Petrobras News

Petrobras Nears Sale of Offshore Oilfields

May 28, 2019

Brazil's Petroleo Brasileiro SA is nearing the sale of two oilfields in a process that could fetch around $1 billion and aid the state-run oil firm in its bid to reduce debt.Petrobras, as the company is known, has set a June 5 deadline to receive…

Petrobras Receives Top Bid from Ouro Preto

Jun 13, 2019

Brazilian energy company Ouro Preto Oleo e Gas delivered the highest bid to acquire a pair of Brazilian oil clusters from state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.Petrobras, as the oil company is known…

Petrobras Interested in Two TOR Auction Areas

May 22, 2019

Petroleo Brasileiro said on Tuesday it is interested in exercising its preferential right to tender in two areas in an auction of excess oil from the so-called 'transfer of rights' (TOR) area, according to a company filing.The Brazilian state…

Up to 60% of Petrobras Production Will Be Pre-salt

May 20, 2019

Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras predicts that the pre-salt slice of its total oil production will rise from the current 49% to up to 60% this year. The company's director of Exploration & Production, Carlos Alberto Pereira de Oliveira…

Petrobras to Record $326 Mln Writedown Due to Rig Dispute

Apr 25, 2019

Brazilian state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA will record a 1.3 billion-real ($326 million) provision in its first-quarter results due to an ongoing dispute with a bankrupt rig lessor, it said on Thursday.In a securities filing, Petrobras…

Mero Field E&P Procurement Heating Up Market

May 02, 2019

The development of the Mero field, part of the Libra pre-salt complex offshore Brazil, has opened a range of opportunities for equipment and services in the oil and gas sector in the South American country. A range of equipment from wet x-mas trees…

Petrobras Confirms Reserves at Moita Bonita

Apr 22, 2019

Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras has confirmed the extension of gas and oil accumulation in the Moita Bonita area, in deep waters in the Sergipe Basin offshore Brazil.A press release from the Petrobras said: 'We have completed the drilling…

Brazil Transfer-of-rights Area: What's Next?

Apr 11, 2019

Brazil's government and state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA have settled a long-running dispute about one of the world's most promising offshore oil areas, clearing the way for a blockbuster auction later this year.The national…

Brazil Government to Pay Petrobras $9 Bln

Apr 10, 2019

The Brazilian government reached a landmark deal to pay state-controlled oil company Petróleo Brasileiro SA $9.058 billion for revising a transfer-of-rights oil contract, Energy Minister Bento Albuquerque said on Tuesday.Albuquerque told reporters…

Brazil, Petrobras Paving Way for Giant Tender

Mar 26, 2019

Brazil's government will announce 'within days' a deal with state-run oil company Petrobras to settle a multi-billion-dollar contract dispute and clear the way to auction billions of barrels of oil off of the Brazilian coast, a minister said on Monday…

Petrobras Sues Samsung Heavy Industries

Mar 27, 2019

Samsung Heavy Industries said on Wednesday that Petrobras America filed a lawsuit against the South Korean shipbuilder with a U.S. court, claiming 283 billion won ($249.32 million) in damages.Petrobras America claimed that it paid excessive charter fees for a drill ship built by Samsung Heavy…

Brazil Likely to Pay Petrobras $10 Bln

Mar 19, 2019

The Brazilian government is likely to pay around $10 billion to state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA to settle the so-called 'transfer-of-rights' dispute, newspaper Valor Economico reported on Tuesday, though the parties have not agreed on final terms…

Petrobras Names Former Vale Exec as CFO

Mar 19, 2019

Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petróleo Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras, named Andrea Marques de Almeida, an engineer and former executive at mining company Vale SA, as its new chief financial officer, according to a securities filing.Andrea Almeida will replace Rafael Salvador Grisolia…

Petrobras Concentrates Its Efforts

Mar 14, 2019

As the world's top oil companies diversify and expand their presence in the petrochemicals and renewables segments, Petrobras is craving to be a less verticalized company.As partner to the Brazilian government in one of the industry's most coveted…

Petrobras Cuts Costs with Stream Data Analytics

Mar 07, 2019

Petrobras has faced multiple challenges in exploring deepwater pre-salt reservoirs since 2006. These large reservoirs located under massive salt domes are extremely difficult to drill because of low penetration rates and the nature of the salt formations that can be over 2…

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