(Bloomberg) -- Petroleo Brasileiro SA is not considering proposing an offer to buy out Brazilian petrochemical maker Braskem SA, according to people familiar with the matter. The government-owned oil producer known as Petrobras, which holds a 36.1% stake of Braskem, is not planning to pose an offer to acquire the remaining stake in the company... Continue Reading →
Global oil & gas investments on track to reach $528 billion – IEA
As the spending on clean energy seems to be growing by leaps and bounds while investments in fossil fuels are not keeping up with this pace, the International Energy Agency (IEA) believes that this pivot to green and low-carbon sources is paving the way for peak oil demand to come into view. Is black gold... Continue Reading →
Restructured Ocyan Drilling Unit is renamed FORESEA with support of international shareholders
(PN) As of today, the domestic Oil & Gas market will have a new company operating ultra-deep water drilling assets. Created from the restructuring of the Ocyan Drilling Unit, Foresea is born with a totally independent operation and with great potential for new investments. Its main shareholders are international funds. Under the presidency of the... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleun May ’23 production data
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), following best practices in corporate governance, informs its investors and the market in general the preliminary unaudited production data for May 2023. (1) It does not consider gas production at the Areia Branca, Fazenda Belém and Papa Terra Clusters, as it is consumed in... Continue Reading →
Equinor Aims to Boost Brazil Offshore Oil Output Over Next Decade
(Reuters) Equinor plans to expand its oil production in Brazil more than fivefold over the next decade, while also eyeing green energy projects, especially in offshore wind power, an executive for the Norwegian energy giant said on Tuesday. The company aims to boost output to more than 500,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed)... Continue Reading →
UK’s Offshore Wind Pipeline Nearing 100GW
The UK’s pipeline of offshore wind projects has reached 97,944 MW, up from 91,287MW a year ago, while the global pipeline topped 1.23TW, an increase of nearly 400GW in the last year. This is according to RenewableUK’s latest EnergyPulse market intelligence data report. The pipeline includes projects at every stage of development: operational, under construction,... Continue Reading →
bp targets Pau Brasil and Alto de Cabo Frio Central in 2024
(PH) Angelica Ruiz took charge of bp in Brazil just three months ago, but she already has a lot of work ahead of her. The executive, who accumulates the position of VP of Latin America, has the challenge of leading the operation of a company that, present in the country since 1957, operates in the... Continue Reading →
Brazil Gears Up To Become Fourth Largest Oil Producer
(OP) For nearly two decades, South America’s largest economy Brazil has been reaping a tremendous economic windfall from a massive oil boom that kicked off with the first offshore ultra deep-water pre-salt discovery in 2006. The boom nearly collapsed as corruption, mismanagement and malfeasance saw national oil company Petrobras laden with so much debt it was almost... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies gives more work to two Siem vessels in Brazil
(OET) Total E&P do Brazil, a subsidiary of France’s energy giant TotalEnergies, has exercised a contract extension with Norway’s shipping company Siem Offshore for two platform supply vessels (PSVs) carrying out operations off Brazil. According to Siem Offshore, a 12-month option has been exercised for PSVs Siem Atlas and Siem Giant for continued operations offshore Brazil. This enables both... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on payment of dividends
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the press releases published on 03/01/2023 and 04/27/2023, informs that it will pay, on Friday, 06/16/2023, the second installment of the complementary dividends referred to the 2022 fiscal year, based on shareholding position as of 04/27/2023, in connection to the Material Fact released on that date. The... Continue Reading →