(PN) Tenaris announced that it has signed a contract with Petrobras to provide coating services for the Mero 4 production system, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. Under the scope of the contract, Tenaris will apply 81 km of thermal insulation coating to risers and flow lines. “The qualification process will take place throughout 2024, with... Continue Reading →
Equinor financing Pre-salt rock research
(PN) Scientists from CEPETRO (Center for Energy and Petroleum Studies), the National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) and UFSC (Federal University of Santa Catarina) are united in a project that will scrutinize the Pre-Salt rocks. The objective is to improve rock characterization techniques and rock-fluid interaction to obtain more precision in the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras CEO Says Green Energy Shift Means Caution on Blockbuster Dividends
(Bloomberg) -- Latin America’s biggest oil company will be more cautious about issuing blockbuster dividends as it moves to become a renewable energy powerhouse, Petrobras Chief Executive Officer Jean Paul Prates said in an interview. In 10 years about half of Petrobras’s revenue will come from wind, solar and renewable motor fuels — and the... Continue Reading →
PRIO on capital increase
PRIO S.A. (“PRIO” or “Company”) (B3: PRIO3), in compliance with CVM Resolution 44/2021, hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that, at a meeting of the Company’s Board of Directors held on February 21,2024, an increase in the Company’s share capital in the amount of R$ 2,000,000,000.00, was approved, rising from R$ R$ 5.634.786.062,24... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on dividends
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, regarding the news published in the media, informs that there is no decision taken about the distribution of dividends not yet declared. Management's decisions on dividends, including the proposal for allocation of the result to be submitted for approval at the Annual General Meeting scheduled for April 25, 2024, will... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs business evaluation agreement with Yara Brasil Fertilizantes S.A.
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Yara Brasil Fertilizantes S.A. (Yara) to study potential business partnerships for local initiatives in the fertilizer segment, production of industrial products and decarbonization of production. The MoU signed is of a non-binding nature and is aligned with the strategic... Continue Reading →
After a year of active tendering, Subsea7’s backlog hits year-end level last seen in 2013
(Offshore-energy.biz) After another year of active tendering, Subsea7 secured $7.4 billion of contract awards in 2023, taking its backlog to $10.6 billion, a year-end level last seen in 2013. In its full-year 2023 financial report, Subsea7 reported revenue of $6 billion, an increase of $838 million or 16% compared to the prior year, said to... Continue Reading →
Diamond Offshore’s CEO designates 2023 as ‘transformational year’ with multi-million-dollar rig deals in the bag
(Offshore-energy.biz) Offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore Drilling is looking forward to reaping the benefits of higher day rates, once its rigs move to their new contracts that poured in during 2023. With $245 million in backlog added in the fourth quarter of 2023, the rig owner’s fleet utilization level rose to 69% while its revenue... Continue Reading →
Exxon’s Curveball Move in Guyana Alters Chevron-Hess Deal Prospects
ExxonMobil's surprise challenge to Chevron's acquisition of Hess through a dispute over a stake in a major Guyana oil field could prove fruitful for the U.S. oil giant, even if it does not end up enlarging its holdings in the South American country. Exxon said on Monday it may exercise pre-emptive rights that could block Chevron... Continue Reading →
ABL on Tow Job for Mero 3 FPSO’s Voyage to Brazil
Energy and marine consultancy ABL Group has secured a contract by POSH Projects to act as tow master to support and supervise the towage of the Mero 3 FPSO from Yantai in China to Brazilian waters. As part of its scope of work, ABL’s operations in Singapore will provide a tow master to act as... Continue Reading →