landulpho Alves and Repar, according to documents seen by Reuters. In their request, lawmakers argue that the sale cotradicts a previous court decision ordering Petrobras to ask for the […]
Petrobras To Cut Over 20% Of Workforce
(Reuters, 1.Jul.2020) — Some 10,000 employees of Brazil’s Petrobras, or 22% of its workforce, have accepted voluntary buyouts, Chief Executive Roberto Castello Branco said on Wednesday, as the state-run oil company intensifies its quest to slim down and refocus on core businesses. In a webinar hosted by Brazilian newspaper Valor […]
Brazil, China, UAE Firms Eying Petrobras Refineries
(Reuters, Tatiana Bautzer and Carolina Mandl, 28.Nov.2019) — Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA has selected four groups for the second round of bidding for four refineries up for sale, including China’s Sinopec, Abu Dhabi’s state investor and two Brazilian firms, according to four people with knowledge of the […]
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 the sale of refining and associated logistics assets in the country, which includes the refineries Abreu e Lima (RNEST) in Pernambuco, Landulpho Alves (RLAM) in […]
Petrobras Extends Deadline To Divest Of Refineries
(Petrobras, 30.Aug.2019) — Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 06/28/2019 and 07/15/2019, referring to the first stage of the sale processes of downstream and logistics assets in Brazil, which includes the refineries Abreu e Lima (RNEST), Landulpho Alves Refinery (RLAM), President GetĂşlio Vargas (REPAR) and Alberto Pasqualini (REFAP), […]
Petrobras BODs Gives Thumbs Up To Potential Refinery Sales
(Petrobras, 26.Apr.2019) — Petrobras announced that the Board of Directors, in a meeting held today, approved  new guidelines for the management of its asset portfolio. The guidelines are in line with the Resilience Plan, released on 03/08/2019, being part of the preparation process of the 2020-2024 Business and Management Plan, […]