Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 (6-k)
December 21 2022 - 6:02AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private
Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange
Act of 1934
For the month of
December, 2022
Commission File Number
1-15106
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO
S.A. – PETROBRAS
(Exact name of registrant
as specified in its charter)
Brazilian Petroleum
Corporation – PETROBRAS
(Translation of Registrant's
name into English)
Avenida Henrique Valadares, 28 – 19th floor
20231-030 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of principal
executive office)
Indicate by check mark
whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ___X___ Form
40-F _______
Indicate by check mark
whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes _______ No___X____
Petrobras begins the non-binding phase for the sale of POSA
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Rio de Janeiro, December 20, 2022 - Petróleo
Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 10/14/2022, informs the beginning of the non-binding phase regarding
the sale of 100% of its equity interest in Petrobras Operaciones S.A. (POSA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Petrobras in Argentina and
holder of a 33.6% interest in the Rio Neuquén Field.
Potential buyers qualified for this phase will
receive instructions on the divestment process, including guidelines for preparing and submitting non-binding proposals, and access to
a virtual data-room containing additional information. The main subsequent stages of the project will be informed to the market in due
course.
This disclosure to the market is in accordance
with Petrobras' guidelines for divestments.
This operation is aligned with the strategy
of portfolio optimization and improved allocation of the company's capital, aimed at maximizing value and greater return to society.
About POSA
POSA is a company established in Argentina,
where it holds a 33.6% stake in the Rio Neuquén field, located in the provinces of Rio Neuquén and Rio Negro, this being
its only asset. Petrobras holds stakes in POSA through its subsidiaries PIB BV (Petrobras Internacional Braspetro B.V.), with 95%, and
PVIE (Petrobras Valores Internacionais de España), with 5%.
Along with POSA, in the Rio Neuquén
asset, YPF S.A (YPF), the field operator, with a 33.3% stake, and Pampa Energia (Pampa), with 33.1%, are also partners. Rio Neuquén's
production comes mainly from unconventional reservoirs (tight gas) of the Punta Rosada and Lajas formations. POSA's average production
from January to November 2022, was 1.515 MM m³/d of natural gas and 0.73 thousand bpd of oil, totaling a volume of 9.6 Mboed.
www.petrobras.com.br/ir
For more information:
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS
| Investors Relations
e-mail: petroinvest@petrobras.com.br/acionistas@petrobras.com.br
Av. Henrique Valadares, 28 – 19th floor
– 20231-030 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
Tel.: 55 (21) 3224-1510/9947 | 0800-282-1540
This document may contain forecasts
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), and Section 21E of the Securities Trading
Act of 1934, as amended (Trading Act) that reflect the expectations of the Company's officers. The terms: "anticipates", "believes",
"expects", "predicts", "intends", "plans", "projects", "aims", "should,"
and similar terms, aim to identify such forecasts, which evidently involve risks or uncertainties, predicted or not by the Company. Therefore,
future results of the Company's operations may differ from current expectations, and the reader should not rely solely on the information
included herein.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: December 20, 2022
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A–PETROBRAS
By: /s/ Rodrigo Araujo Alves
______________________________
Rodrigo Araujo Alves
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations
Officer
Petroleo Brasileiro ADR (NYSE:PBR.A)
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