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, 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 República
do Chile, 65
20031-912 – 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.
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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.
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Petrobras on the sale of Potiguar Cluster assets
—
Rio
de Janeiro, January 28, 2022 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras,
following up on the releases disclosed on 12/23/2020, 08/27/2021 e 01/19/2022, informs that the Company's Board of Directors, at a meeting
held today, approved the sale of its total stake (100%) in a set of 22 concessions of onshore and shallow water production fields, together
with its infrastructure for processing, refining, logistics, storage, transportation and outflow of oil and natural gas, located in the
Potiguar Basin, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte - RN, jointly denominated Potiguar Cluster, to the company 3R Potiguar S.A., a wholly
owned subsidiary of 3R Petroleum Óleo e Gás S.A.. The signing of the sale and purchase agreement and the subsequent steps
will be disclosed to the market in due course.
The total amount of the sale is
US$ 1.38 billion, being (a) US$ 110 million paid on the date of signing the purchase and sale agreement; (b) US$ 1.04 billion at the closing
of the transaction and (c) US$ 235 million that will be paid in 4 annual installments of US$ 58.75 million, as of March/24. The amounts
do not consider adjustments due until the closing of the transaction, which is subject to compliance with precedent conditions, such as
approval by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP).
This disclosure is in accordance
with Petrobras' internal rules and with the provisions of the special procedure for the assignment of rights of exploration, development
and production of oil, natural gas and other fluid hydrocarbons, provided for in Decree 9,355/2018.
This operation is in line with the
company's portfolio management strategy and the improved allocation of its capital, aiming to maximize value and provide greater return
to society. Petrobras is increasingly concentrating its resources on assets in deep and ultradeep waters, where it has shown a great competitive
edge over the years, producing better quality oil and with lower greenhouse gas emissions.
About Potiguar Cluster
The Potiguar Cluster comprises three
subclusters (Canto do Amaro, Alto do Rodrigues and Ubarana), totaling 22 Fields, with 3 offshore concessions and 19 onshore concessions
located in Rio Grande do Norte, and includes access to infrastructure for processing, refining, logistics, storage, transportation and
outflow of oil and natural gas. The Ubarana subcluster concessions are located in shallow waters, between 10 and 22 km off the coast of
the municipality of Guamaré-RN. The concessions of the Canto do Amaro and Alto do Rodrigues subclusters are onshore.
The average production of the Potiguar
Cluster for 2021 was 20.6 thousand barrels of oil per day (bpd) and 58.1 thousand m³/day of natural gas. Besides the concessions
and their production facilities, the transaction also includes the refining structure integrated to the oil and gas production process,
composed by the Clara Camarão Refinery, located in Guamaré/RN, with an installed refining capacity of 39,600 bpd.
About 3R Potiguar S.A.
3R Potiguar S.A. is a company focused
on the redevelopment of mature and producing fields, controlled by 3R Petroleum Óleo e Gás S.A. (3R Petroleum), a company
listed on the Novo Mercado of the Brazilian stock exchange.
www.petrobras.com.br/ri
For more information:
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. –
PETROBRAS | Relações com Investidores
e-mail: petroinvest@petrobras.com.br/acionistas@petrobras.com.br
Av. Henrique Valadares, 28 –
19 Andar – 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 28, 2022
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A–PETROBRAS
By: /s/ Rodrigo Araujo Alves
______________________________
Rodrigo Araujo Alves
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations
Officer
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