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Petrobras estimated to disconnect about 557 seafarers from its subsidiary Transpetro between September 2020 and July 2021
Petrobras informs this morning of June 29, 2020, that the Board of Directors of its subsidiary Transpetro, approved the creation of a Voluntary Retirement Program (PDV) exclusively for its employees. Lava Jato: Technip returns more than R$ 265 million to Petrobras
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According to the statement from Petrobras, the POS is an important tool for managing staff, being yet another measure focused on cost reduction, in order to reinforce the resilience of the company's businesses.
The voluntary resignation program at Transpetro has an estimated return (avoided cost of personnel less disbursement with indemnities) of R$ 552 million until 2025 and aims to promote the adequacy of the maritime workforce to active fleet management actions.
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According to Petrobras, the shutdowns at Transpetro are expected to take place between September 2020 and July of next year and are estimated at around 557 seafarers.
“Petrobras reinforces its commitment to transparency and respect for all its employees and those of its subsidiaries. The company seeks to create conditions for professionals to make the best choice, always maintaining its commitment to ethics, transparency and the highest levels of safety and efficiency in operations.” says the state through a note
Petrobras has Liquigás sale process declared again as complex by CADE
The technical area of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade), declared and the deputy general superintendent of the body, Patricia Alessandra Sakowski, accepted the acquisition of Liquigás by Copagaz, Itaúsa, Fogás and Nacional Gás Butano as “complex”
The decision was taken this Thursday (25/06) and the process will now undergo an analysis of another 90 days, a period in which it will be analyzed whether the proposed distribution of assets between the parties is adequate to address concerns related to the possible exercise of unilateral power and equally incapable of minimizing risks of exercising coordinated power in the LPG distribution market.
CADE's technical note also says that it needs more information from market agents and the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) and also a deadline for presenting any economic efficiencies arising from the operation and sharing it with the consumer.
[quads id = 5]The first sale of Liquigás had already been vetoed by CADE after the agency declared the negotiation with the Ultra group “complex”. Still under the management of Pedro Parente at Petrobras, the transaction of R$ 2,8 billion was closed in 2017 and in March 2018 it was vetoed by the agency, resulting in a fine of more than R$ 200 million and causing a change in the new sale proposal .
In November last year, Petrobras announced the sale of Liquigás to the group formed by Copagaz, Itaúsa and Nacional Gás Butano. According to the company, the consortium's offer of R$ 3,7 billion was the best one made for participation in the distributor.
