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Petrobras, Murphy to Explore in GoM

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

December 3, 2018

File Image: Credit AdobeStock / © DonVictorio

File Image: Credit AdobeStock / © DonVictorio

Brazil's state-controlled Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) said on Monday it had sealed a joint venture with Murphy Exploration & Production Company to explore oil and gas fields in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a securities filing.

Petrobras received $795 million for the deal, and will have a 20 percent stake in the venture.


Reporting by Carolina Mandl

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