(Reuters) - Engie Brasil (EGIE3.SA) said on Thursday it had reached a deal to sell a 15% stake in natural gas pipeline firm TAG to Canadian investment fund Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ) for 3.1 billion reais ($641 million). CDPQ, Canada's No.2 pension fund manager with C$424 billion ($320.60 billion) under management, will raise... Continue Reading →
EIG to Acquire Ocyan for US$390 Million
(BW) EIG, a leading institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements with Novonor S.A. ("Novonor") and Brazilian Development Bank ("BNDES") to acquire Ocyan Participações S.A. ("Ocyan" or the "Company"), a Brazilian-based solutions provider to the offshore oil and gas industry, for a total amount... Continue Reading →
New deal bolsters NFE’s presence in Brazil
(OET) U.S. energy company New Fortress Energy (NFE) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 1.6 GW capacity reserve contract (PortoCem PPA) from Ceiba Energy that will be transferred to new power assets connected to NFE’s existing LNG terminals in Brazil, enabling NFE to become “leading LNG-to-power company” in the country. According to NFE, the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Faces Roadblock in Carmopolis Assets Sale
(Z) Petrobras, Brazil's national oil company, encountered a significant roadblock in the ongoing sale of onshore Carmópolis to Carmo Energy. The sale of Petrobras' onshore assets was likely driven by strategic business decisions. This divestiture aligns with the company’s broader strategy, which may involve focusing on core activities, reducing debt or generating funds for new... Continue Reading →
Seatrium Secures Early Refinancing of S$400 Million from DBS
Facility includes an option to convert to a sustainability-linked loan Seatrium Limited (Seatrium, or the Group) is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary Seatrium Financial Services Pte. Ltd. (SFS) has successfully refinanced an existing loan facility due in February 2024 with a S$400 million committed loan facility from DBS Bank Limited (“DBS”). The three-year... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on exploratory blocks in São Tomé and Príncipe
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that the Board of Directors has approved the company's operations in São Tomé and Príncipe, a country on the west coast of Africa, enabling the acquisition of stakes in 3 exploratory blocks, through a competitive process conducted by Shell. The transaction is part of the scope of the Memorandum... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on payment of remuneration to shareholders
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the Material Facts of 03/01/2023, 04/27/2023 and 12/22/2023, informs that it will pay today the third installment of the remaining remuneration to shareholders for 2022. The gross amount to be distributed today is R$ 0,56252157 per common and preferred share in the form of dividends. CREDIT INSTRUCTIONS... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs about breach of contractual obligation at Carmópolis Cluster
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the material fact disclosed on December 20, 2022, informs of the non-compliance with the contractual payment obligation of Carmo Energy and its parent company COBRA INSTALACIONES Y SERVICIOS, S.A., as guarantor, related to the sale of all of its stakes in the set of 11 onshore oil... Continue Reading →
Enauta Acquires Stake in Campos Basin Oil Fields
(Reuters) Brazilian oil company Enauta said on Monday it acquired the entire 23% stake held by QatarEnergy Brasil Ltda in some oil fields in the Campos Basin for a total value of $150 million. In a securities filing, the company said that the transaction to acquire a stake in the Abalone, Ostra, and Argonauta oil fields, components of the so-called... Continue Reading →
Angola’s OPEC exit opens way for more Chinese investment
(Reuters) - Angola's decision to leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries could open the way for Beijing to increase investment in the country's oil and other sectors, as part of a deepening of decades-old ties. Angola said on Thursday it was leaving OPEC, effective from Jan. 1, following a row with the producer group... Continue Reading →