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Petrobras Receives Payment of R$ 347 Million from Shell Related to the Earnout of Atapu Block for the Fiscal Year 2022

Written by Ruth Rodrigues
Published on 02/02/2023 at 08:02
A companhia anunciou recebimento do valor de RS 347 milhões da petroleira Shell nesta semana. O montante recebido pela Petrobras é referente ao complemento da compensação firme, ou earnout, pelo execício do Bloco de Atapu ao longo do ano de 2022.
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The state-owned oil company Petrobras continues to expand its internal cash flow in the natural oil and gas market at the end of January. On Tuesday (01/31), it announced the receipt of R$ 347 million from Shell, referring to the earnout, or complement of firm compensation, for the Atapu Block throughout 2022. The new president Prates also announced new names for the company’s board of directors.

See: Atapu and Sépia Blocks Receive Investments of R$ 204 Billion

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Shell’s Payment of R$ 347 Million Guarantees Petrobras a High Revenue Related to the Earnout of the Atapu Block in 2022

Petrobras has been heavily investing in the acquisition and co-participation in exploratory regions of oil and natural gas in Brazil.

The Atapu Block, located in the Santos Basin, is one of the high-value assets in the company’s business portfolio.

It announced on Tuesday the receipt of the payment of the firm compensation complement for the Atapu Block in the 2022 fiscal year by Shell.

The amount of R$ 347 million paid by the oil company thus secures the revenue of the earnout for the block for the state company. The earnout is a corresponding portion of the payment for part of the acquisition price of a company, linked to compensation to the selling partners regarding the company’s future profits.

According to a document sent to the market by Petrobras, the amount already includes the gross-up for the taxes levied regarding Shell’s 25% participation.

The company added that “earnout values have been established for the Sépia and Atapu blocks, which will be due between 2022 and 2032, and can be claimed starting from the last business day of January of the year following the year in which the price of Brent oil reaches an annual average above US$ 40/bbl, limited to US$ 70/bbl.”

With Shell’s payment, Petrobras concluded the announcement stating that the total earnout related to the 2022 fiscal year of the Atapu Block was received in January 2023.

New Petrobras President Jean Paul Prates Already Has Names for Adjustments to the State Company’s Board of Directors

In addition to the announcement of Shell’s payment regarding the earnout of the Atapu Block, the future of Petrobras’s Board of Directors is also being debated in the current oil and gas scenario.

Petrobras’s new CEO, Jean-Paul Prates, already has names for the company’s board of directors.

In coordination with the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), the president of the state is seeking names such as Josué Gomes, Eduardo Moreira, and Suzana Khan for the board.

Gomes is the current president of Fiesp and has chances of assuming the presidency of the board of the state-owned company. Eduardo and Suzana will share the team alongside Gomes in the coming years of Jean Paul Prates’s administration.

Learn More About Shell

Shell has been present in Brazil since 1913. Its main objective is to respond to society’s energy needs today and in the future, acting responsibly in economic, environmental, and social aspects.

The company has around 900 employees in Brazil. Its headquarters is located in downtown Rio de Janeiro and has a lubricants factory on Ilha do Governador.

One of the largest companies in the world in Exploration and Production, Shell faces some of its greatest technological challenges in the Upstream segment.

Ruth Rodrigues

Formada em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN), atua como redatora e divulgadora científica.

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