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Japan’s MODEC and Toyo Engineering Corporation (TOYO) are entering into talks to study an alliance for FPSO vessels. MODEC said on Thursday that the two companies have reached an agreement to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enter into discussions and to conduct the Feasibility Study (FS) regarding the alliance in the Engineering, Procurement,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Leading international energy companies are resisting the temptation to rush and spend an unexpected windfall from rallying oil and natural gas prices as they focus on longer-term energy transition challenges, executives and analysts said. Benchmark crude oil prices more than doubled in the second quarter of 2021 from a year earlier and have... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that Mr. José Franco Medeiros de Morais presented a letter of resignation as a full member of the company's Fiscal Council, for personal reasons, effective as of August 5, 2021. Additionally, the company received a letter from the Ministry of Economy indicating Mr. Jeferson Luís Bittencourt to replace Mr.... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro was not consulted or informed about state oil giant Petrobras' (PETR4.SA) decision this week to raise fuel prices, which underscores the company's independence, Chief Executive Joaquim Silva e Luna told Reuters on Wednesday. The ex-army general chosen in April by Bolsonaro to lead the company said there has not been and... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Minority shareholders in Brazil's Petrobras have presented three candidates for the company's board of directors in the lead-up to the second extraordinary shareholders' meeting in just a few months, the state-run oil company said on Wednesday. José João Abdalla Filho, Marcelo Gasparino da Silva and Pedro Rodrigues Galvão de Medeiros were put forth... Continue Reading →
NDT inspections specialist TSC Subsea has opened a new base in Rio de Janeiro as part of its plans to expand across Brazil and further into Latin America. TSC Subsea had so far supported Brazil remotely but decided to open a permanent base in response to increased operations. The company, which has bases in the UK... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 03/10/2020, 05/05/2020, and 08/19/2020, informs that it has made, today, the early payment of the debit balance of the Private Instrument for Installment Payment of Debt and Other Covenants, signed with the Fundação Petrobras de Seguridade Social (Petros), in the amount of R$... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on January 27, 2021, informs that the validation stage of the enrollment of Petros Plan 3 (PP-3) was concluded, totaling 2,176 approved requests. The technical and administrative feasibility studies of the new plan were completed and the Petros’ Executive Board certified its feasibility in a... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on April 16, 2021, April, 29, 2021, May 5, 2021 and May 31, 2021, informs that its Board of Directors authorized the convening of an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) for the election of eight positions to the Board of Directors filled by the multiple... Continue Reading →
Equinor (EQNR.OL) will speed up investments in renewable energy and low carbon solutions as new oil and gas comes onstream ahead of peak production in 2026, the company said on Tuesday as the pressure mounts to prove it can adapt to a greener future. The majority state-owned Norwegian company said it would dedicate more than 50% of... Continue Reading →
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