The Brazilian oil giant Petrobras continues to increasingly focus its resources on deep and ultra-deep water assets in the pre-salt layer

Petrobras, informed yesterday (27/12) in a fact relevant to the market, that in continuity to the announcements released on July 09, 2021 and August 09, 2021, it signed with the company Aguila Energia e Participações Ltda (Aguila) a contract for the assignment , together with Sonangol Hidrocarbonetos Brasil Ltda (Sonangol), of the entire stake of both companies in the onshore oil exploration block POT-T-794, belonging to the BT-POT-55A concession, located in the Potiguar Basin, in the state of Large northern river.

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

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

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

Cobra Group 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 announced, in a Material Fact to the market, the sale of its entire stake in the onshore oil and gas fields, at Polo Carmópolis, 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 down payment of US$275 million, another US$550 million at the closing of the operation and a further US$275 million after 12 months of completion. These amounts do not consider adjustments due until the closing of the transaction, which is subject to the fulfillment of conditions precedent, such as approval by the antitrust agency Cade and by the regulator ANP, pointed out the state.

Polo Carmópolis comprises 11 onshore production concessions located in Sergipe and includes access to oil and natural gas processing, outflow, storage and transportation infrastructure.

Petrobras auctions all Extraordinary Natural Gas Transport Capacity offered by TBG and dominates natural gas in the Center-South

After extensive negotiations during the Coordinated Public Call process with potential suppliers with distributors in the Center-South of the country to contract supplies, Petrobras purchased last weekend the extraordinary natural gas transport capacity offered by TBG for 2022. In all, more than 19,7 million m³/day of input capacity and 17,7 million m³/day of output capacity were allocated to the state-owned company. 

CP22 – Launched in March of this year, the Coordinated Public Call (CP22) for distributors in the Center-South gathered more than 130 proposals sent by 13 participating companies, covering different service modalities and linked to imports, domestic production, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and biomethane. Of these, more than 100 proposals went on to the negotiation stage – among the supplying agents were producers Shell and Petrobras, 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 remuneration of R$ 11.716,82

The vacancies are for professionals with training in Data Science, Systems Analysis (software engineering, infrastructure and business processes engineering), Environmental Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Equipment Engineering (electrical, electronics, inspection, mechanics, terminals and pipelines ), Process Engineering, Civil Engineering, Process Safety Engineering, Occupational Safety Engineering, Naval Engineering, Trade and Supply Analysis, Maritime Transport Analysis, Geophysics (Physics, Geology), Geology, Economics and Administration. Those summoned will be able to work in any area or unit, depending on Petrobras' needs. 

Benefits: Petrobras offers supplementary pension (optional), health plan (medical, hospital, dental, psychological and pharmacy benefit), in addition to educational benefits for dependents, among others. The minimum initial remuneration is R$ 11.716,82.

Inscription: The registration fee is R$ 79,83 (seventy-nine reais and eighty-three cents). Information about enrollment, the complete announcement, number of vacancies for each emphasis, test cities, requirements and remuneration can be consulted IN THIS LINK.