Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, regarding the news published in the media on the divestments progress of the refineries, clarifies:
- (i) the company has received a binding proposal for the sale of Alberto Pasqualini Refinery (REFAP), in Rio Grande do Sul, and is in the negotiation phase with Ultrapar Participações S.A.;
- (ii) the company has received binding proposals for the sale of Presidente Getúlio Vargas Refinery (REPAR), in Paraná, and is in the phase of analyzing the proposals;
- (iii) the company is awaiting final offers from all participants in the sale process of Landulpho Alves Refinery (RLAM), in Bahia, based on negotiated versions of contracts with Mubadala Investment Company;
- (iv) the company has received binding offers and is in the negotiation phase for the sale of Isaac Sabbá Refinery (REMAN), in Amazonas, Lubrificantes e Derivados de Petróleo do Nordeste (LUBNOR), in
Ceará, and Shale Industrialization Unit (SIX), in Paraná;
- (v) the company expects to receive the binding offers for the sale of Abreu e Lima Refinery (RNEST), in Pernambuco, and Gabriel Passos Refinery (REGAP), in Minas Gerais, in the first quarter of this year.
Petrobras reinforces its commitment with wide transparency of its divestment projects and portfolio management and informs that the subsequent stages will be disclosed to the market in accordance with the company's Divestment Guidelines and the Decree 9,188/2017
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Petrobras has upwards of 100 production platforms, 16 refineries, 30,000 kilometers of pipelines and more than 6,000 service stations. Our proved reserves are around 14 billion barrels of oil, a figure expected to double in the next few years. With the discovery of oil and gas in the pre-salt region, Brazil may become the world's fourth biggest oil producer in 2030.
We have built a track record of overcoming challenges since 1953, when the company was created. The main one was developing technology to explore and produce oil in deep and ultra-deep waters, where upwards of 90% of our reserves are nestled. With innovation and daringness, we are now the Brazilian company that makes the applies for the most patents in Brazil and abroad.