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(Reuters) - Brazilian prosecutors asked state-run oil firm Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab to do more studies before drilling off the coast of the Amazon rainforest, citing potential effects of extreme weather on tides, according to documents filed on Monday to environmental agency Ibama. An oceanographer's technical assessment commissioned by the Federal Prosecutor's Office and dated Oct.... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's government and several of its largest commercial banks are working on a plan to speed the divestment of engineering group Novonor's majority stake in Braskem, Latin America's largest petrochemical company, according to six people familiar with the talks. Novonor, which changed its name from Odebrecht after a major graft scandal nearly a decade... Continue Reading →
(RB) The Senate's SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE postponed the discussion on the legal framework for offshore wind farms this Tuesday (26), which will define rules for the operation of wind turbines in Brazilian waters. The bill has already been approved by the Chamber of Deputies, and articles have been included that require the country to... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The U.S. government sided with Argentina in urging a federal judge not to force the cash-strapped country to give up its 51% stake in oil and gas company YP to partially satisfy a $16.1 billion court judgment. In a Wednesday night letter, known as a statement of interest, to U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, further to the Announcements to the Market of January 29th 2020, May 27th 2021 and July 26th 2023, hereby informs that the District Court of Rotterdam ("Court") today handed down a favorable judgment on its main arguments in the collective action filed by the Stichting Petrobras Compensation Foundation ("Foundation") against... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Hess Corp beat estimates for third-quarter profit on Wednesday, helped by higher oil production in Guyana. The Guyana assets are at the center of an ongoing dispute between oil giants Chevron and Exxon that has delayed Chevron's $53 billion takeover of Hess. Hess agreed to the buyout last October, but the deal has been challenged by... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Miner BHP Group said on Friday it has reached a R$170 billion ($29.93 billion) final settlement with Public Authorities in Brazil for reparation of Samarco's Fundão dam failure. A federal judge in Brazil had ruled in February that BHP and Vale and their joint venture, Samarco, must pay up to 47.6 billion reais in... Continue Reading →
(Portos e Navios)The bidding round provides for a two-year contract, renewable for the same period, to support the preparation of conceptual projects and provide consultancy services for the company to participate in future processes for acquiring areas for offshore energy generation. On Tuesday (10/22), Petrobras launched tender to hire consultancy services for the preparation of... Continue Reading →
(OE) Brazil’s Federal court has annulled a two-year ban imposed on Saipem’s two business units on from contracting with the Brazilian public administration. The decision to prohibit Saipem’s two businesses was taken due to alleged irregularities in the award of a contract related to gas pipelines, dating back to 2011. According to Saipem, the court... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) Petrobras is nearing a deal with Brazil regulators allowing it to move forward with plans to redevelop the massive Tupi oil field that could reinvigorate the country's stalled production, the company's head of exploration and production Sylvia dos Anjos told Bloomberg on Friday. The company expects to resolve a long-running tax dispute with regulator ANP by year-end... Continue Reading →
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