Petro Rio S.A. ("Company" or "PetroRio") (B3: PRIO3), in compliance with the provisions of article 12, paragraph 5 of CVM Instruction 358/02 (and its amendments by CVM Instruction 568/15) announces that it has received from Truxt Investimentos Ltda., correspondence informing the Company they are holders of a total of 21,814,976 common shares issued by the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on agreement in arbitration of Sete Brasil
Rio de Janeiro, December 17, 2020 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that, on this date, the payment of R$ 190 million was made to the Pension Fund of the Employees of the Bank of Brazil - Previ, due to the agreement that ended the arbitration litigation proposed by Previ in order to obtain... Continue Reading →
Petrobras prepay partial debt to Petros
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has done today the partial prepayment of the Pre-70 Term of Financial Commitment (TFC Pre-70), celebrated with the Fundação Petrobras de Seguridade Social (Petros), in the amount of R$ 94 million and will do in January 2021 the partial prepayment of R$ 4.493 billion. The TFC... Continue Reading →
Brazil Government plans to offer large regional blocks to stimulate exploration on land
The government intends to offer large blocks on land, up to 36 thousand km², in addition to reducing costs and entry barriers for contracting exploration areas. The proposals are the result of Reate, the Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production Activity Revitalization Program in Onshore Areas. - The program was created in 2017, under... Continue Reading →
Mexico Is Quietly Pushing Out Foreign Oil Investors
For nearly 80 years, Mexico kept its borders closed to foreign oil interests, with the state-owned and -run Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) being the only entity allowed to drill for gas in Mexican territory. In 2017, then-president Enrique Peña Nieto opened up Mexico’s considerable oil reserves to foreign oil companies and investors for the first time in nearly... Continue Reading →
New CFO to join Equinor next year
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has appointed Ulrica Fearn as its chief financial officer (CFO) and executive vice president, with effect from 16 June 2021. Fearn will succeed acting CFO Svein Skeie, who will become senior vice president CFO Performance Management and Risk with effect from the same date. Svein Skeie took over the acting... Continue Reading →
PETRORIO PUBLIC OFFER OF SHARES (FOLLOW-ON)
Petro Rio SA (“Company” or “PetroRio”) (B3: PRIO3), in compliance with the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Commission Instruction 358, of January 3, 2002, as amended, it informs its shareholders and the market in general that on this date its Board of Directors approved the beginning of the work and the procedures for choosing... Continue Reading →
Seadrill left vulnerable due to lack of new agreement with lenders
Forbearance agreements between offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Limited and its creditors related to the company’s senior secured credit facility agreements and leasing arrangements have expired. As a result, Seadrill is exposed to legal actions if it fails to make necessary payments on time. Seadrill entered into forbearance agreements with certain creditors in respect of its senior... Continue Reading →
Brazilian Prosecutors Sue Maersk Over Alleged Corruption
Federal prosecutors in Brazil filed a civil lawsuit against Danish shipping company Maersk and former executives representing the firm for alleged corruption involving shipping contracts with state-run oil firm Petrobras, they said on Friday. The lawsuit requests that a judge freeze almost 1 billion reais ($198 million) in assets in order to make sure funds... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on payment of dividends
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that will pay, on Tuesday, 12/15/2020, dividends referred to the 2019 fiscal year, based on shareholding position as of 07/22/2020, in connection to the Material Fact released on that date. The amount of dividends to be paid will be adjusted by Selic interest rate from 12/31/2019 to 12/15/2020 interest... Continue Reading →
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