Tag: pre-salt areas

• Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 06:54 UTC

  Petrobras to receive US$ 9.058bn following agreement with the government

  

  The Brazilian government reached a landmark deal to pay state-controlled oil company Petrobras SA US$9.058 billion for revising a transfer-of-rights oil contract, Energy Minister Bento Albuquerque said.

• Wednesday, December 26th 2018 - 08:55 UTC

  Petrobras plans to invest US$ 84bn mainly in pre-salt areas by 2023

  

  Petrobras has unveiled plans to invest US$ 84.1bn in deepwater exploration and production projects in Brazil, as well as raise $27bn through asset sales and partnerships by 2023. Around US$ 69bn of the planned investment will be channelled into the development of production in the pre-salt areas. Other key focus areas of investment include refining, transportation, trading, and natural gas and petrochemicals.