Energy Platform (EnP) announced the acquisition of a 50% stake in Petro-Victory Energy in the fields of the Lagoa Parda Cluster, recently divested by Petrobras, and in the exploratory blocks ES-T-354 , 373, 441, 477 and 487, all on the Espírito Santo onshore and concluded in the 14th ANP round. The transaction marks EnP's entry... Continue Reading →
Can Colombia Replicate Brazil’s Offshore Oil Boom?
While offshore Brazil, Guyana and to a lesser extent Suriname are gaining the lion’s share of attention when it comes to South American offshore oil, with opportunities opening-up in Colombia. The Andean country’s Caribbean coast is believed to hold considerable oil and natural gas potential. It was with much fanfare that Diego Mesa, Colombia’s Minister of Mines and... Continue Reading →
Mitsui evaluates to sell its 49% stake in Gaspetro
Mitsui evaluates to sell its 49% stake in Gaspetro, a holding company with a stake in 19 gas distributors in the country. Gaspetro is controlled by Petrobras, with 51%, a stake that is being sold by the state oil company. Value Information. - As a partner, Mitsui has preemptive rights in the purchase, but would... Continue Reading →
PETRO RIO MATERIAL FACT SALE OF INTEREST IN THE MANATI FIELD
- Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PetroRio”) (B3: PRIO3), informs its shareholders and the market in general that it has signed binding documents with Gas Bridge SA (“Gas Bridge”), concerning the sale of the 10% interest held by the Company in the Manati Field ("Field" or “Manati”). Total transaction value is R$ 144.4 million and includes... Continue Reading →
Malaysia’s Petronas targets net zero emissions by 2050
(Reuters) - Malaysian state-owned energy giant Petroliam Nasional Berhad, or Petronas, said on Thursday it aims to become a net zero emitter of greenhouse gases by 2050 and also plans to increase its investments in renewable energy. Burning of oil and gas accounts for the vast majority of the world’s carbon emissions, and many investors... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on new natural gas price for distributors
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has readjusted, on 11/01/2020, the sales prices of natural gas for distributors for the contracts started in January 2020. The adjustments occurred according to parameters negotiated in contractual formulas, due to variations in Brent oil prices and the Real/Dollar exchange rate in the last quarter. The readjustment... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS CEO SEES OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A MIDSTREAM COMPANY THAT WILL BUILD NEW GAS PIPELINES
Petrobras and some of its partners see an opportunity to create a spin-off company, with resources from the private sector, to work on the construction of new gas pipelines in the country. The information was revealed by the president of the Brazilian state-owned company, Roberto Castello Branco, during a conference call with investors. As a... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras says major divestments nearing finish line
(Reuters) - Petrobras is in the advanced stages of several major divestments, executives said on Thursday, indicating that the company’s ambitious deleveraging program may quicken after a pause during the worst of the coronavirus outbreak in Brazil. Speaking to analysts following the company's third-quarter results, executives at Petroleo Brasileiro SA PETR4.SA, as the state-run oil firm... Continue Reading →
Chevron to Cut a Quarter of Noble Energy’s Employees
(Reuters) Chevron Corp will lay off about 25% of Noble Energy's employees who joined the oil major after its $4.1 billion purchase of the smaller rival earlier this month, the company told Reuters on Tuesday. A collapse in crude oil prices has forced most oil and gas producers to drastically cut costs by laying off thousands... Continue Reading →
Green energy to draw $11 trillion in investments by 2050
(Bloomberg) - Green power is set to draw around $11 trillion of investment in the coming decades as the cost of renewables plummets and more of the world’s energy comes from electricity. That’s the latest analysis from BloombergNEF in its annual New Energy Outlook report. It’s further evidence of how cheap renewable power sources will... Continue Reading →