News
05 February 2026

Shell sells stake in Brazil pre-salt to KUFPEC

In:
Oil & gas
Region:
Americas

Shell has agreed to sell a 20% working interest in the Orca pre-salt project in Brazil's Santos basin to Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (Kufpec). This transaction reduces Shell's operating stake in Orca from 70% to 50%, while Colombia's Ecopetrol maintains a 30% share. The...

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