A profecia está se cumprindo: Petrobras põe à venda todo os ativos de petróleo no RN, podendo deixar de operar em todo nordeste

The Prophecy Is Coming True: Petrobras Puts All Oil Assets in RN Up for Sale, Potentially Exiting Operations in the Entire Northeast

Written by Flavia Marinho

Published on 25/08/2020 at 12:00

Petrobras UO-RNCE, Alto do Sumaré, Mossoró – RN

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The Potiguar Pole in Rio Grande do Norte for Sale by Petrobras Comprises Three Sub-Poles, Totaling 23 Onshore Oil Fields and 3 Offshore. State Operations in the Northeast Are at Risk to Focus on the Pre-Salt of the Southeast

After Petrobras Completed the Sale of Eight Oil Fields for $94.2 Million in Bahia to SPE Rio Ventura, the state-owned company announced yesterday (08/24) in a relevant fact that it put up for sale the Clara Camarão Refinery in Guamaré and twenty-six onshore and shallow water production fields located in the Potiguar Basin in the state of Rio Grande do Norte – RN, collectively referred to as the Potiguar Pole.

The Potiguar Pole in Rio Grande do Norte comprises three sub-polles: Canto do Amaro, Alto do Rodrigues, and Ubarana, totaling 26 production fields, of which 23 are onshore and 3 are offshore, in addition to including access to processing, refining, logistics, storage, transportation, and oil and natural gas disposal infrastructure.

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The concessions of the Ubarana sub-pole are located in shallow waters, between 10 and 22 km from the coast of the municipality of Guamaré-RN. The fields of Cioba, West of Ubarana, and Ubarana together have 28 platforms installed in shallow waters. There are 17 fixed platforms, of which 2 are manned, and 11 jacket-type steel platforms.

The buyer will also acquire the administrative and operational base of Alto do Rodrigues (RN), including a maintenance park and preservation of well-pipe systems and materials inventory.

In addition to the concessions and their production facilities, Petrobras included in the transaction the Clara Camarão Refinery located in Guamaré, RN, with a refining capacity of 39,600 bpd.

Check the Teaser, with the main information about the opportunity, as well as the eligibility criteria for selecting potential participants, available on Petrobras’s website

“The main subsequent stages of the project will be communicated to the market in due course”, said Petrobras in a statement.

The Prophecy Is Coming True: Petrobras Puts All Oil Assets in RN Up for Sale, Potentially Exiting Operations in the Entire Northeast

The Potiguar Pole in Rio Grande do Norte for Sale by Petrobras Comprises Three Sub-Poles, Totaling 23 Onshore Oil Fields and 3 Offshore. State Operations in the Northeast Are at Risk to Focus on the Pre-Salt of the Southeast

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