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(OE) Offshore accommodation rig provider Floatel International has finalized the sale of semi-submersible accommodation rig Floatel Reliance, which has been in lay-up since April 2016. The firm contract follows the previously announced agreement in principle for the sale of the vessel for continued operational use. The transfer of ownership and settlement is scheduled to take... Continue Reading →
(PN) In a last-ditch effort to take home a billion-dollar contract and enter the Brazilian market, Indian company Shapoorji Pallonji Energy filed an appeal with Petrobras to try to reverse the cancellation of the bidding process for the new Barracuda and Caratinga FPSO. The bidding process for the platform was launched in August 2023. Only... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's government will propose a 10% tax on corporate profits and dividends sent abroad to help offset revenue lost from an expanded tax exemption for individuals with lower incomes, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday. The measure would deal a blow to multinationals with subsidiaries in Brazil, which now... Continue Reading →
(OE) U.K.-based T12 Engineering has strengthened its international footprint, having secured a three-year framework agreement in Brazil with an independent oil and gas operator. This builds on the successful delivery of three key pieces of equipment, designed to support the late-life extension of subsea assets and follows previous collaborative projects in the U.K. with the... Continue Reading →
The president of Petrobras, Magda Chambriard, met this Thursday, 13/03, with the president of Guyana, Mohamed Irfaan Ali. They participate in CeraWeek, an Energy conference held in Houston, USA. Magda and Irfaan Ali discussed opportunities in the exploration and production of oil in Guyana's deep waters and other possibilities for South-South cooperation, aimed at the... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it has identified the presence of hydrocarbons in the Santos Basin pre-salt, in an exploratory well of Aram block. Well 4-BRSA-1395-SPS is located 245 km from the city of Santos-SP, at a water depth of 1,759 meters. The well is currently being drilled, and the hydrocarbon-bearing interval has... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras is in talks with U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) suppliers for a long-term import deal, a Petrobras executive said. Brazil is Latin America's largest oil producer, but consumes more gas than it produces and relies on imports to fill the gap. Petrobras buys pipeline gas from neighbor Bolivia and... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian power firm Eletrobras reported on Thursday a near 25% increase in its fourth-quarter net profit from a year earlier to 1.11 billion reais ($191.4 million). The company also announced 1.8 billion reais ($310 million) in additional dividends to shareholders in a separate statement. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Eletrobras is Latin America's largest utility... Continue Reading →
BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“BRAVA” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 44, hereby informs its investors and the market in general that it signed, on March 13, 2025, with Shell Western Supply and Trading Limited (“Shell”), a contract for the sale of the oil produced by the consortium in Atlanta field (80% of... Continue Reading →
PRIO S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3) announces its earnings for the fourth quarter of 2024 and the year of 2024. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR Click here for the Earnings Release.
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