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Asian shipyards are making progress on the construction of future Petrobras FPSOs that will start operating on the Brazilian coast between 2021 and 2024. In recent months, many of them have made considerable progress in their works. The next unit in Búzios, the FPSO Almirante Barroso is now almost 60% finished. The platform ship should... Continue Reading →
The manufacturer of machinery and equipment WEG had a profit of R $ 742.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, which represents an increase of 48.5% compared to the same period of the previous year. The company's revenue grew 29.5%, to R $ 4.88 billion. The result was influenced by factors such as the... Continue Reading →
Brazilian national oil company Petrobras has hired AqualisBraemar to perform DP acceptance and annual trials for their DP shuttle tanker fleet operating in Brazil over the next three years. Under the contract, AqualisBraemar will carry out trials to verify the integrity and capabilities of the station-keeping equipment for Petrobras’ shuttle tanker fleet. Shuttle tankers transport... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) -- Neither the incoming nor the outgoing CEO of state-controlled oil giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA is an oil man. Neither in fact had ever worked a day in the industry before being nominated to the job. But that’s where the similarities between Joaquim Silva e Luna and Roberto Castello Branco end. Whereas Branco is... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held today, approved the proposed incorporation of Companhia de Desenvolvimento e Modernização de Plantas Industriais (CDMPI). The incorporation aims at simplifying and optimizing the corporate structure of Petrobras. Since this is an incorporation of a wholly-owned subsidiary, there will be no... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 has recognised a major loss in 2020, mostly on impairment charges, but increased its backlog by 20 per cent and kept revenue down only five per cent compared to 2019. The engineering and construction specialist recognised 2020 net loss of $1.1 billion, against loss of $82 million in 2019. In the full year... Continue Reading →
UK-based TechnipFMC has reported fourth-quarter 2020 loss of $39 million or 9 cent per diluted share against $2.4 billion loss same time last year. Adjusted diluted earnings per share was 5 cents, with analysts projecting some 20 cents. Revenue for the quarter was down from Q4 2019 some eight per cent at $3.32 billion and... Continue Reading →
Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras has signed a letter of intent with SBM Offshore for the chartering and provision of services for the FPSO Almirante Tamandaré, to be installed in the Búzios field, located in the Santos Basin pre-salt area off Brazil. Petrobras said on Wednesday that the FPSO will be the sixth unit... Continue Reading →
MESSAGE FROM THE CEO Dear Shareholders,I am very happy to present the report on Petrobras financial performance in 2020, a superb performance in a very challenging environment. Amidst a severe global recession and the effects of a major global shock to the oil industry, we promised to engineer a J-shaped recovery. The goal was to... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 04/03/2018, informs that it signed today with SPE Miranga S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of PetroRecôncavo S.A., a contract for the sale of its total stake in nine onshore exploration and production fields, called Miranga Cluster, located in the state of Bahia. The... Continue Reading →
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