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Sept 8, 2020 Mexico is cutting its 2021 forecast for oil production at Petroleos Mexicanos by 8.4% as the state producer struggles under a $107 billion debt load and the impact of the deadly coronavirus. The country’s Finance Ministry lowered its preliminary estimate for output next year to 1.857 million barrels a day, down from... Continue Reading →
September 8, 2020 Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PetroRio”) (B3: PRIO3) informs its shareholders and the market in general that, on the present date, its shares were included into the portfolio of Bovespa Index (“Ibovespa” or “IBOV”), principal index of B3, composed of shares with the highest traded volume in the past 12 months. PetroRio’s... Continue Reading →
The divergence between Latin America’s two largest economies, Brazil and Mexico, is widening as the region’s most prominent left- and right-wing leaders adopt stridently different fiscal responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Their approaches, however, are not what would be expected - and investors are adapting accordingly. Continue reading
Ill-timed bets on rising demand have Exxon Mobil Corp facing a shortfall of about $48 billion through 2021, according to a Reuters tally and Wall Street estimates, a situation that will require the top U.S. oil company to make deep cuts to its staff and projects. Wall Street investors are even starting to worry about... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum registered with the CVM the IPO request for shares on the Brazilian stock exchange. The objective is to raise funds for new acquisitions of oil fields in Brazil and to sustain investments in the revitalization of assets. Starboard, with a stake in the private equity fund Apollo, holds 52.3% of the capital of... Continue Reading →
As major oil companies prepare to spend billions on renewable energy assets to stay relevant in a low-carbon future, the industry’s patchy track record on takeovers is a red flag for some investors. Ten years ago, the world’s top energy companies were spending billions of dollars on major oil and gas assets and costly drilling... Continue Reading →
At a time when oil production is at historic lows, lenders who want Mexican oil giant Pemex to adapt to climate change are struggling to be heard. Big oil companies such as BP (BP.L), Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) and Repsol (REP.MC) have begun to build strategies to cut the carbon they emit. But state-owned Petroleos... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling rig contractor Seadrill said on Monday it has proposed to creditors to turn over its stakes in oil services firms Archer and Seadrill Seabras to redeem its outstanding secured notes. The company controlled by Norwegian-born billionaire John Fredriksen has been in talks with creditors since the end of last year over new debt... Continue Reading →
Norwegian oil services investment firm Akastor will take full ownership of DOF Deepwater, a joint venture with company DOF, as part of the debt restructuring agreement with the JV's lenders. DOF Deepwater operates five mid-sized AHTS vessels As part of an agreement with DOF Deepwater lenders on a restructuring of its debt that secures continued... Continue Reading →
August 27, 2020 Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PetroRio”) hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general, in compliance with CVM Instruction No. 358, of January 3, 2002, that, on this date, a meeting of the Company’s Board of Directors (“RCA”) was held, at which the following was approved: (i) The ratification of the... Continue Reading →
