Petrobras Signed Another Million-Dollar Contract Yesterday (12/27) To Sell Its Entire Stake In Oil Fields In Rio Grande do Norte

The Brazilian Oil Giant Petrobras Continues to Concentrate More and More of Its Resources in Deep and Ultra-Deep Water Assets in the Pre-Salt

Petrobras announced yesterday (12/27) in a relevant fact to the market that, continuing the announcements made on July 9, 2021 and August 9, 2021, it signed a contract with Aguila Energia e Participações Ltda (Aguila) for the transfer, together with Sonangol Hidrocarbonetos Brasil Ltda (Sonangol), of the entirety of both companies’ participation in the onshore oil exploratory block POT-T-794, belonging to the BT-POT-55A concession, located in the Potiguar Basin, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte.

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The BT-POT-55A concession was acquired in 2006 during the 7th Bidding Round of Blocks held by the National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP). Petrobras holds a 70% stake and Sonangol, the operator of the concession, holds the remaining 30% stake.

The consortium drilled two wells in the area, one being a gas discovery and one for delimitation. There are no remaining commitments from the Minimum Exploratory Program (PEM) to be fulfilled.

According to Petrobras, the sale amount is US$ 750,000, being (a) US$ 150,000 paid on this date and; (b) US$ 600,000 to be paid upon closing of the transaction. The amounts do not consider the adjustments due until the transaction closes, which is subject to the fulfillment of certain preconditions, such as approval by the National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP).

Grupo Cobra Fills the Piggy Bank of the Brazilian Oil Giant Petrobras and Acquires, for US$ 1.1 Billion, 11 Onshore Oil and Gas Fields in Sergipe

Petrobras informed, in a Relevant Fact to the market, the sale of all its participation in the onshore oil and gas fields of the Carmópolis Polo in Sergipe to Carmo Energy. The contract is worth 1.1 billion dollars.

According to the company’s statement, the amount is divided into a signing bonus of 275 million dollars, another 550 million at the closing of the operation, and more 275 million dollars after 12 months of completion. These amounts do not consider adjustments due until the transaction closes, which is subject to the fulfillment of preconditions, such as approval by the antitrust body Cade and by the regulatory agency ANP, pointed out the state-owned company.

The Carmópolis Polo comprises 11 land production concessions located in Sergipe and includes access to processing, flow, storage, and transportation infrastructure for oil and natural gas.

Petrobras Acquires in Auction All Extraordinary Gas Transportation Capacity Offered by TBG and Dominates Natural Gas in the Central-South

After extensive negotiations during the Coordinated Public Call process with potential suppliers and the distributors in the Central-South of the country for supply contracting, Petrobras acquired last weekend the extraordinary gas transportation capacity offered by TBG for 2022. In total, more than 19.7 million m³/day of entry capacity and 17.7 million m³/day of exit capacity were allocated to the state-owned company.

CP22 – Launched in March of this year, the Coordinated Public Call (CP22) of the Central-South distributors gathered more than 130 proposals submitted by 13 participating companies, encompassing different modalities of service and linked to the import, national production, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and biomethane. Of these, more than 100 proposals advanced to the negotiation stage – among the suppliers were producers Shell and Petrobras, and traders GasBridge, Trafigura, EBrasil, Compass, New Fortress, and Nimofast, two biomethane producers, CRVR and Cocal, and Tradener, an onshore gas producer.

Petrobras Calls for 757 Higher Education Vacancies and Offers a Minimum Initial Salary of R$ 11,716.82

The vacancies are for professionals with training in Data Science, Systems Analysis (software engineering, infrastructure, and business processes), Environmental Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Equipment Engineering (electrical, electronic, inspection, mechanical, terminals, and pipelines), Processing Engineering, Civil Engineering, Process Safety Engineering, Occupational Safety Engineering, Naval Engineering, Commerce and Supply Analysis, Maritime Transport Analysis, Geophysics (Physics, Geology), Geology, Economics, and Administration. Those selected may work in any area or unit, depending on Petrobras’s needs. 

Benefits: Petrobras offers complementary pension (optional), health insurance (medical, hospital, dental, psychological, and pharmacy benefits), as well as educational benefits for dependents, among others. The minimum initial salary is R$ 11,716.82.

Application: The application fee is R$ 79.83 (seventy-nine reais and eighty-three cents). Information about applications, the complete notice, number of vacancies for each emphasis, test cities, requirements, and salaries can be consulted HERE.