Petrobras On TOR Amendment

(Petrobras, 11.Dec.2019) — Petrobras following up on the release dated November 1, 2019, informs that, in alignment with its cash management strategy and in accordance […]

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 […]

Petrobras Buys Aram Block In 6th PSC Bid Round

(Petrobras, 7.Nov.2019) — Petrobras reports that the consortium in which will be the operator, holding 80% of work interest, in partnership with CNODC Brasil Petróleo […]

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 […]

Field Narrows As Brazil Oil Auction Nears

(Reuters, Gram Slattery and Marta Nogueira, 5.Nov.2019) — As Brazil approaches the biggest oil auction in its history — and one of the world’s most […]

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 […]

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 […]

ANP Sets Dates For TOR And 6th Production Round

(ANP, 11.Oct.2019) — Brazil’s Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels (ANP) announced the dates for the next two bid rounds. The ANP’s […]

Petrobras Updates On TOR Approval

(Petrobras, 5.Sep.2019) — Petrobras reports that the Brazilian Senate approved the Constitutional Amendment Proposal (CAP) that allows the Federal Government to share with states, the […]

ANP 16th Bid Rounds: Mitigating Sky-high Bonuses

(WoodMac, 6.Jun.2019) — After three highly competitive exploration bid rounds in 2018, momentum is building for Brazil’s three-round licensing bonanza that starts later this year. […]