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Oilfield services provider Archer has received approval from a competition regulator in Norway for the acquisition of DeepWell. Following an offer letter from April 2021 to purchase 100 per cent of shares in DeepWell, Archer in early May signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire DeepWell based on an enterprise value of NOK 177 million on a debt... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in relation to news published in the media about the report of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) about the Board of Directors members election that took place at the Extraordinary General Meeting on April 12, 2021 (EGM), clarifies that no irregularities in the voting process were found. In the... Continue Reading →
Rio de Janeiro, May 29, 2021 9:32 pm - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in clarification of pieces of news in the media, and as already informed in the last conference with analysts and investors relative to the results for the first quarter of 2021, held on May 14, 2021, informs that in the quest to execute... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Limited has elected a new CFO and a new COO as well as a new director to its board as the company prepares to take the next steps in its financial restructuring. Seadrill on Thursday announced the appointment of Grant Creed as Chief Financial Officer and Leif Nelson as Chief Operating Officer, both effective immediately.... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Several Total (TOTF.PA) shareholders plan to demonstrate their concern that the French firm is not doing enough to curb carbon emissions at its shareholder meeting on Friday, as global oil and gas companies come under growing environmental pressure. The International Energy Agency has warned that new fossil fuel projects must stop this year if the world... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Last December, when a week-old hedge fund named Engine No. 1 challenged Exxon Mobil to change its ways, laughter echoed through Wall Street circles, from the fund’s name that recalled a famous children’s book to its tiny, then-$40 million stake in what was once the world’s largest publicly traded company. Just six months later,... Continue Reading →
(epbr) Production at Pão de Açúcar, discovered at BM-C-33, pre-salt in the Campos Basin and operated by Equinor Brasil (35%), will have an unprecedented natural gas treatment system installed on the topside of the production platform itself. It was the solution found to deal with the great potential for natural gas production associated with the... Continue Reading →
Seadrill Partners, an affiliate of offshore drilling firm Seadrill, said Tuesday it had emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy for which it had filed in December 2020. The company said it has successfully completed its reorganization, turning around $2.8 billion in funded debt obligations into equity, and leaving the company debt-free on emergence. As part of the reorganization plan, new... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 09/18/2020, informs that it is launching the RefTOP - World Class Refining program with the objective of being among the best oil refining companies in the world. RefTOP consists of a set of initiatives that seek to implement improvements to increase the efficiency... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 03/24/2021, informs that the new Chief Governance and Compliance Officer, Salvador Dahan, took office today. Mr. Salvador Dahan has a Bachelor of Law from Mackenzie University, with an MBA in Business Security Management from FECAP and a post-graduate degree in Business and Community... Continue Reading →
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