Divestment Plan

For $ 100 million, Petrobras sells 30% of Frade field to PetroRio

Petrobras Agency
30/11/2019 05:42
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Petrobras reports that it signed today with PetroRio Jaguar Petróleo Ltda., subsidiary of Petro Rio S.A. (“PetroRio”), a contract for the sale of 30% stake in the Frade concession, located in the Campos Basin, north coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro forUS$ 100 million. Currently, PetroRio holds the remaining 70% of Frade's concession through its subsidiaries.


The transaction also included the sale of the entire stake held by Petrobras Frade Inversiones S.A. (PFISA), a subsidiary of Petrobras, in the company Frade BV, which owns the offshore assets used in the development of Frade field production.


The sale price of US$ 100 million, will be paid in two installments: (i) US$ 7.5 million upon signature of the contract; and (ii) US$ 92.5 million at the close of the transaction, subject to adjustments due. In addition, there is a contingent US$ 20 million due to a potential new discovery in the field.


The transaction closing is subject to the fulfillment of precedent conditions, such as approvals by the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) and the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP).


This disclosure complies with Petrobras' divestment guidelines and is aligned with the provisions of the special procedure for assignment of rights on exploration, development and production of oil, natural gas and other fluid hydrocarbons, provided for in Decree 9,355/2018.


This transaction is in line with the portfolio optimization and the improvement of the company’s capital allocation, aiming at generating value for our shareholders.


About the Frade Field

The Frade Field is located about 118 km from the north coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, in water depths between 1,050 and 1,300 meters. Production started in June 2009 and the average production in 2019 was about 18,400 boe/day. After the completion of the sale, PetroRio will hold 100% of the consortium and Frade BV through its subsidiaries.

 

About PetroRio

PetroRio is an independent Brazilian oil and gas producer and started its activities in 2009 as HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A., with an average production in October 2019 of around 23,000 boe/day.


It is currently the operator of the Polvo field (100%), in the Campos Basin, and has a 10% stake in the Manati field, in the Camamu Basin, in addition to its stake in two exploratory blocks in the Foz do Amazonas and another one in Ceará.

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