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Petrobras' investments in exploration activities planned for the next five years are around USD 6 billion, with a main focus on sustainability, both economic and environmental. The company's strategy favors its new exploration projects, such as those that will be implemented in the Brazilian Equatorial Margin and in the Tayrona block, in Colombia, the latter... Continue Reading →
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), in compliance with the provisions of CVM Resolution No. 44, and in addition to the material fact disclosed on February 28, 2023, informs its investors and the market in general that the root cause of the unit shutdown was solved, and the 3R-2 unit's... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) will focus on financing large-scale renewable energy projects and evaluating new partnerships with energy companies in the coming years, its chief executive said in remarks released on Tuesday. CEO Jean Paul Prates made the comments a day after the company announced it was evaluating seven offshore wind power projects along the... Continue Reading →
The offshore oil and gas sector is back and is set for the highest growth in a decade in the next two years, with $214 billion of new project investments lined up, the Norwegian energy industry intelligence firm Rystad said in a report Tuesday. According to Rystad, the annual greenfield capital expenditure (capex) will break the... Continue Reading →
Danish offshore support vessel owner Maersk Supply Services has secured three-year contracts for three of its L-class anchor handlers with Petrobras in Brazil. Petrobras will use the vessels for a broad scope of anchor handling activities and offshore drilling rig movements. Maersk Leader, Maersk Launcher, and Maersk Lancer have been delivered in Brazil. This now... Continue Reading →
Norwegian shipping company Solstad Offshore has agreed to sell its platform supply vessel (PSV) fleet to U.S. offshore vessel operator Tidewater for a total cash consideration of approximately $577 million, marking an exit from the PSV segment. The PSV fleet consists of 37 vessels, all of which are currently working worldwide, principally in the North Sea, but... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed with Equinor a letter of intent, expanding on the cooperation between the companies, so that they can assess the technical, economic and environmental feasibility of seven offshore wind power generation projects off the Brazilian coast. These will have the potential to generate up to 14.5... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris said Monday it had secured contracts for two drillships and one jack-up rig. One of the drillships in question is the Valaris DS-8, which secured a three-year, $500 million contract with Petrobras in Brazil, including a $30 million mobilization fee. The rig has been preservation stacked in Las Palmas, Spain, and... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Strength in Brazil's real currency will soon be challenged by rising worries about an ongoing downturn in Latin America's No.1 economy and disagreements among policymakers, a Reuters poll of foreign exchange specialists showed. The currency has been relatively stable close to 5.20 per U.S. dollar for months after a weak spell in the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) -Petrobras could face lawsuits for breach of contract after the company halted planned asset sales at the request of Brazilian leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government, specialist lawyers said on Friday. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the state-controlled company is formally known, was asked this week to halt for 90 days divestitures worth... Continue Reading →
