Petrobras to Sell Shallow-Water Campos,Santos Basin Fields

摘要

Brazil's state-owned Petrobras has agreed to sell shallow-water assets in the Campos and Santos Basins to two companies for a combined $1.5 billion.The moves are part of the company's multiyear divestment program.In one deal,London-based Trident Energy will acquire 100% interest in the Pampo and Enchova clusters in the Campos Basin.In the other,Melbourne-based Karoon Energy will buy 100% interest in the Baiina field in the Santos Basin.The Pampo and Enchova hubs off Rio de Janeiro include the Enchova,Enchova Oeste,Marimba,Piraiina,Bicudo,Boni-to,Pampo,Trilha,Linguado,and Bade-jo fields,which produce a combined 25,500 B/D via the PPM-l,PCE-l,P-8,and P-65 platforms.The fields were developed in the 1980s.Trident will pay $851 million to Petrobras in two installments and could pay up to $200 million more depending on future crude oil prices.