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(Reuters) - U.S. oil and gas companies could face an uphill struggle to sell about $27 billion of assets to fund investor payouts over the next few years as the biggest wave of energy megamergers in 25 years nears the end of regulatory reviews. The share buybacks and dividends are needed to lure investors back... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras has selected a consortium led by PetroRio SA for bilateral talks over the sale of its Albacora and Albacora Leste offshore oil fields, both companies said on Friday. The value of PetroRio's bids was not immediately clear, but Petrobras said in September that "the offers may exceed $4 billion... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Peru officials are looking at ways to help cash-strapped state oil firm Petroperu avoid bankruptcy or liquidation, Economy Minister Jose Arista told Congress on Friday, including cost cutting, asset sales and possible private management. The company described its financial condition last month as "extremely grave." "Petroperu is currently facing a difficult financial situation that... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras, in continuity with the Material Fact disclosed on October 27, 2022, informs that, observing the applicable internal governance, the closure of the competitive process for the full sale of Petrobras' stake, corresponding to 50% of the voting capital and 34.54% of the total capital, in the company METANOR S/A -... Continue Reading →
(OE) Italian oil giant Eni has completed the sale of 10% of the share capital of Saipem, securing a little over $420 million (€393 million) in proceeds. The settlement of the transaction will take place on June 14, 2024, Eni sad. Following the placement, carried out through an accelerated bookbuilding aimed at institutional investors, Eni... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of the shares in the lease and operating entities related to FPSOs N’Goma, Saxi Batuque and Mondo from its partner Sonangol EP. Simultaneously, SBM Offshore completed the sale of all its shares in the parent company of the Paenal shipyard in Angola to... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's Eletrobras (ELET6.SA), opens new tab, Latin America's largest utility, has signed a deal to sell its portfolio of thermoelectric power plants to Ambar Energia for a total 4.7 billion reais ($878.01 million), it said in a securities filing on Monday. The deal's price tag includes an earn-out of 1.2 billion reais, according to... Continue Reading →
(PN) PetroReconcavo signed a contract to sell 50% of its stake in seven concessions to Mandacaru Energia (Ubuntu). The assets (Acauã, Baixa do Algodão, Fazenda Curral, Fazenda Malaquias, Pajeú, Rio Mossoró and Três Marias) are located in the Potiguar Basin, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. The fields currently produce 390 barrels of... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras, in continuity to the Material Fact disclosed on May 20, 2024, informs that the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) decided in favor of renegotiating the Term of Cessation Commitment (TCC) for Gas, signed on July 8, 2019 ("TCC Gas"), which was also approved today by the Company's Board of... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras, in continuity to the Material Fact disclosed on May 20, 2024, informs that the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) decided in favor of renegotiating the Terms of Cessation Commitment (TCC) for Refinery, signed on May 29, 2019, which was also approved today by the Company's Board of Directors. On... Continue Reading →
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