(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras loosened its dividend policy and raised capital spending projections in a new five-year strategic plan unveiled late on Wednesday that was cheered by analysts and investors. In a securities filing, Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA), as the company is formally known, said it was ending its previous dividend policy, which... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on enhancing the Shareholder Remuneration Policy
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held today, approved the revision of the Shareholder Remuneration Policy (Dividend Policy). The enhancement of the Dividend Policy has become important because of the anticipated achievement of the target of gross debt below US$ 60 billion in the 3rd quarter of... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras raises investment plan to $68 bln, lowers 2022 production forecast
(Reuters) - Brazil's Petrobras (PETR4.SA) said on Wednesday it expects to invest $68 billion from 2022 to 2026, a sharp increase from its previous five-year plan, as the state-run oil company seeks to grow oil production from the subsea pre-salt area. The oil production forecast for next year fell slightly, however, with Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the... Continue Reading →
Swiss Public Prosecutor Fines SBM Offshore for Bribery
SBM Offshore, one of the world's largest suppliers of FPSO vessels for the offshore oil and gas industry, has been ordered to pay 7.0 million CHF (around USD 7.6 million) for bribery in the 2005 – 2012 period. A year ago, SBM Offshore said that three of its subsidiaries in Switzerland had received a notification... Continue Reading →
Yellowtail subsea contract among top 10 global awards for the century – Rystad Energy
French-American multinational, TechnipFMC recently landed a multi-million dollar contract to supply the subsea equipment for ExxonMobil’s fourth project in the Stabroek Block at the Yellowtail Development area. Based on its analysis of this contract alongside its record of others in the industry over the years, Rystad Energy recently noted that it ranks among the top... Continue Reading →
New clean hydrogen production tax credit of up to $3/kg approved by US House, paving way for cheap green H2
A ten-year tax credit worth up to $3 per kilogram of “clean hydrogen” was approved by the US House of Representatives on Friday as part of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Bill. The cleaner the hydrogen produced, the higher the tax credit received by producers — a move that could make green H2 derived from... Continue Reading →
Guyana to Request Stronger Financial Guarantees from Oil Operators
Guyana is getting ready to raise requirements on oil operators to protect the nation against spills and future removal costs of production platforms, the head of its environmental agency told Reuters. Guyana currently requires financial assurance, a type of insurance, to cover emergency responses to accidents. Financial assurance is also used at times in some... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the form of shareholder remuneration distribution previously approved
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 08/04/2021 and 10/28/2021, informs that it will carry out the distribution of the anticipation of the remuneration to shareholders relative to 2021 fiscal year, which was approved by the Board of Directors on 08/04/2021 and 10/28/2021 to be paid on December 15, 2021,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras to raise capex to $60-$70 bln in 2022-2026 plan -sources
(Reuters) - Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA) is expected to commit between $60 billion and $70 billion in capital expenditure (capex)in its next multi-year business plan as Brazil's state-controlled oil company focuses on exploration and production in subsalt areas, two sources said on Thursday. The 2022-2026 Petrobras plan, to be released on Nov. 25, is in the final... Continue Reading →
Vallourec to Relocate Oil & Gas Ops to Brazil, Dispose of German Assets
French steel pipemaker Vallourec narrowed on Wednesday its full-year EBITDA guidance and said it plans to launch the disposal process for its German assets as well as relocate its oil & gas activities to Brazil. "Our German operations continue to underperform," Vallourec's chairman and CEO, Edouard Guinotte, said in a statement. Once the disposal program... Continue Reading →
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