Tuesday, 29 May 2018 Large oil companies are buying in Brazil equipment for projects of weight abroad and in relevant quantities. Among the clients are the Norwegian Equinor (which was called Statoil until last week), the American ExxonMobil and the Italian Eni, just to name a few. Exports come after companies faced a difficult period,... Continue Reading →
New gigs for DOF vessels in Brazil and North Sea
Norwegian shipping company DOF has won new contracts from Petrobras and Chevron. Norskan Offshore, a Brazilian company subsidiary of DOF, has been awarded a one-year contract by Petrobras for the Skandi Fluminense vessel. The contract is expected to start-up in July and it includes one ROV. Skandi Fluminense is an anchor handling tug and supply (AHTS) vessel of a UT 722L design built in 2007. Furthermore, DOF has... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Webcast/Conference Call – May 29th
Petrobras would like to invite investors and analysts for a conference call/webcast, which will be held tomorrow, in English, with the participation of CEO Pedro Parente, as follows: May 29th, 2018 (Tuesday) 2:00 pm (Brasília) 1:00 pm (New York) 6:00 pm (London) ... Continue Reading →
Petrobras plunges as Brazil offers deal to end truckers’ strike
Petrobras shares fell as much as 9 percent on Monday after Brazil’s government offered new fuel subsidies and changed the oil producer’s pricing policy in a bid to settle a truckers’ strike that has shuttered factories and caused food and fuel shortages. Read more
Petrobras Material Fact – Temporary Diesel Price Subsidy Program
Rio de Janeiro, May 28, 2018 - Petróleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras informs that the federal government announced yesterday a reduction in the price of diesel oil of R$ 0.46 per liter, which will be achieved by reducing taxes and the subsidy to be paid by the Union. As announced, the initial reduction will be... Continue Reading →
Brazil Trucker Strike Eases Just as Oil Union Threatens Walkout
Brazil Trucker Strike Eases Just as Oil Union Threatens Walkout BloombergMay 27, 2018 Truck drivers block the Regis Bittencourt road, 30 km from Sao Paulo, on May 26, 2018 during a strike to protest rising fuel costs in Brazil that has left much of the country paralyzed. - Brazil's government raised the stakes in its... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Clarification of News
Rio de Janeiro, May 25, 2018 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in relation to the news published in the press, informs that President Pedro Parente denies any intention to resign and remains in the position as CEO of the company. On the news over the weekend: Sindipetro, the labor union representing a large percentage... Continue Reading →
Shell to hire maintenance and safety unit in Brazil
05/25/18 Shell is analyzing offers for chartering a maintenance and safety unit (MSU) to support its offshore operations in Brazil. The scope of the tender foresees that the unit have DP2 dynamic positioning system, gangway with movement compensation and capacity for at least 70 people, in addition to the crew. Scheduled to start in mid-July,... Continue Reading →
Bassoe: Dude, where’s my offshore drilling rig market M&A?
The need for consolidation among offshore rig owners is just as dire as it’s ever been. Now that everyone loves offshore drilling again, many rig owners seem to think they’re strong enough on their own. Consolidation. A lot of hype, not much execution. While the rig market struggled, everybody talked about it, but very... Continue Reading →
Brazil truckers suspend strike, government to subsidize diesel prices
Brazil’s government struck a deal with truck drivers on Thursday to suspend a four-day protest that crippled swathes of the Latin America’s largest economy, promising changes to diesel pricing that could leave it footing a 5 billion reais ($1.37 billion) bill this year. The accord could leave the government with a bill of up to... Continue Reading →