Brazil : Total Resigns From its Role of Operator in the Foz Do Amazonas Basin
September 07 2020 - 2:38AM
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Regulatory News:
Total (Paris:FP) (LSE:TTA) (NYSE:TOT) announces that it has
notified its partners on August 19 about its resignation from its
role of operator for five exploration blocks, located in the Foz do
Amazonas Basin, 120 kilometers offshore Brazil. These exploration
blocks are referenced as FZA-M-57, FZA-M-86, FZA-M-88, FZA-M-125
and FZA-M-127.
Total has informed the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas
and Biofuels (ANP) of this decision, that opens a period of
6-months during which a new operator will be appointed and to whom
the operated activities will be handed over. During this period,
Total has the duty to continue monitoring all regulatory processes
on behalf of its partners Petrobras and BP.
Total in Brazil
Total has been present in Brazil for over 40 years and has more
than 3,000 employees in the country. The Group operates in all
segments: exploration and production, gas, renewable energies,
lubricants, chemicals, and distribution.
Total Exploration & Production's portfolio currently
includes 24 blocks, with 10 operated. In 2019, the Group's
production in the country averaged 16,000 barrels of oil per day.
In October 2019, a consortium led by Total was awarded Block
C-M-541, located in the Campos Basin, in the 16th Bidding Round
held by Brazil's National Petroleum Agency (ANP).
In 2017, Total and Petrobras formed a Strategic Alliance
encompassing exploration and production and gas, renewables and
power activities. Through the Alliance, the two groups are
implementing R&D projects on topics such as artificial
intelligence leading to efficiency gains, with direct applications
in Brazil. Total entered the fuel distribution market in Brazil
with the acquisition in December 2018 of Grupo Zema's distribution
activities. Total thus owns a network of 280 service stations, as
well as several storage facilities for petroleum products and
ethanol.
About Total
Total is a broad energy company that produces and markets fuels,
natural gas and low-carbon electricity. Our 100,000 employees are
committed to better energy that is safer, more affordable, cleaner
and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than
130 countries, our ambition is to become the responsible energy
major.
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