In a symbolic and decisive moment for its survival, the Atlantic South Shipyard (EAS) launched its 11th ship, baptized Castro Alves. The delivery is the first of the Aframax - oil tanker model slightly smaller than the ones produced by the shipyard and the last one in 2017, the year in which the enterprise... Continue Reading →
BP SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH PRUMO AND PURCHASES 30% OF NATURAL GAS AÇU
BP Global Investments has signed an investment agreement to acquire 30% of Gás Natural Açu (GNA), a subsidiary of Prumo Logística. The British company will invest U$ 7.5 million through the subscription of new shares. The agreement signed between the companies also establishes the rules for investment in UTE GNA I Generation of Energy... Continue Reading →
OOG debt restructuring completed
Odebrecht Oil and Gas reported that the restructuring of its financial debt was completed last Friday with the exchange of Notes 2021 and 2022 and the perpetual notes issued by its subsidiaries. The exchanges occurred after the company's extra judicial recovery plans were ratified by the courts of Brazil and the United States, the company... Continue Reading →
Odebrecht Oil & Gas revives FPSO drive
BRAZILIAN contractor Odebrecht Oil & Gas (OOG) is betting on its partnership with Canadian player Teekay Offshore to snatch more contracts for the supply of floating production, storage and offloading vessels in Brazil and abroad. The 50:50 OOGTK joint venture was formed early in the decade in an attempt to meet the expected growing demand... Continue Reading →
Keppel Offshore to Pay $422 Million to End Bribery Probe
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd., the world’s biggest builder of oil rigs, agreed to pay $422 million to end a U.S. bribery probe into illegal payments to officials at Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Brazil’s state-owned oil company, and to the then-governing political party. Read more
SBM Offshore faces damage claim over improper sales practices in Brazil
Brazilian court has allowed the signing of a leniency agreement with the Dutch FPSO provider SBM Offshore related to corruption probe over improper payments to Petrobras’ executives. However, a new damage claim has been filed against the company’s Brazilian unit. SBM Offshore said on Friday it had learned that following a review of the leniency... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Presention of the 2018-2022 Business and Management Plan
Business & Management Plan Get information on the 2018-2022 Business and Management Plan. Access the presentation below. Presentation Petrobras 2018-2022 BMP Ingles (1)
Closing of the Public Offering of Petrobras Distribuidora Shares
Rio de Janeiro, December 22, 2017 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports the closing, on this date, of the Public Offering for secondary distribution of 334,937,500 common shares issued by Petrobras Distribuidora S.A. (BR), pursuant to CVM Instruction CVM 358/2002 and article 29 of CVM Instruction 400/2003 (“Offering”). The total number of shares already... Continue Reading →
Seven platforms that Petrobras will contract until 2022
The Pioneer Libra FPSO, chartered with OOGTK, began producing last month at the Mero field. The installation of a definitive system for the production of oil and gas in ultra-deep waters of the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin is the only novelty in the projects to be contracted in the next five years by Petrobras. As expected,... Continue Reading →
Solstad Farstad finds vessel work in Brazil and Norway
Norwegian offshore support vessel provider Solstad Farstad has secured work for two of its vessels for work in Brazil and Norway. The vessel owner said on Thursday that the Brazilian giant Petrobras has extended the present contract for the construction support vessel (CSV) Far Swift with approximately one year. The contract, which is in direct continuation of present... Continue Reading →