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Petrobras Farms Down Tanzania Stake

Brazil’s state-run firm Petrobras reported that its subsidiary in Tanzania, Petrobras Tanzania Ltd., has farmed down its stake in Tanzania’s Block 6. The company signed a farm-out agreement for the sale of a 12% working interest in the block to Statoil Tanzania AS. Block 6 covers 5,549 sq km in the Mafia Basin offshore Tanzania, with a water depth of 1,800 meters.   The consortium of this block currently has Petrobras as the operator, holding a 50% stake, and Shell Deepwater Tanzania B.V., with the remaining 50%. After the farm-out completion, Petrobras will remain as the operator with 38%, Statoil will hold 12%, while ...

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