Petrobras informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of all of its stakes in the Albacora and Albacora Leste concessions, located predominantly in deep waters in the Campos Basin.

Potential buyers qualified for this phase will receive a process letter with detailed instructions on the divestment process, including guidelines for due diligence and the submission of binding proposals.

This disclosure complies with the Petrobras' internal rules and with the provisions of the special procedure for assignment of rights to 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 strategy and the improvement of the company’s capital allocation, increasingly concentrating its resources in world-class assets, that is, those that are more resilient in the face of oil price fluctuations, with less risk and greater financial return.

About Albacora and Albacora Leste 

The Albacora field has an area of 455 km² and is located in the northern area of the Campos Basin, in water depths ranging from 100 to 1,050 m, at a distance of about 110 km from Cabo de São Tomé, on the northern coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro. In 2020, Albacora produced an average of 23.2 thousand barrels of oil per day and 408.5 thousand m³/day of gas. Petrobras is the operator of the field with 100% stake.

The Albacora Leste field has an area of 511.56 km² and is located in the northern area of the Campos Basin, in water depths ranging from 1,000 to 2,150 m, at a distance of about 120 km from Cabo de São Tomé. In 2020, Albacora Leste produced an average of 30.9 thousand barrels of oil per day and 598.0 thousand m³/day of gas. Petrobras is the operator of the field with a 90% stake and the remaining 10% belongs to Repsol Sinopec Brasil.