Subsea 7 has officially completed the transaction to combine its Renewables business unit with Norway’s OHT ASA into a pure-play renewables company. Effective from the closing of the transaction, the combined company is renamed Seaway 7. Subsea 7’s wholly-owned indirect subsidiary, Subsea 7 Blue Space, holds 72% while OHT holds 28% of the new company’s... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes redemption of Global Notes
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on September 24, 2021, informs that its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (PGF) concluded today the settlement of the early redemption of the 4.375% Global Notes e 4.25% Global Notes, both maturing in 2021. The total amount of the redemption was equivalent to... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on expression of interest in the Búzios field
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up the release disclosed on 08/24/2021, informs that the partner CNOOC Petroleum Brasil Ltda. (CNOOC) expressed interest in exercising the option to purchase an additional share of 5% in the Production Sharing Contract of the Transfer of Rights Surplus, for the Búzios field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt area.... Continue Reading →
Brazil central bank eyed hiking rates more than 100 bps
(Reuters) - Brazil's central bank weighed accelerating the world's most aggressive monetary tightening, minutes from its last policy meeting showed on Tuesday, but uncertainty about a post-pandemic rebound led it to stay the course on 100-basis-point rate hikes. The minutes of the Sep. 21-22 meeting, when the bank raised its Selic policy rate to 6.25%,... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies to buy back shares and boost renewables investment
(Reuters) - TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) plans to buy back $1.5 billion of its shares in the fourth quarter and boost its investment in renewable energy with the help of high oil prices, the French energy major said on Tuesday. "TotalEnergies is confident in its ability to combine energy transition and shareholder return, thus creating long-term shareholder value," the... Continue Reading →
CNOOC Seeks to Raise $5.4B to Fund Key Oil and Gas Projects
China's state-run offshore oil and gas major CNOOC Ltd said it plans to raise up to 35 billion yuan ($5.41 billion) in a new share issue on the Shanghai stock exchange to fund several key oil and gas projects. The domestic fund-raising plan came as U.S. sanctions on CNOOC has forced global investors to exit... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces redemption prices for two series of notes
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”) (NYSE: PBR) announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”) has delivered notices to the holders of the outstanding 4.250% Global Notes due 2023 (“4.250% Notes”) and 4.375% Global Notes due 2023 (“4.375% Notes” and, together with the 4.250% Notes, the “Notes”) announcing the redemption prices for... Continue Reading →
Exploration well off Guyana on track to reach total depth in December
Following the spud in August 2021, the Kawa-1 exploration well, located offshore Guyana, is on track to reach total depth in the first half of December 2021. So far, the well results are consistent with pre-drill geological and geophysical expectations. The Kawa-1 well is located on the Corentyne Block where CGX Energy is the operator... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore completes US$635 million bridge loan for FPSO Almirante Tamandaré
SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that it has secured a US$635 million bridge loan facility for the financing of the construction of FPSO Almirante Tamandaré. The facility was secured by the special purpose company which will own FPSO Almirante Tamandaré. Currently, SBM Offshore is the sole owner of this special purpose company. Discussions around... Continue Reading →
Exxon, Chevron conceal payments to some governments -watchdog
(Reuters) - U.S. oil majors Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) and Chevron Corp (CVX.N) have failed to meet a core transparency standard set by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, a global anti-corruption body on which the companies have board seats, EITI said on Wednesday. Exxon and Chevron have declined to publicly disclose taxes and other payments they have made to... Continue Reading →