Petrobras Puts All Oil Fields in RN Up For Sale, Potentially Exiting Northeast Operations

Written by Flavia Marinho

Published on 23/12/2020 at 12:32

O Polo Potiguar no RN à venda pela Petrobras compreende três subpolos, totalizando 23 campos de petróleo terrestres e 3 marítimos. Operações da estatal no nordeste estão em risco para direcionar o foco no pré-sal do sudeste

Be the first to react!

The Potiguar Pole in RN For Sale by Petrobras Includes Three Sub-Poles, Totaling 23 Onshore Oil Fields and 3 Offshore. Operations by the State-Owned Company in the Northeast Are at Risk to Focus on the Pre-Salt in the Southeast

Petrobras informed this morning (12/23) about the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of all its stakes in 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 named the Potiguar Pole.

Read Also

The average production of the Potiguar Pole from January to June 2020 was approximately 23,000 barrels of oil per day and 124,000 m³/day of natural gas.

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

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW

See also

The concessions of the Ubarana sub-pole are located in shallow waters, between 10 and 22 km from the coast of Guamaré-RN. The fields of Cioba, Oeste de Ubarana, and Ubarana have a total of 28 platforms installed in shallow water. There are 17 fixed platforms, of which 2 are manned, and 11 steel jackets.

The buyer will also acquire the administrative and operational base of Alto do Rodrigues (RN), including maintenance and preservation park for well pipelines and material stock.

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

“Qualified potential buyers for this phase will receive an invitation letter with detailed instructions on the disinvestment process, including guidance for conducting due diligence and submitting binding proposals,” Petrobras stated in the announcement.

According to Petrobras, this disclosure is in accordance with Petrobras’s internal regulations and the provisions of the special procedure for the transfer of exploration, development, and production rights for oil and natural gas.

“This operation is aligned with the strategy of optimizing the portfolio and improving the company’s capital allocation, increasingly focusing its resources on world-class assets in deep and ultra-deep waters, where Petrobras has demonstrated a significant competitive advantage over the years,” the state-owned company concluded.

Petrobras Puts All Oil Fields in RN Up For Sale, Potentially Exiting Northeast Operations

The Potiguar Pole in RN For Sale by Petrobras Includes Three Sub-Poles, Totaling 23 Onshore Oil Fields and 3 Offshore. Operations by the State-Owned Company in the Northeast Are at Risk to Focus on the Pre-Salt in the Southeast

Read Also

Mayor orders wireless network turned off in municipal schools due to fear of electromagnetic radiation in children, replaces connection with Ethernet cables, and transforms small Italian city into a symbol of technological panic.

Goodbye traditional washing machine: Xiaomi surprises and launches an ultra-slim version with 27 programs, 3D water flow, steam sterilization, app control, enlarged drum, and a silent system with double suspension

An entire country within the mountains is selling water to Africa’s largest economy: Lesotho builds dams, tunnels, and bridges at an altitude of 2,000 meters to send more than 1.27 billion m³ per year to Johannesburg

Toyota ends the Diesel era: new Hilux with up to 380 km of urban range brings 196 hp, 59.2 kWh battery, 4×4 traction and 715 kg of load capacity

With an 88-meter wingspan, a capacity of 250 tons, six engines, and 32 wheels, the Ukrainian giant became the greatest symbol of extreme air transport and one of the most impressive machines in aviation history.

Magalu has a clearance sale on JBL Boombox 4 with 210W of power, 34-hour battery, and 3-way system.

To try to save a famous tourist beach from being swallowed by the ocean, India will dredge 250,000 cubic meters of sediments from the seabed every year and pump sand through pipelines to rebuild the coast of Visakhapatnam.

Pigment more expensive than gold appears in Roman coffins in England: archaeologists find Tyrian purple in 1,700-year-old funerary textiles and reveal imperial luxury buried in York under chemical traces invisible to the human eye

Belgium will sink 23 giant concrete caissons, each weighing 22,000 tons, in the North Sea to build the world’s first artificial energy island 45 km off the coast, forming offshore electrical walls.

The Pacific seafloor is breaking apart near Canada, and the silently cracking plate may reveal deep secrets about tsunamis, earthquakes, and methane hidden in the ocean.

In Sudan, expensive fuel, queues, and blackouts were stifling drivers, but an engineer created electric tricycles, and some owners even started operating with solar panels on the roof, reducing costs and helping workers to even double their daily income.

Petrobras Puts All Oil Fields in RN Up For Sale, Potentially Exiting Northeast Operations

The Potiguar Pole in RN For Sale by Petrobras Includes Three Sub-Poles, Totaling 23 Onshore Oil Fields and 3 Offshore. Operations by the State-Owned Company in the Northeast Are at Risk to Focus on the Pre-Salt in the Southeast

Read Also

Mayor orders wireless network turned off in municipal schools due to fear of electromagnetic radiation in children, replaces connection with Ethernet cables, and transforms small Italian city into a symbol of technological panic.

Goodbye traditional washing machine: Xiaomi surprises and launches an ultra-slim version with 27 programs, 3D water flow, steam sterilization, app control, enlarged drum, and a silent system with double suspension

An entire country within the mountains is selling water to Africa’s largest economy: Lesotho builds dams, tunnels, and bridges at an altitude of 2,000 meters to send more than 1.27 billion m³ per year to Johannesburg

Toyota ends the Diesel era: new Hilux with up to 380 km of urban range brings 196 hp, 59.2 kWh battery, 4×4 traction and 715 kg of load capacity

With an 88-meter wingspan, a capacity of 250 tons, six engines, and 32 wheels, the Ukrainian giant became the greatest symbol of extreme air transport and one of the most impressive machines in aviation history.

Magalu has a clearance sale on JBL Boombox 4 with 210W of power, 34-hour battery, and 3-way system.

Oil sees sharp drop after rumors of a deal between the United States and Iran raise hopes for an end to the war in the Middle East.

Brazil’s oil production soars and hits an all-time high for the second consecutive month, driven by the pre-salt and the advancement of energy sector giants.

Oil price falls even with Trump’s threats to Iran and rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East impacting global market expectations.

China discovers more than 200 new oil and gas fields in the last five years

Petrobrás indicates a strong first quarter in 2026 with high production, robust cash generation, and an expectation of up to $2.4 billion in dividends for shareholders.

To try to save a famous tourist beach from being swallowed by the ocean, India will dredge 250,000 cubic meters of sediments from the seabed every year and pump sand through pipelines to rebuild the coast of Visakhapatnam.

Pigment more expensive than gold appears in Roman coffins in England: archaeologists find Tyrian purple in 1,700-year-old funerary textiles and reveal imperial luxury buried in York under chemical traces invisible to the human eye

Belgium will sink 23 giant concrete caissons, each weighing 22,000 tons, in the North Sea to build the world’s first artificial energy island 45 km off the coast, forming offshore electrical walls.

The Pacific seafloor is breaking apart near Canada, and the silently cracking plate may reveal deep secrets about tsunamis, earthquakes, and methane hidden in the ocean.

In Sudan, expensive fuel, queues, and blackouts were stifling drivers, but an engineer created electric tricycles, and some owners even started operating with solar panels on the roof, reducing costs and helping workers to even double their daily income.