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March 12 (Reuters) - Brazil's government scrapped taxes on diesel while imposing a levy on oil exports in a move on Thursday that could affect state-run oil firm Petrobras , as the country seeks to soften the blow of the recent spike in global oil prices. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's administration said the... Continue Reading →
March 12 (oilnow.gy) Global offshore rig activity remained steady at the start of 2026, with several new drilling contracts awarded, including a major fixture offshore Trinidad and Tobago. In a March 11 LinkedIn update, Westwood Global Energy Group said the offshore rig market maintained stable utilisation levels across the global fleet. The firm reported that... Continue Reading →
March 12 (oilnow.gy) Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. announced on March 11, 2026 that it has signed a binding agreement to acquire the remaining shares of JHI Associates, Inc., a move that deepens the company’s exposure to offshore Guyana while adding a new exploration position in the North Falkland Basin. The Toronto-based exploration company... Continue Reading →
March 12 (offshoreWIND.biz) Spanish energy company Iberdrola has registered a public takeover bid to acquire the remaining shares of its Brazilian subsidiary Neoenergia, aiming to reach full ownership of the company. Iberdrola, which now officially submitted documentation to the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) and Novo Mercado (Brazilian Stock Exchange – B3), launched the... Continue Reading →
Rio de Janeiro, March 11, 2026 – Brava Energia (“Brava” or the “Company”) (B3: BRAV3) announces its results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2025 (“4Q25” or “2025,” respectively):. ¹corresponding to the stake held by the Company in each portfolio asset. ² including inter-Company transactions. 4Q25 & 2025 HIGHLIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT EVENTSProgress across... Continue Reading →
March 11 - Brazilian engineering firm Oceânica Engenharia announced that it has signed long-term contracts with Petrobras worth approximately US$736 million. According to a statement, these new contracts increase Oceânica's order backlog to approximately R$12 billion. The contracts have a duration of four years. Operations are scheduled to begin in the first half of 2027... Continue Reading →
March 11- PRIO, the largest independent oil and gas company in the country, ended 2025 with total revenue of US$2.5 billion, driven by a 27% increase in production and sales compared to the previous year. The performance was marked by important achievements, such as the acquisition of the Peregrino field, the development of the Wahoo... Continue Reading →
March 9 (valorinternational.globo.com) Uncertainty stemming from the conflict in the Middle East still makes it impossible to identify a clear oil price trend, but Petrobras’s pricing policy will not change because of the crisis, company executives said in assessing the current geopolitical environment and its effects on Brazil. They said, however, that the oil giant... Continue Reading →
March 6 (Reuters) - The general superintendence of Brazil's antitrust watchdog CADE approved on Friday the agreement for private equity firm IG4 Capital to buy a controlling stake in petrochemical firm Braskem from conglomerate Novonor, a regulatory document showed. The agreement, which had been announced by the companies in December, was approved by the superintendence without restrictions,... Continue Reading →
March 6 - Petrobras accelerated the pace of its investments last year. In total, the company spent US$20.3 billion in 2025, a 22.2% increase compared to the previous year. Furthermore, this is the company's highest investment level since 2019. The value was also 9.7% above the forecast in the company's 2025-2029 business plan, remaining within... Continue Reading →
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