(Reuters) - A Brazilian police investigation of alleged bribery of Petrobras employees to fix the price of fuel sold to JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) by the state-run oil firm has expanded from one deal to at least four over the course of 2011, according to documents and two law enforcement officials. Previously unreported invoices related to... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on payment of remuneration to shareholders
Petróleo Brasileiro SA – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 08/04/2021, 10/28/2021, and 11/19/2021, informs that it is carrying out today the payment of the 2nd installment of the anticipated shareholder remuneration for 2021. The gross amount distributed corresponds to the gross value of dividends and interest on equity (IOE) of R$ 3.250487... 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 →
Woodmac: Oil & gas on the rebound but tension will define 2022
Energy intelligence provider Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business, believes that the oil and gas sector will continue to rebound in 2022, but the positive outlook will be tempered by concerns about its future. In its Global Upstream Outlook 2022, Wood Mackenzie points out the upstream industry must respond to the implications of the pledges made at COP26 and... Continue Reading →
Royal Dutch Shell shareholders expected to approve move to London
(Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSa.L) shareholders are expected to vote on Friday to approve a plan to end the company's dual share structure and move its headquarters to London from The Hague. The Anglo-Dutch company's board members presented the plan in November. They said the simplification would strengthen Shell's competitiveness and make share buybacks and paying... 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 →
ANP Approves Mero’s Development Plan
A new important milestone for Petrobras and its partners in the consortium that operates in the Libra block, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The board of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the first development plan for the Mero field, which is located within the Libra area. In all, 65 wells will be drilled in... Continue Reading →
Sapura Energy facing cash flow and liquidity issues
Malaysian oilfield services provider Sapura Energy is facing cash flow and liquidity issues exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Responding to recent news reports, Sapura Energy on Wednesday clarified that it is still a going concern. The company’s business segments continue to execute 59 projects globally and its Exploration & Production business, operated through SapuraOMV, continues... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies Sells Gabon Terminal, Offshore Fields to Perenco for $350M
(OE) French oil major TotalEnergies has completed the sale of the Cap Lopez Terminal and non-operated offshore field in Gabon to Perenco. "After receiving the approval of Gabonese authorities, TotalEnergies announces the closing of its agreement to divest to Perenco Oil and Gas Gabon the Cap Lopez Terminal and non-operated assets of its 58%-owned affiliate TotalEnergies EP Gabon," TotalEnergies said Thursday. With the transaction valued at $350 million before final adjustment, TotalEnergies EP Gabon... Continue Reading →