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(Reuters) - Brazil's government has appointed former Petrobras executive Rodolfo Landim to chair the state-controlled oil producer's board, the company said in a filing on Saturday night. Earlier in the day, Admiral Eduardo Bacellar Leal Ferreira told Reuters he planned to step down as chairman of Petroleo Brasileiro SA , as the Rio de Janeiro... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 09/29/2021 and 10/04/2021, informs that it has signed a contract with its partner CNOOC Petroleum Brasil Ltda. (CPBL) for the assignment of 5% of its interest in the Production Sharing Contract of the Transfer of Rights Surplus, for the Búzios field, in the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday said state-run oil producer Petroleo Brasileiro SA could, due to the crisis inflicted by the war in Ukraine, lower its profit to prevent fuel prices from exploding. In a weekly social media address, Bolsonaro said he was certain Petrobras, as the company is known, would do what... Continue Reading →
OneSubsea, the subsea technologies division of Schlumberger, has contracted Vallourec to supply upset riser joints for the Bacalhau project offshore Brazil. The contract was awarded on behalf of Subsea Integration Alliance, a strategic global alliance between Subsea 7 and OneSubsea. Under the contract, Vallourec will supply 3,000 metres of upset riser joints equipped with VAM... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras has not taken a decision on fuel price adjustments, Chief Executive Joaquim Silva e Luna told Reuters on Wednesday. He said that after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the oil market was "nervous" and with many doubts. "The world has plunged into a scenario of uncertainty," Luna told Reuters.... Continue Reading →
(ON) The extent of the development projects offshore Guyana within such a short space of time since the first oil discovery in 2015 is being viewed as ‘unbelievable’ by Norway-based energy research and business intelligence company, Rystad Energy. Now, the South American country, unknown on the oil map just seven years ago, is on track... Continue Reading →
(PN) The Brazilian Institute for the Environment (Ibama) granted the preliminary license for the production storage and offloading platform (FSO) in the Pargo field, in the Campos Basin. In addition to the vessel, the license also attests to the environmental feasibility of the new 8″ PPG-1A export pipeline. French-British Perenco has been responsible, since October... Continue Reading →
(Offshore Energy) Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta has decided to exercise its option to extend the contracting of a drilling rig chosen for operations on its Atlanta field, located offshore Brazil, adding two additional wells to the scope of work covered by the original contract. Back in January 2022, Enauta entered into a time... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC first shipment of rigid pipelines from its spoolbase in Brazil TechnipFMC will carry out the first shipment of rigid pipelines from its spoolbase in Porto do Açu, in São João da Barra (RJ), installed in the Dome area (Prumo's joint venture with GranIHC). The operation will start on Friday), marking the supply of the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras will closely monitor international price swings following Russia's invasion of Ukraine before making any decisions on domestic fuel prices, the firm's logistics and trading head said on Thursday. The company, formally Petroleo Brasileiro SA , says it aligns domestic prices with international rates but allows prices to decouple... Continue Reading →
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