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1、PetrobrassellsgasstaketoMitsui24October201502:48GMTBrazil'sstate-rungiantPetrobrashassoldoffaminoritystakeinanaturalgasdistributionunittoJapan'sMitsui,showingprogressinitseffortstoshedassets.Petrobras'boardofdirectorsonFridayapprovedthesaleofa49%stakeinholdingcom
2、panyGaspetrofor1.9billionreais($490million).ThedealisexpectedtocloseinDecemberthisyear,pendingregulatoryapproval.Mitsuialreadyownsequityinterestsineightstate-ownedgasdistributorsinBrazil,andtheJapanesecompanyhaslongbeenseenasanaturalbuyeroftheGaspetroasset.Petrob
3、rassaidthesaleispartofits$15billiondivestmentprogrammespelledoutinthe2015-2019plan.InaseparatestatementlateFriday,Petrobrassaidithadalsoapprovedthecreationofanewwholly-ownedsubsidiarywiththepurposeofreceivingtheassetsandliabilitiesnotrelatedtothenaturalgasdistrib
4、utionbusinesssegregatedfromGaspetro.Petrobrassaid lastmonth thatadealforthePetrogasstakewasclose.ThedealseemedimminentearlieronFridayafterPetrobrassaiditwaspostponingindefinitelyaninitialpublicofferingofwholly-ownedsubsidiaryPetrobrasDistribuidora,"giventheadvers
5、econditionsinthecapitalmarket".巴西石油出售天然气资产给三井巴西石油把旗下天然气板块的少数股权出售给日本三井，巴西石油在努力剥离资产。10月23日巴西石油把旗下天然气分销商公司Gaspetro的49%股权以4.9亿美金价格卖出。这一交易今年12月会结束，具体要看审批进度。三井已经在巴西拥有了8个巴西国有天然气分销商的股权。而且大家都认为日本公司本来就很有可能会买下Gaspetro的资产。巴西石油说，这是他们150亿美金资产剥离计划中的一部分。这个计划跨越2015-2019年。Oilrigss
6、lipbutUSflatoverall23October201517:19GMTThenumberofrigsdrillingforoilandgaswasflatthisweekon787,asoil-directedunitsslippedbyone,accordingtoHouston-basedBakerHughes.Thedropinoilrigswassmallerthaninpastweeks,butstillrepresentedtheeighthstraightweekofdeclines.Thetal
7、lyfortheweekwas594,whichis1001fewerthanayearago.Gas-directedrigsgainedonetototal193,down139fromthistimelastyear.ThePermianbasininWestTexasandNewMexicosawthebiggestswinginrigsthisweek,losingfourforatotalof229.Texasalsosawthebiggestswingamongstates,losingfiverigsfo
8、r346,down560fromayearago.ThatwasoffsetbyLouisiana,whichgainedfiverigsfor73.TheEagleFordshalegainedarigfor77.TheHaynesvillegasplaygainedtworigsfor26,andtheUtica
