Amid the oil crisis and the pandemic caused by the new coronavirus, Petrobras announced on Monday (04) the stage of opportunity disclosure (teaser), regarding the sale of its entire stake in the Manati field, a shallow water production concession located in the Camamu Basin, in Bahia. Unions will seek to suspend Petrobras platforms
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Petrobras informs that the operation is aligned with optimizing the portfolio and improving the company’s capital allocation, aiming to maximize value for its shareholders.
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The Manati field is located 10km off the coast of the municipality of Cairú, Bahia, in water depths between 35 and 50 meters.
The field began its operations in 2009, and its average production in 2019 was 105 bpd of condensate and 1,269 thousand m3/day of gas, through the fixed platform PMNT-1, which involves a subsea structure composed of 6 gas producing wells.
Petrobras is the operator of the field, with a 35% stake, in partnership with Enauta Participações (45%), Geopark Brasil E&P de Petróleo e Gás Ltda. (10%), and Brasoil Manati Exploração Petrolífera Ltda. (10%).
The teaser, which contains the main information about the opportunity, as well as the eligibility criteria for the selection of potential participants, is available on Petrobras’ website
Petrobras Suspends Drilling Rigs in Bahia and Sergipe; 550 Oil Workers Become Unemployed
The suspension of five oil drilling rigs operating at Petrobras’ Operational Unit (UO) in Bahia will initially result in the dismissal of 350 oil workers.
In addition to the oil fields in Bahia, Petrobras also terminated the activities of four rigs from Braserv in Sergipe, resulting in the dismissal of 200 workers. Click here to continue reading.

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