Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 (6-k)
January 24 2023 - 06:01AM
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
January, 2023
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 on receiving earnout from Atapu
—
Rio de Janeiro, January 23, 2023 – Petróleo
Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the Material Facts disclosed on April 9, 2021, April 13 and 27, 2022, informs that
it received today, up front, from TotalEnergies EP Brasil Ltda (TotalEnergies), the amount of R$ 313 million, regarding the complement
of the firm compensation (earnout) for fiscal year 2022, related to the Atapu block. The amount already includes the amount of the gross-up
of taxes related to TotalEnergies' 22.5% stake in Atapu.
In the terms of the ordinance nº 08 of 04/19/2021
from the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) and of the public notice of the 2nd round of bidding for the Surplus of the Transfer
of Rights under the Production Sharing regime, held on 12/17/2021, earnouts values were established for the Sépia and Atapu blocks,
which will be due between 2022 and 2032, and payable as of the last business day of January of the following year, when the price of Brent
oil reaches an annual average higher than US$ 40/bbl, limited to US$ 70/bbl.
Petrobras expects to
receive the full payment related to the complement of the firm compensation (earnout) for fiscal year 2022, which is the responsibility
of the partners in the Sépia and Atapu blocks, by January 31, 2023.
www.petrobras.com.br/ri
For more information:
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO
S.A. – PETROBRAS | Investor Relations
e-mail: petroinvest@petrobras.com.br/acionistas@petrobras.com.br
Av. Henrique Valadares,
28 – 19th floor – 20031-030 – 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: January 23, 2023
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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