Sale of stake in 34 onshore fields in Rio Grande do Norte Rio de Janeiro based Petrobras’ board of directors approved yesterday the full sale of its stake in 34 onshore production fields, located in the Potiguar Basin, in Rio Grande do Norte state, to the company 3R Petroleum. The 34 concessions are mature fields in production for over 40
Latin American E&P operator GeoPark Limited (ticker: GPRK) released a production update today, noting that current production is currently at 35 MBOEPD. This figure includes production from the recent Argentina acquisition. Oil production increased by 33% to 27,345 BOPD (up 8% compared to Q4 2017) Colombian oil production increased by 37% to 26,303 BOPD (up 8% compared to Q4 2017)
Brazil’s 15th Bidding Round raised over USD$2.4 billion – this sets a new record for Brazil’s auctions. According to the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency, the 15th round will generate investments of USD$361.6 million in the first/exploration phase of the concession contracts alone. Brazil said that 22 offshore blocks were acquired out of the 47 offered. However, there were no offers
Brazil’s state-controlled oil company, Petrobras, has hedged a portion of its 2018 oil production. The move should protect cash flow against downturns in the marketplace. Bloomberg reported that the company hedged 128 MMBbls, or 350,685 BOPD at an average Brent price of $65/bbl. The average cost, a company filing on Wednesday said, is about $3.48 a barrel. Petrobras has become
Statoil ASA (ticker: STO) and Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (ticker: PBR) have agreed that Statoil will acquire a 25% interest in Roncador, a large oil field in the Campos Basin in Brazil. The transaction nearly triples Statoil’s production in Brazil. Total consideration comprises an initial payment of $2.35 billion, plus additional contingent payments of up to $550 million. “This
From The Wall Street Journal In a few months, Brazil’s federal government will start receiving crude oil from a huge field, known as Libra, off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. But the government has no tanker ships to unload oil from the platform where it will be pumped. It has no terminals to store oil, no pipelines to transport
Petrobras plans to reduce its $124 billion debt, dropping its debt-to-EBITDA to 2.5 by 2018 Brazil’s state-owned Petroleo Brasileiro (ticker: PBR) released both its strategic, and business and management plans for 2017 to 2021 as the company looks to rebuild trust with investors as Petrobras, as the company is commonly referred to, attempts to deleverage amid a corruption probe. Petrobras
The president of Brazil named Pedro Parente chief executive officer of state-led oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA. It was a move by interim Brazilian President Michel Temer to revamp economic policy and shore up the debt-laden oil producer. Parente is best known for his role as chairman of the Brazil unit of agribusiness and commodities-trading giant Bunge Ltd from 2010
Petrobras reports $358 million loss on lower production and sales Brazil’s state-owned oil giant, Petroleo Brasileiro (ticker: PBR), reported its first quarter results yesterday, showing a 1.25 billion reais ($358 million) loss in the first three months of the year. Petrobras, as the company is commonly called, is the most in-debt oil and gas company in the world, and has
Oil Price Slide, Lower Exchange Rates Force Balance Sheet Adjustment 2015-2019 Plan is $125 Billion Lower than 2010-14 Plan The past year has been one to forget for Petrobras (ticker: PBR), as Brazil’s state owned oil magnate moves on from a messy scandal that has revealed some of the most prominent figures in the government. Aside from the proverbial black
Petrobras (ticker: PBR) expects to raise US$2.5 billion through the issuance of 100-year global notes, the company announced on June 1, 2015. The notes include an annual yield of 8.45% and were issued at $0.81 on the dollar, enticing about $13 billion from potential investors, according to a source of The Wall Street Journal. Petrobras is the most indebted oil
Chairman of India’s Videocon says new discovery will be one of the lowest cost wells in the world A consortium that includes a 50:50 joint venture between Bharat Petroleum (ticker: PBCL) and Videocon Industries (ticker: VIDEOIND), and Brazilian oil major Petrobras (ticker: PBR) report a significant discovery off the northeast coast of Brazil. The discovery was made in a well
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