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Petrobras Studying Offshore Wind for the Long Run, CEO Says

May 19, 2022

The chief executive of Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras, Jose Mauro Coelho, said on Wednesday that offshore wind power is among the alternatives being studied by the firm for the long run.Speaking at an event about carbon markets, Coelho…

Petrobras Cancels Sale of Deepwater Assets in Sergipe-Alagoas Basin in Brazil

May 16, 2022

Brazilian oil company Petrobras has decided not to sell its deepwater assets in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin offshore Brazil, originally put up for sale in 2018.The company said Saturday it had decided to conclude the competitive process, which was in the binding phase…

Petrobras Launches Binding Phase for Tartaruga Field Stake Sale

May 10, 2022

Brazilian oil company Petrobras has started the binding phase for the sale of its stake in the Tartaruga field, located in shallow waters of the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, state of Sergipe.Petrobras said last month it was relaunching the the sale process of its stake in the Tartaruga field…

Petrobras Extends Deal for Use of CGG's Seismic Processing Software

May 11, 2022

French offshore seismic data services company CGG said Wednesday that it had recently signed an expanded five-year licensing agreement with the Brazilian oil company Petrobras for Geovation seismic processing and imaging software.CGG said the…

Petrobras Starts Oil and Gas Production from First of Four Mero Field FPSOs

May 02, 2022

Oil and gas production has started from FPSO Guanabara offshore Brazil, the first definitive production system installed in the Petrobras-operated Mero field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. Three more FPSOs are planned for deployment at the Mero field…

Brazil's Petrobras Reports $9B Profit as Bolsonaro Rails Against Company

May 06, 2022

Brazil's Petrobras posted a first-quarter net income that beat forecasts on Thursday, just minutes after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro railed against the state-run oil company's profitability, saying its executives had no sympathy for ordinary people…

Petro Rio Buys Petrobras' Albacora Leste Offshore Oil Field for $2.2 Billion

Apr 28, 2022

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras said on Wednesday its board has approved the sale of its stake in the Albacora Leste oilfield to Petro Rio SA for $2.2 billion.The oil giant, formally known as Petroleo Brasileiro SA, said the sale was…

Petrobras Launches Binding Phase for Sale of Its U.S. Gulf of Mexico Oil Field Interests

Apr 19, 2022

Brazilian oil company Petrobras has launched the binding phase for the sale of its 20% in the company MP Gulf of Mexico, LLC. (MPGoM), which owns offshore fields in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.Petrobras first announced its intention to exit the joint venture in October 2021…

Petrobras Boosts Output, Flags May Start for Major FPSO

Apr 28, 2022

Oil production at Brazil's Petrobras rose in the first quarter as additional wells ramped up or came online, while a new platform set to start pumping in May should help that trend continue, the state-run company said on Wednesday.In a securities filing…

Production Sharing Contracts Signed for Sepia, Atapu Offshore Oil Fields in Brazil

Apr 28, 2022

Brazilian oil and gas company Petrobras has signed production sharing contracts with its partners for the Atapu and Sépia oil fields, offshore Brazil.For Atapu, the PSCs were signed with Shell (25%) and Total Energies (22,5%). For Sépia, PSCs were signed with TotalEnergies (28%)…

Petrobras Shareholders Elect CEO-in-waiting to Board after Weeks of Turmoil

Apr 14, 2022

©Agência Petrobras - Flávio EmanuelShareholders in Brazil's Petrobras have elected José Mauro Coelho to the firm's board, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter, paving the way for the government technocrat to take the helm of the state-run oil company…

Sweden's Maha Energy Eyes Petrobras' Stake in Tartaruga Field Offshore Brazil

Apr 13, 2022

Stockholm-based Maha Energy AB remains interested in purchasing Petrobras' stake in the Tartaruga oil field in northeastern Brazil after the company's first attempt at buying the asset was unsuccessful, Victoria Berg, the company's investor relations officer…

One-year Term: Petrobras Elects New CEO

Apr 14, 2022

Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras on Thursday formally elected Jose Mauro Coelho as its chief executive for a one-year term, ending weeks of turmoil in which the government struggled to fill the top position.Coelho, a government technocrat…

Petrobras Puts Its Tartaruga Field Stake Up For Sale Again

Apr 11, 2022

Brazilian oil company Petrobras has restarted the sale process of its stake in the Tartaruga field, located in shallow waters of the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, State of Sergipe, Brazil.The oil firm had in August 2020 launched the binding phase for the sale of its entire stake in the Tartaruga field…

Pires Turns Down Petrobras CEO Job

Apr 05, 2022

Energy consultant Adriano Pires has backed out of the Brazilian government's nomination for him to take the helm at Petrobras, the country's Mines and Energy Ministry said on Monday, in the latest blow to succession plans at the state-run oil company…

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