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(Reuters) - Opposition proposals to roll back the initial privatizations of Brazilian refineries would run into stiff resistance from their new owners, with sale contracts offering no room for reversal, three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Advisors to leading presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have floated the idea of buying... Continue Reading →
(U) Petrobras is considering the potential of offering carbon capture and storage solutions for third-party industrial emissions in its native Brazil as part of a potential diversification strategy from the company’s key upstream oil and gas operations. “It’s a study we are doing right now,” Rafael Chaves Santos, executive director of institutional relations and sustainability... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 05/13/2022, informs that the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), in a court session held on this date, approved the transaction for the sale of the Isaac Sabbá Refinery (REMAN) to Ream Participações S.A., through the execution of an Agreement in Concentration Control... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian antitrust regulator CADE on Tuesday approved the sale of Petrobras' (PETR4.SA) REMAN refinery to Ream, which is part of the Atem group, but decided the buyer will have to take measures to guarantee that other fuel distributors have access to the plant's waterway terminal. The approval with restrictions came in a 6-1 CADE board... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, or Sinopec Corp , reported interim net income surged 10.4% to a record 43.53 billion yuan ($6.33 billion), thanks to strong oil and gas prices despite weakened domestic fuel sales. Sinopec, the world's largest refiner by capacity, reported revenues of 1.61 trillion yuan for the six months, up... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Exports of Mexico's newest crude are ramping up under Italy's Eni (ENI.MI) as U.S. refiners find it an apt replacement for banned Russian oil and one that complements domestic grades. The shipments, which started in April according to Refinitiv Eikon data, represent the first crude exports made by an oil company other than state firm... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on June 27, 2022 and July 15, 2022, informs the beginning of the non-binding phase in the processes of sale of assets in refining and associated logistics in the country, which includes the refineries Abreu e Lima (RNEST) in Pernambuco, Presidente Getúlio Vargas (REPAR)... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The valuation of refineries being sold by Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) might face additional pressure as the country's oil regulator mulls banning the use of S500 diesel, sources familiar with the matter said. Brazil is expected to replace S500 with low-sulfur S10 diesel in the coming years, requiring large investments in some refineries... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Mexico's state-oil company Pemex requested this week almost $6.5 billion in additional funding from the government to pay for works at the 'Dos Bocas' refinery this year, according to a document and two sources familiar with the matter. The additional funding is to cover works not initially included in the project's proposal, higher... Continue Reading →
(Rigzone) Oil supermajors continue to hold back on investment as mid-year guidance remains mostly firm, a new report from Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research has noted. Overall, the group will raise annual capital expenditure by 19 percent in 2022 versus earlier guidance growth of 17 percent, the report, which was sent to Rigzone... Continue Reading →
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