Petrobras News

Brazil Greenlights Petrobras’ Unitization Deals for Santos Basin Fields

May 05, 2026

Petrobras has confirmed that Brazil’s oil regulator approved production individualization agreements for the Sururu and Berbigão shared reservoirs in the Santos Basin, with the agreements taking effect on May 1.Petrobras was notified by the National Agency of Petroleum…

Petrobras Expands Campos Basin Presence with Argonauta Deal

Apr 28, 2026

Petrobras has agreed to acquire 100% of a portion of the Argonauta field ring-fence in the Campos Basin from Shell, ONGC and Brava.The acquired portion corresponds to an area holding 0.86% of the shared pre-salt Jubarte reservoir under a unitization agreement in effect since August 2025…

Petrobras Makes FID for Brazil’s Deepwater Scheme, Picks SBM Offshore for FPSOs

Apr 14, 2026

Petrobras has made the final investment decision (FID) for the SEAP I project in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, advancing development of the Sergipe Deepwater (SEAP) project, a new oil and gas frontier in Brazil.The approval follows the sanctioning of the SEAP II module in December 2025…

Petrobras Takes Operatorship of Offshore Block in Central Africa

Apr 17, 2026

Brazil’s Petrobras has signed an agreement to acquire a 75% stake and assume operatorship of Block 3 offshore São Tomé and Príncipe from Oranto Petroleum.The block is currently held by Oranto, which has a 90% interest and acts as operator, alongside…

Petrobras Buys Back Petronas Stake in Two Brazil Offshore Fields

Apr 10, 2026

Petrobras has signed agreements with Petronas Petróleo Brasil to acquire the remaining 50% stakes in the Tartaruga Verde and Espadarte Module III fields offshore Brazil.The fields are located in the Campos Basin, where Petrobras will regain…

Petrobras to Purchase Petronas' Stakes in Two Offshore Fields

Mar 16, 2026

Brazilian state-run firm Petrobras said on Monday it had decided to exercise its right to purchase Malaysian company Petronas' 50% stake in two offshore fields in Brazil for $450 million, according to a securities filing.Following the deal,…

Brazil Eyes Petrobras-Pemex Alliance for Gulf of Mexico Oil Exploration

Mar 23, 2026

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday he had proposed a partnership between state-run energy firms Petrobras of Brazil and Pemex of Mexico to explore oil in the Gulf of Mexico.'Pemex could get a great deal of help from Petrobras…

Brazil's Petrobras and Mexico’s Pemex Eye Deepwater Partnership

Mar 25, 2026

Brazil's Petrobras will discuss a possible partnership with Mexico's Pemex during a visit to Mexico next month, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Tuesday, after her Brazilian counterpart proposed joint projects in the Gulf of Mexico for the two state-run oil companies…

Petrobras to Buy Pair of Petronas' Offshore Stakes

Mar 17, 2026

Petrobras will exercise its right to purchase Malaysian company Petronas' 50% stake in two offshore fields in Brazil for $450 million, according to a securities filing.Following the deal, Petrobras will hold 100% of the Tartaruga Verde field and Module III of the Espadarte field…

Petrobras Finds Oil in Marlim Sul Field Offshore Brazil

Mar 26, 2026

Petrobras has identified the presence of oil in the pre-salt of the Campos Basin following drilling activities at the Marlim Sul Field offshore Brazil.The discovery was made at well 3-BRSA-1397-RJS, located about 113 km offshore in water depths of 1…

Petrobras Swings to $3B Profit on Record Exports

Mar 06, 2026

Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras posted a net profit of 15.6 billion reais ($2.96 billion) for the fourth quarter and plans to distribute 8.1 billion reais in interest on equity for the period, it said in separate filings on Thursday.The…

Seatrium Unit Launches Arbitration Against Petrobras over FPSO Contract

Feb 10, 2026

Seatrium, through its wholly owned subsidiary Jurong Shipyard, has started arbitration proceedings against Petrobras Netherlands in connection with a legacy contract for the conversion of the P-54 floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO)…

Petrobras Boosts Tupi Field Production

Jan 13, 2026

Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras has been producing 1 million barrels of oil per day at its offshore Tupi field since Friday, CEO Magda Chambriard told Reuters on Tuesday.The milestone is the result of an effort by Petrobras to boost production in the declining oil field…

Petrobras Halts Drilling in Environmentally Sensitive Area After Fluid Leak

Jan 06, 2026

A synthetic fluid leak of about 15 cubic meters (15,000 liters) has halted Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras' drilling of a well in the environmentally sensitive Foz do Amazonas Basin, the company said on Tuesday.In a statement, Petrobras…

Brazil Court Orders Workforce to Stay at 80% as Petrobras Strike Drags On

Dec 29, 2025

Brazil's Superior Labor Court ruled staffing levels to remain at 80% at all Petrobras facilities in Brazil as negotiations between workers at the state-run oil company drag on amid a prolonged strike.In a statement from the court, the ruling…

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