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ExxonMobil in second oil discovery offshore Guyana | Offshore Energy Today Stena Carron drillship used for drilling of the Liza-2, Liza-3, Skipjack and Payara-1 wells; Image source: HessExxonMobil on Thursday reported positive results from its Payara-1 well offshore Guyana. Payara is ExxonMobil’s second oil discovery on the Stabroek Block and was drilled in a new reservoir.... Continue Reading →
Halliburton pens deepwater tech deal with Petrobras | Offshore Energy Today zoom Oilfield service provider Halliburton has signed a technology cooperation agreement with Brazilian oil company Petrobras for advanced collaboration in deepwater pre-salt and mature fields. Halliburton said that the multi-year agreement would facilitate the development of innovative solutions in geophysics, drilling and completions, reservoir... Continue Reading →
Brazilian prosecutors on Thursday filed corruption charges against Decal do Brasil co-founder Mariano Marcondes Ferraz accusing him of bribing a former executive at state-run oil company Petrobras to win contracts for Ferraz's own firm. Federal prosecutors allege that Ferraz paid $868,450 to Petrobras' ex-director of refining and supply, Paulo Roberto Costa, to renew at inflated... Continue Reading →
The consortium of the promising pre-salt Libra area in the Santos Basin needs to be released from the current local content obligation so that the pilot platform for the project, scheduled for 2020, will be tendered, according to Solange Guedes, Petrobras Exploration and Production director. The executive is confident in a waiver from the... Continue Reading →
12/01/2017 According to the company's chief financial officer, Ivan Monteiro, Petrobras has a portfolio of assets of U$ 42 billion that can be sold. The amount includes US $ 1.5 billion the unfulfilled part of the divestiture plan for the period 2015/2016, whose goal was to sell US $ 15.1 billion, but closed at... Continue Reading →
The bond sale by Brazilian oil giant Petrobras this week may just be the start of an issuance boom from the South American country. Sugar producer Raizen Energia SA has hired banks to gauge interest for a possible overseas debt offering, while chemicals maker Braskem SA said it’s considering a sale of its own.... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro SA expects to spend 30 percent more in exploration, production and refining projects this year, signaling that efforts to cut debt and preserve cash are helping Brazil's state-controlled oil company regain investment capacity. Chief Executive Officer Pedro Parente told reporters at an event in Rio de Janeiro that capital spending at Petrobras (PETR4.SA)... Continue Reading →
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Chevron hires two anchor handlers in Brazil | Offshore Energy Today Oil company Chevron has hired two offshore support vessels from Brazil’s Bram Offshore. The two vessels, the Campos Contender and Elizabeth C, are both large 11.040 BHP anchor handling tug supply units. The vessel owner is a Brazilian subsidiary of Edison Chouest, a U.S. based... Continue Reading →
Brazil surprised markets with a larger-than-expected interest rate cut on Wednesday, stepping up its monetary easing to revive an economy mired in its worst recession ever. In a unanimous vote, the central bank's nine-member monetary policy committee, known as Copom, decided to cut its benchmark Selic rate BRCBMP=ECI by 75 basis points to 13.00 percent... Continue Reading →
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