Australia's competition regulator approved Woodside Petroleum's agreed $28 billion merger with BHP Group's petroleum arm on Thursday, saying it would not reduce competition in the domestic gas market. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it found Woodside would continue to face competition from several suppliers after the deal that will create a global... Continue Reading →
Reuters EXCLUSIVE: Petrobras higher price demands delay refineries sales
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) has raised prices at least once in the middle of the divestiture process of its largest refineries, frustrating some bidders and delaying the long awaited promise of breaking Petrobras' monopoly in refining, four sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Bidders were surprised by what they describe as... Continue Reading →
Failure in Subsea Equipment Stops Production in the Manati Field
An improper closure of a valve in the submerged part of the export pipeline stopped production in the Manati Field, located in the Camamu Basin. The incident happened last Friday but was only communicated to the market today by Enauta, one of the companies that are part of the consortium that produces in the area.... Continue Reading →
Seatankers Group takes interest in Valaris
Norwegian billionaire John Fredriksen’s Seatankers Group has acquired an interest in Seadrill’s rival offshore drilling contractor Valaris. Namely, Famatown Finance, a company indirectly controlled by trusts settled by John Fredriksen and a member of the Seatankers Group, has accumulated through open market transactions approximately 5 per cent of the common shares of Valaris. Famatown pointed out that the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of the BM-S-8 block – Bacalhau
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 11/22/2016 and 03/21/2018, informs that it will receive from Equinor Brasil Energia Ltda. (Equinor) the last contingent installment in the amount of US$ 950 million related to the sale of its stake in the exploratory block BM-S-8, where the Bacalhau field (former Carcará... Continue Reading →
Pemex Refinery Deal May Cost $1 Billion More Than Announced
(Yahoo) Petroleos Mexicanos could end up spending about $1.6 billion to take over Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s Deer Park refinery, more than twice the price announced in May, even as its finances are so dismal the government is injecting billions of dollars into the state oil producer. Pemex, as the company is known, has requested... Continue Reading →
Braskem shares plunge on delayed Petrobras disposal
(Reuters) - Shares in Brazil's Braskem SA (BRKM5.SA) plunged on Thursday after state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) said it has yet to decide when and how to proceed with the proposed sale of its stake in the petrochemicals producer. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as Petrobras is formally known, said in a securities filing that it is still conducting studies on... Continue Reading →
Petrobras clarifies news about Braskem
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, regarding the news published in the media about a possible offer of preferred shares of Braskem in the first quarter of 2022, clarifies that, as disclosed on June 8, August 9, 20 and 30, October 1, November 22 and 26, its stake in Braskem is still part of the assets... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the sale of the Miranga Cluster
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 02/24/2021, informs that it concluded today the sale of its total stake in nine onshore exploration and production fields, jointly called Miranga Cluster, located in the state of Bahia, to SPE Miranga S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of PetroRecôncavo S.A. (PetroRecôncavo). After compliance... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the sale of thermal power plants
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release diclosed on 05/03/21, informs that it has concluded today the sale of the three fuel oil-fired thermal power plants located in Camaçari, in the state of Bahia (UTEs Polo Camaçari) to São Francisco Energia S.A., a subsidiary of Global Participações em Energia S.A. (GPE). After... Continue Reading →
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