Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
September 28 2020 - 6:54AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of September, 2020
Commission File Number 1-15106
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Brazilian Petroleum Corporation – PETROBRAS
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
Avenida República do Chile, 65
20031-912 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes _______ No___X____
Petrobras increases investments in the northern of
Brazil
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Rio de Janeiro, September
28th, 2020 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces it has signed an agreement on September
25th, 2020, under which Total E&P do Brasil LTDA will transfer to Petrobras the operatorship and working interest
on the following exploration blocks FZA-M-57, FZA-M-86, FZA-M-88, FZA-M-125 e FZA-M-127 located in ultra-deep waters, approximately
120 km from Amapá state, in an exploratory frontier basin on the Brazilian equatorial margin aiming at high potential opportunities.
The five blocks were
acquired on the 11th Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis (ANP) bidding
round by the consortium operated by Total (40%), in partnership with Petrobras (30%) and BP Energy do Brasil LTDA (30%).
With this agreement
and according to the joint operating agreement, Petrobras intends to increase its stake to up to 70%, depending on the preemptive
right of BP, also part of the consortium.
The closing of the proposed
transaction is subject to the regulatory agencies’ approval.
www.petrobras.com.br/ri
For more information:
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS
| Investors Relations
email: petroinvest@petrobras.com.br/acionistas@petrobras.com.br
Av. República do Chile, 65 – 1803
– 20031-912 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
Tel.: 55 (21) 3224-1510/9947 | 0800-282-1540
This document may contain
forecasts within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), and Section 21E of the
Securities Trading Act of 1934, as amended (Trading Act) that reflect the expectations of the Company's officers. The terms: "anticipates",
"believes", "expects", "predicts", "intends", "plans", "projects",
"aims", "should," and similar terms, aim to identify such forecasts, which evidently involve risks or uncertainties,
predicted or not by the Company. Therefore, future results of the Company's operations may differ from current expectations, and
the reader should not rely solely on the information included herein.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: September 28,
2020
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A–PETROBRAS
By: /s/ Andrea Marques de Almeida
______________________________
Andrea Marques de Almeida
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer
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