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3R Petroleum announced Thursday evening (20) that it had signed a commitment to structure and issue debentures, with a firm placement guarantee, in the amount of US$ 500 million. This amount will join another US$ 500 million raised by the oil company in August, through financing led by Stanley Senior Funding. With this US$ 1... Continue Reading →
Brazil on its journey to increase oil and gas production. The country achieved an important achievement in September, when it produced 4.048 million barrels of oil equivalent per day – a value that represents 3.148 million barrels of oil and 143 million cubic meters of natural gas. This was the second time in its entire... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's presidential race has narrowed to a 4-percentage-point gap between leftist front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and far-right incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro, and they are now statistically tied, according to a poll published on Wednesday. Datafolha said Lula now has 49% of voter support against 45% for Bolsonaro less than two weeks... Continue Reading →
(Forbes) Siemens Gamesa has started to install a new generation of more powerful machines for onshore wind energy in Brazil, in an important step to increase its competitiveness in a key market for the manufacturer and position itself for the development of the country's offshore wind market, according to a company executive. Brazil will be... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that today it has signed the Private Instrument of Confession of Debt that formalizes its commitment to pay the extraordinary employer contributions of the Deficit Equalization Plan - 2015 (PED 2015), implemented in 2017, with the Renegotiated and Non-Renegotiated Petros Pension Plans (PPSP-R and PPSP-NR). Payments of the extraordinary... Continue Reading →
(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel owner Siem Offshore has lost a case against Petrobras in Brazil over a late vessel delivery and will have to pay around $8 million. Siem Offshore said Wednesday that its Brazilian subsidiary, Siem Offshore do Brasil, had been informed of the final unfavorable decision of a Brazilian court in a lawsuit... Continue Reading →
(TN) Global energy company Equinor is committed to a sustainable, low-carbon future and believes that the effective use of data is essential to achieving its goals. To break down corporate data silos and provide employees with all the information they need to make effective decisions, the company chose to implement Microsoft Energy Data Services in... Continue Reading →
(OM) Yinson Production has ordered two large API 610 OH2 pumps from Amarinth for use on the FPSO Atlanta. Brazilian operator Enauta recently concluded the purchase of an FPSO for its Atlanta Field in the Santos Basin. This will operate in water depths of 1,500 m and is being adapted by Yinson Production from the existing FPSO OSX-2 under an EPCI contract. Dubai Drydocks World... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Oilfield service firms are poised to deliver the strongest third-quarter results in years as demand for equipment and services has risen despite supply chain snags and higher costs from inflation, according to analyst forecasts. Schlumberger, Halliburton, and others have struggled to regain pricing power after a 2016 price drop. The oil market crash during the pandemic... Continue Reading →
(OED) Latin America's offshore wind capacity could reach 34 GW by 2050, driven by off-grid green hydrogen projects, according to energy intelligence group Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk subsidiary. Currently, there are no commercial offshore wind farms in operation in the region. According to Wood Mackenzie, offshore wind activity will correspond to a 15.4% compound annual... Continue Reading →
