(OET) Vattenfall Atlantis 1 and Global Tech II Offshore Wind GmbH have issued a contract notice seeking contractors to install inter-array cables for two wind farm projects offshore Germany. The two projects, Vattenfall Atlantis 1 and Global Tech II, are located in the German North Sea, in the N-7.2 and N-6.6 zones. The contract is... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on sale of stake in petrochemicals
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 10/27/2022, informs that it has started today the binding phase concerning the sale of all its equity interest, corresponding to 34.54% of the total capital, in the company METANOR S/A - Metanol do Nordeste (Metanor), headquartered in Camaçari, in the state of Bahia.... Continue Reading →
Maha Energy, DBO Sign Merger Term Sheet
Sweden-based Maha Energy has signed a binding term sheet regarding a business combination with DBO 2.0 S.A. (“DBO”) for a consideration of 36,775,410 new shares in Maha. According to Maha, DBO is a private upstream oil and gas company focusing on mature offshore fields in Brazil formed in 2017. The company says that DBO has... Continue Reading →
Independents will invest US$ 10 billion in upstream assets sold by Petrobras
(epbr) Independent operators that bought upstream assets in the Petrobras divestment process will invest US$ 10 billion in the projects until 2027, increasing the production of these assets, which should reach a peak of 485 thousand barrels per day in five years. A report released by Wood Mackenzie studied the production projects of the companies... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on sale of thermal power plant
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 08/14/2020 and 06/15/2020, informs that its Executive Board has approved the termination of the competitive process for the sale of the Canoas Thermoelectric Plant (UTE Canoas). Despite the efforts made in this process, it was not possible to obtain adequate commercial conditions for... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes transfer of interest in Búzios
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 09/29/2021, 10/04/2021, 03/04/2022 and 11/24/2022 informs that it concluded today the assignment of 5% of its interest in the Production Sharing Contract of the Surplus Volume of the Transfer of Rights, for the Búzios field, in the pre-salt of Santos Basin, to the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the sale of REMAN
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 08/25/2021, 03/10/2022, 05/13/2022 and 08/30/2022, informs that it has today finalized the sale of the shares of Refinaria de Manaus S.A. (Manaus Refinery), which was formed to hold Refinaria Isaac Sabbá (REMAN) and its corresponding logistics assets, located in Manaus, Amazonas, to the... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s transition team asks Petrobras CEO to suspend company’s divestment plan
(Reuters) - Brazil's government-elected transition team asked state-run oil company Petrobras' (PETR4.SA) Chief Executive, Caio Mario Paes de Andrade, to suspend the company's divestment plan so they have time to decide which asset sales would go ahead in the coming years, transition team member Mauricio Tolmasquim told Reuters on Monday. "It would be ideal to suspend everything... Continue Reading →
Exxon to Exit Equatorial Guinea
(Reuters) Exxon Mobil Corp will wind down oil production in Equatorial Guinea and leave the West African country after its license expires in 2026, two sources close to the matter told Reuters. The departure reflects a wider move by major oil producers to reduce crude production in West Africa and shift investments to lower-carbon natural... Continue Reading →
Braskem CEO Simoes to leave the company; Bischoff tapped to replace him
(Reuters) - The chief executive of Brazil's Braskem SA , Roberto Simoes, is set to leave the petrochemical producer on Jan. 1, 2023, three years after taking office, the company said on Monday. Controlling shareholder Novonor has tapped Roberto Bischoff as the firm's new CEO, Braskem added in a securities filing, noting that his nomination... Continue Reading →