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Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started today an international biddingprocess, in EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) mode, for the implementation of a new diesel hydrotreatment unit and the necessary auxiliary systems, aiming at adapting and modernizing the refining park at the Paulínia Refinery (REPLAN). With this project, REPLAN will be able... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on June 2, 2021, related to the sale of its 27.88% interest in Deten Química S.A. (Deten), informs that it postponed to July 8, 2021 the deadline to execute the Confidentiality Agreement and the Compliance Certificate and grant access to the Confidential Information Memorandum... Continue Reading →
Brazilian oil company Enauta said Monday it had completed the transfer of a 50% stake in the Atlanta offshore field, previously held by Barra Energia. Enauta in April said it had received regulatory approval to take full ownership of the Atlanta offshore oil field in Brazil, following the decision by its partner Barra Energia to exit... Continue Reading →
(Oilprice) Latin America’s largest oil producer Brazil is one of the worst affected countries globally by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the World Health Organization, Brazil is the third ranked country by volume of cases and second by deaths. There were fears earlier this year that the rapid spread of the virus would derail Brazil’s offshore oil... Continue Reading →
UK-based engineering firm John Wood Group, also known as Wood, on Monday said it had reached agreements with authorities in the UK, Brazil, and the U.S. to resolve their respective bribery and corruption investigations into the past use of third parties in the legacy Amec Foster Wheeler business. The U.S. Department of Justice last week... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC said on Tuesday it has been awarded a subsea contract by Petrobras for the Búzios 6-9 fields, located in the deepwater Santos basin offshore Brazil. TechnipFMC, which called the award is "substantial", worth between $250 million and $500 million, will supply subsea trees with controls, electrical and hydraulic distribution units, topside systems, and installation... Continue Reading →
(Offshore Energy) Oil and gas company Enauta has revealed that the Brazilian Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP) has approved the constitution of guarantees for the company to take over a 100 per cent stake in the Atlanta field off Brazil, doubling its oil production. Enauta said on Friday that the ANP has approved the... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 06/26/2020, informs that today it received the third, and last, installment, in the amount of R$ 271.1 million, of the leniency agreement entered into by Technip Brasil and Flexibras (companies of the Technip Group). Petrobras had already received the first two installments of... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Mexico wants Dutch energy giant Vitol (VITOLV.UL) to reveal the name of the state oil company official to whom Vitol paid bribes, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday. Petróleos Mexicanos, known as Pemex, is reviewing its contracts with Vitol in search of better terms after the company admitted to paying bribes... Continue Reading →
Brazilian oil and gas company PetroRio has received regulatory approval for a revised development plan of the Frade oil field offshore Brazil. The new development plan, approved by the national oil industry regulator ANP, allows the drilling of four production wells and three horizontal injection wells in the Frade Field. The ANP also authorized the... Continue Reading →
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