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Energy transition company Technip Energies has agreed to buy €20 million (approx $24.2 M) equivalent of its own shares from TechnipFMC. In February 2021, TechnipFMC and Technip Energies were separated as two independent, publicly traded companies. Technip Energies deals in LNG, hydrogen, and ethylene as well as blue and green hydrogen, sustainable chemistry, and CO2 management,... Continue Reading →
(Rigzone) Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (OTCMKTS: DOFSQ) reported Monday that it, along with its debtor affiliates, emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 23, 2021, after successfully completing a financial reorganization In addition, Marc Edwards has retired as the drilling contractor’s chairman, president, and CEO effectively immediately and that Executive Vice President and Chief Operating... Continue Reading →
Oilfield services firm Archer said it has signed an offer letter with Moreld laying out principle terms to purchase 100% of the shares in DeepWell, a Norwegian well intervention company focused on mechanical wireline and cased hole logging services. The contemplated transaction is subject to due diligence, negotiation of the transaction documentation, closing conditions and... Continue Reading →
(PetroNoticias) The English company Marin Holding International hired the law firm Luzone Legal, specialized in the business area and in the oil and gas sector, to sue Petrobras for possible losses arising from the services provided by the vessel, Vitoria 10,000. As a reminder, the case is one of the most emblematic in the oil... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) A majority of Brazil's Supreme Court confirmed on Thursday a decision to annul criminal convictions against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, teeing up a presidential run against current President Jair Bolsonaro in 2022. The decision, which was widely expected, came after Supreme Court Justice Edson Fachin determined in early March that the... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, regarding the pieces of news in the media, informs that it became aware of an injunction decision of the Federal Regional Court of the 1st Region, issued today, which suspended, among other things, the migration of the operational management of the Petrobras health care plan for Associação Saúde Petrobras and... Continue Reading →
Marine seismic company Polarcus has agreed standstill and settlement terms with its lenders who have committed to refrain from exercising any further security interests over the Polarcus Group or their assets. The agreement follows the lenders’ decision to take over Polarcus’ shipholding unit and vessels made late in January 2021, after the company defaulted on... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has entered into, together with its subsidiary Petrobras Gás S.A. ("Gaspetro"), an instrument of transaction to put an end of a pending legal dispute with Termogás S.A. ("Termogás"). This instrument allows Termogás to acquire shares of Companhia Maranhense de Gás ("Gasmar") held by Gaspetro, which corresponds to... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors approved today the signing of the Agreement with the Federal Government, which establishes the stakes in each contract and the amount of compensation to Petrobras in the event of a bid for the Transfer of Rights´ surplus volumes in the fields of Sépia and... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed, together with its indirect subsidiaries Breitener Tambaqui S.A. and Breitener Jaraqui S.A., a legal agreement for the receipt of amounts that they claim against Amazonas Energia S/A (debtor) and Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobras (jointly responsible). Also part of the agreement is the payment... Continue Reading →
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