China Sets Its Sights On First South American Refinery By Irina Slav - Apr 19, 2018, 9:00 AM CDT Refinery China could be on the brink entering the refining industry in the Americas if it inks a deal with Brazil’s Petrobras that will see it invest in the Comperj refinery in exchange for local crude oil, two sources close to the negotiations told Reuters.
The Comperj refinery needs an injection of around US$3 billion, other sources said, in order to reach its initial processing capacity of 165,000 barrels per day and Petrobras has not made a commitment to fund the facility. China’s CNPC, however, could do that, the sources said, and in exchange receive stakes in some of the fields the Brazilian major operates in the Campos Basin as well as the right to use the Comperj refinery.
China has been investing heavily in South America with the energy sector a priority. Brazil in particular has been in the focus of Chinese investment attention but if completed, the current deal between CNPC and Petrobras would be the first in which the Brazilian company offers oil in exchange for investments. The two, however, are already partners in the Libra field, in another prolific basin, Santos.
Last year, Chinese investment in Brazil hit the highest since 2010, at US$20.9 billion, with oil and gas, logistics, and agriculture the top three destinations for Chinese money.
Construction of the Comperj refinery started a decade ago but has run into problems as it got caught up in the political corruption scandal that cost ex-president Dilma Rousseff her office and saw almost 100 business executives end up with jail sentences.
Petrobras, which poured US$13.5 billion into the refinery, had to take write-downs of almost US$2 billion on the project because of overpriced services related to its construction and equipment, Reuters said. Still, Petrobras wants to finish the construction as the country needs more locally produced fuels to reduce its dependence on imports.
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Posted by dragonslayer > Apr 20, 2018 09:17 AM | Report Abuse
Aiyo..baru baca news..wow..international analyst cakap...world oil giant refinery est below est wo..dunno reult keluar same or not..maybe above expectation leh...pure refinery mati lor..oil giant ada upstream ada downstream..oil price up at least upstream making money..if down stream loss also nvm...pure refinery leh...cham lor..aiyoyo...so scary...wakakaka...kikiki
Posted by titus > Apr 20, 2018 09:18 AM | Report Abuse
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Posted by dragonslayer > Apr 20, 2018 09:21 AM | Report Abuse
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butterscotch spread, need to rest, GE14 coming for cash out yoo, this yo-yo dont cha underestimate yo, coz u gonna feel the unpleasant when butt air spread oozin yoo..
wait till Petron release results, then every thing is clear. The last round , the market and HY sharedolders did not know to interpret the results but I can......see...I got two weeks advantage.
Tiu even you can calculate your damn crack and EPS 100% accurate, price will not Move according to what you think also lah. What's the point u all idiots want to do then? Say is overprice or underprice ah? So? Anyone give a damn ah?
Posted by qqq3 > Apr 20, 2018 10:10 AM | Report Abuse
the butt spread quotes are supposed to be used by refineries for hedging purposes, every day zero volume means no hedging is possible.
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My Take:
If u look at the charts, there was some volume in Feb and March when volumes were higher. Refiners would have sold when contracts spreads were higher. The current low spread, due to higher crude prices, is a refection of geopolitical tensions.
As it is not due to anticipation of greater economic activity, prices of refined products have not increased in tandem and therefore the normal spreads during this period have shrunk.
Refiners are therefore not trading the futures probably in anticipation that spreads will go back to the normal levels when geopolitical events subside.
Crack spread my foot. Crack spread is totally useless info from what I noticed last few quarters. You all just shock sendiri jump into conclusion only. Idiots.
If u look at the charts, there was some volume in Feb and March when volumes were higher. Refiners would have sold when contracts spreads were higher. The current low spread, due to higher crude prices, is a refection of geopolitical tensions.
As it is not due to anticipation of greater economic activity, prices of refined products have not increased in tandem and therefore the normal spreads during this period have shrunk.
Refiners are therefore not trading the futures probably in anticipation that spreads will go back to the normal levels when geopolitical events subside. ========
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Posted by tehka > 2018-04-20 07:44 | Report Abuse
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