Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on June 24, 2020, informs that its Executive Board approved a second alteration to the deadline for certain precedent conditions set forth in the agreement with Seven Brazil to be implemented. Thus, the effectiveness of the agreement and other related contracts will depend on... Continue Reading →
Operation Car Wash: Seadrill Served with Search and Seizure Warrant in Brazil
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill said Thursday its Brazilian subsidiary had been served with a search and seizure warrant in relation to a bribery investigation. "Seadrill Limited confirms that today its subsidiary Seadrill Serviços de Petroleo, Ltda was served with a search and seizure warrant from the Federal Police in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as part... Continue Reading →
OPERATION LAVA JATO INVESTIGATES MULTINATIONALS IN THE E&P SECTOR FOR THE FIRST TIME
For the first time, Operation Lava Jato investigates the Exploration and Production sector at Petrobras. The Federal Police carried out 25 search and seizure warrants in the 75th phase of the operation, named Boeman - a reference to the mythical creature from Holland popularly known as the bogeyman. Twenty warrants are being fulfilled in Rio... Continue Reading →
Seadrill Suspends Debt Payments as Restructuring Talks Continue
Sept 16, 2020 A group of Seadrill's creditors has agreed to let the offshore drilling rig operator suspend interest payments this month as part of an ongoing effort to restructure its $7.3 billion debt, the Oslo-listed company said on Wednesday. Seadrill, which has so far failed to convince its 43 bank lenders to permanently adjust... Continue Reading →
Petrobras about Tupi field
September 14, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras hereby announces that the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) approved the change in the name of the Lula field to Tupi field. The approval is aimed at complying with the ruling of July 7, 2020, in a citizen lawsuit, which ordered the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras collaborates with new phase of Lava Jato operation
September 11, 2020 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that yesterday, the 74th phase of Lava Jato operation (Car Wash) was launched, in which the Federal Prosecutors and the Federal Police are investigating possible wrongdoing in connection with exchange contracts signed with Banco Paulista, as well as alleged improper payments to three Company employees,... Continue Reading →
Manager at Brazil’s Petrobras investigated in latest graft probe
Sept 10, 2020 A Petrobras manager was among the subjects of search warrants issued to police on Thursday, part of a years-long investigation into alleged corruption at the Brazilian state-controlled oil firm, according to court documents seen by Reuters. Brazil’s federal police served 25 search warrants as part of the sweeping “Car Wash” probe, one... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s ‘Car Wash’ probe targets Petrobras forex transactions
Sept 10, 2020 Brazil’s federal police were serving 25 search warrants as part of an investigation regarding foreign-exchange transactions done by state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA between 2008 and 2011, according to a statement from federal prosecutors on Thursday. The raids are part of the 74th phase of Brazil’s so-called Car Wash probe, the... Continue Reading →
Elliott attempting to prevent Chevron’s takeover of Noble Energy
September 10, 2020, by Bojan Lepic Paul Singer’s investment management firm Elliott Management will push for Noble Energy to abandon plans to sell itself to oil major Chevron, believing that the deal undervalues the oil and gas producer. Paul Singer; Source: Elliott Bloomberg said in an article on Wednesday, quoting people familiar with the matter, that Elliott... Continue Reading →
Petrobras returns to the World Economic Forum’s anti-corruption initiative
September 9, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has again become a signatory to the anti-corruption initiative Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI) of the World Economic Forum. PACI is the leading international anti-corruption organization with compliance officers from large multinationals, international organizations and governments. The initiative acts as a global platform for... Continue Reading →
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