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Jun 5, 2020 Petrobras will close 2020 with a new and a leaner look. In the midst of the crisis, the oil company began to implement an extensive restructuring process that includes, among other changes, creating a decommissioning management, cutting hundreds of managerial positions and the hiring of a market executive to lead the Executive... Continue Reading →
Ithaca Acquisition Holdings reported Tuesday that it has completed its acquisition of the former pipe fabrication assets of The Shaw Group from McDermott International, Inc. “We saw this as a great opportunity to partner with an experienced investor group to acquire the former Shaw Group pipe fabrication portfolio and bring these assets back to the... Continue Reading →
The worldwide offshore rig count in May 2020 dropped by 54 rigs year-over-year and 37 rigs sequentially, according to a report by Baker Hughes. Baker Hughes splits its report into an international and North America one, which combine into a worldwide rig count. Continue reading
Jun 5, 2020 Important news for the oil and gas sector from Brasilia. The National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) approved incentives for small and medium-sized companies in the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas. The collegiate also gave the approval for the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) to define and bid blocks... Continue Reading →
Oilfield services company Wood has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent by 2030. Wood said on Friday that this science-based target was focused on reducing its scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions. This absolute reduction target is set using 2019 figures as a baseline which currently stands at 179,587... Continue Reading →
A Brazil-based wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore’s offshore rig builder Sembcorp Marine (SembMarine) has entered into a revolving facility agreement for up to $500 million with Standard Chartered Bank. SembMarine said on Friday that the subsidiary in question was Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz (EJA). According to the company, the facility agreement will be guaranteed by SembMarine. Continue... Continue Reading →
Mexico’s Grupo R has received an early termination of a drilling contract with Hokchi Energy due to the current market situation. Hokchi Energy, a subsidiary of Argentinean firm Pan American Energy, signed an offshore drilling and logistics contract with Grupo R back in late January 2020. Continue reading
Italian oil major Eni said on Thursday it was creating a division to focus on renewable energy, as part of a corporate reorganization. The overhaul, which Reuters reported on Wednesday, follows industry-wide upheaval as the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted oil markets and sapped the earnings of oil and gas companies. Continue reading
June 4, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), regarding the sale of its stakes in five power generation companies: Brasympe Energia S.A. (Brasympe), Energética Suape II S.A. (Suape II), Termoelétrica Potiguar S.A. (TEP), Companhia Energética Manauara S.A. (CEM) and Brentech Energia S.A. (Brentech). The teaser,... Continue Reading →
Jun 4, 2020 Two views on Petrobras' 1Q2020 results and the R $ 65.3 billion impairment that led to the historic loss of R $ 48.5 billion. - "The amplitude of the estimated volume of recoverable value of Petrobras' assets can also be used as a technical / political instrument to reinforce the strategies defined... Continue Reading →
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