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(Reuters) - Brazil's central bank made clear on Wednesday it will do whatever it takes to tame inflation, a move that investors welcomed, but the prospect of significantly higher borrowing costs than envisaged only a few months ago may not calm local currency and rates markets for long. The central bank's tough stance on inflation,... Continue Reading →
Solstad Offshore has secured a contract with Petrobras for the deployment of its construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Flower on the Brazilian continental shelf. Under the contract, Solstad will support Petrobras’ exploration and production activities. The contract duration is three years firm with 475 days options thereafter, commencing in April 2022. Additionally, Solstad has signed a contract extension... Continue Reading →
(PetroNoticias) The exploratory success in neighboring Suriname and Guyana, nations that entered the world oil and gas map after relevant discoveries on their coast, is a strong indication that the Brazilian portion of the Equatorial Margin also has great potential to become a new oil and gas production hub in the country. The topic was... Continue Reading →
The finance director of Petrobras, Rodrigo Araújo, revealed that the company received proposals with “substantially lower” values in the sale process of the Presidente Getúlio Vargas Refinery (Repar), located in Paraná. Within the company's divestment program in the refining segment, this transaction is behind in relation to other negotiations, as detailed during a virtual conference... Continue Reading →
(Offshore) Subsea 7 has issued updates on its offshore energy activities in its 2Q results review. Subsea 7 has issued updates on its offshore energy activities in its 2Q results review. Offshore China, the company completed work on CNOOC’s Lingshui project using the Seven Borealis and Seven Eagle vessels. In the Norwegian sector, the Seven Arctic installed umbilicals for Aker BP’s Ærfugl Phase 2-Skarv tieback... Continue Reading →
Italian cabling company Prysmian Group has secured a new contract with Petrobras to deliver deep-water electro-hydraulic umbilicals and specialized offshore and logistic services. As part of the contract, Prysmian will provide 200 kilometres of subsea umbilicals using both steel tube and thermoplastic technology for upgrades in brownfield and greenfield projects in Brazil. The €66 million... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) -- Brazil’s state-controlled oil company saw its earnings surge in the second quarter, thanks to a rally in crude prices and a hydropower crunch in Brazil that boosted electricity demand. Since late last year, Petrobras has sold more fuel oil domestically and increased output at its own thermal power plants, part of a wider... Continue Reading →
Executive Antônio Guimarães will assume command of the Brazilian arm of the oil company Karoon Energy. He was announced as the company's new president this week and will take over on Oct. 1, replacing Tim Hosking - who steps down after a 12-year stint. Guimarães starts to command the company at a time of expansion... Continue Reading →
(Valor) The president of PetroRio, Roberto Monteiro, said that the company “is ready” to take its next steps in growth. The oil company ended the second quarter with a cash position of R$4.53 billion, after issuing US$600 million in bonds in the period. Among PetroRio's new steps, the company expects to start drilling in 2022... Continue Reading →
The consortium of companies in charge of the Mero project (Bloco de Libra), announced the investment decision for its fourth phase. Located in deep waters, 180 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, the block is located in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin. The FPSO Mero 4 will have a capacity of... Continue Reading →
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