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Aug 14, 2020 The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade) approved, without restrictions, the acquisition, by MIC Capital Partners (a company of the Mubadala group) and Magni Partners, a joint venture, with a specific purpose to own and manage the following drilling rigs ( currently under construction): Arpoador, Guarapari, Urca and Frade, all from Sete... Continue Reading →
Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft made a second-quarter profit of 43 billion roubles after reporting a loss in the previous three months thanks to a rise in oil prices, it said on Friday. Rosneft, headed by Igor Sechin, a long-standing ally of President Vladimir Putin, is the first big Russian oil company to report financial... Continue Reading →
Norwegian offshore seismic surveyor PGS has rejected a $600 million offer to sell its multi-client library to compatriot and rival TGS, deeming it opportunistic, given the dire situation for seismic data companies caused by low oil prices. In an unsolicited, conditional, and non-binding proposal, TGS earlier this month offered to buy PGS' MultiClient data library for... Continue Reading →
Calmer political waters should help turn the country into a global exploration hotspot The small Latin American nation of Suriname is poised for profound change. Revenues from major offshore oil discoveries announced this year could transform the country’s long-term economic prospects. And, following the resolution of an election deadlock, a new coalition government has finally... Continue Reading →
The oil market turmoil brought on by Covid-19 has led to lower-than-anticipated activity and delayed projects, forcing the industry to deploy cost-cutting measures. A Rystad Energy analysis of the top 50 oilfield service (OFS) firms shows that staffing is set to reach its lowest level in more than 10 years, with the anticipated revenue per... Continue Reading →
Occidental Petroleum booked a total impairment of $6.6 billion for the second quarter after the collapse in energy prices reduced the value of several of its assets. The shares fell as much as 3.3% in after-market trading in New York. Continue reading
Shares in Singapore’s Keppel Corp (KPLM.SI) fell 13% on Tuesday after Temasek Holdings abandoned its $3 billion offer for the conglomerate by invoking a material adverse change clause following the company’s poor financial results. Keppel’s large second-quarter loss that breached a threshold in the state investor’s offer to buy majority control had boosted the risk... Continue Reading →
August 10, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release dated July 29, 2020, informs that today it paid Fundação Petrobras de Seguridade Social (Petros) R$ 950 million, regarding the full amount of the agreement with Petros on the arbitral dispute related to the investment in Sete Brasil. The agreement extinguished the dispute... Continue Reading →
Aug 10, 2020 Oceana Offshore last Friday requested registration for an initial public offering (IPO). Part of the proceeds from the operation are earmarked to purchase vessels and update the fleet, in addition to acquiring companies to increase market share. . According to the preliminary prospectus, the offering provides for primary (new shares, whose proceeds... Continue Reading →
Aug 10, 2020 Odebrecht, the parent company of petrochemical Braskem, began the process of selling all of its shareholding in the company. The information was released this weekend, in a document sent to the Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM). “ODB [Odebrecht] started preparatory steps to structure a private sale process of up to the totality... Continue Reading →
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