Following loan default, Polarcus’ lenders have taken control of its vessels and shipholding unit. On Tuesday this week, Marine seismic player said it had defaulted on debt payments and that it will halt all interest and installment payments to finance providers. That same day, the company’s shares fell over 30 percent before the Oslo Stock Exchange stopped its... Continue Reading →
Lenders Take Control of Polarcus’ Ships After Default on Debt
Lenders took control of Polarcus' ships on Tuesday after the seismic surveyor defaulted on its bank loans and bonds, hit by a drop in spending by energy companies struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic and volatile oil prices. The company's Oslo-listed shares plunged as much as 47% after they resumed trading following an earlier suspension. Polarcus said lenders... Continue Reading →
After devastating 2020, Rystad expects bankruptcy numbers to normalize in 2021
After the costliest Chapter 11 year in history, 2021 bankruptcy numbers will normalize if WTI keeps up, an analysis by Norwegian energy intelligence firm Rystad Energy has shown. The combined debt of North American E&P and oilfield service companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year jumped to $102 billion, surpassing the $100... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on approval of Petros Plan 3
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on January 18, 2021, informs that the Secretariat for Coordination and Governance of State-Owned Companies (SEST) and the National Private Pension Superintendence (PREVIC) approved the Petros Plan 3 (PP-3). PP-3 will be a private pension option exclusively aimed to voluntary and timely migration of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on agreement with Sete Brasil
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on November 12, 2020, informs that it has received a notification from the Sete Brasil in which: (a) it indicates that will not comply with certain conditions set forth in the agreement that should be fully met by January 31, 2021; and (b) requests... Continue Reading →
PETRO RIO CLOSING OF THE ACQUISITION OF 30% INTEREST IN FRADE
Petro Rio S.A. ("Company" or "PetroRio") (B3: PRIO3), in accordance with art. 26 of the Novo Mercado Regulation, and in addition to the Material Fact of November 28, 2019, informs its shareholders that the country’s National Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Agency (“ANP”) has approved the concession of the 30% interest in Frade Field, currently held... Continue Reading →
PETRORIO – PUBLIC OFFERING OF SHARES (FOLLOW-ON)
Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PetroRio”) (B3: PRIO3), in compliance with the provisions of article 157, paragraph 4 of Law No. 6,406, of December 15, 1976, as amended (“Corporations Law”), Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários) (“CVM”) Rule No. 358, dated January 3, 2002, as amended, and CVM Rule No. 476, dated January 16, 2009,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the new pension plan (PP-3)
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on October 1, 2020, informs that the Petros Deliberative Council and the company's Board of Directors have approved a new version of the documentation for the opening of the Petros Plan 3 (PP-3) and migration process, after the conclusion by Petros of the adjustments... Continue Reading →
Oaktree, BlackRock Are Among YPF Creditors Organizing
(Bloomberg) -- Investment firms including Oaktree Capital Management and BlackRock Inc. are organizing into two groups to negotiate with YPF SA after the Argentine oil producer proposed a debt swap that would saddle them with losses, according to people familiar with the matter. BlackRock is among a consortium of experienced emerging-market investors such as Ashmore... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on amendments to the agreements with CADE
Rio de Janeiro, January 18, 2021 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras in relation to the news published in the media clarifies that the company did not sign the amendment to the Commitment Agreement (“TCC”) signed with the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) for the refining market. The draft of the amendment was approved... Continue Reading →