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(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 →
Angolan offshore drilling firm Sonadrill, the 50:50 joint venture between Seadrill and an affiliate of Sonangol, has secured a twelve-well contract in Angola for the Sonangol Quenguela drillship. The contract includes one option for nine wells and eleven one well options, Seadrill said Friday. Total contract value for the firm portion of the contract for... Continue Reading →
Petrobras posted solid financial and operating results in 1Q21. Regarding 1Q21 results, Petrobras’ CEO Joaquim Silva e Luna made the following comments: “The figures show the capacity of our team to deliver sustainable results to our investors and to society, even in a challenging environment. Petrobras will continue down the path of value generation, with... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) 3R Petroleum Oil and Gas reported that its board approved the formalization of a partnership with DBO under which the companies agree to jointly capitalize 3R Petroleum Offshore, new name of OP Energia, and to join efforts to seek acquisition opportunities. The company will seek, through the partnership, to expand its operations in offshore... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore has named a former boss of Pacific Drilling and a former executive of Noble Corporation as the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer who will also serve on the board of directors. Diamond revealed on Monday that Bernie G. Wolford Jr. succeeds Marc Edwards, who retired from the company as Chairman, President, and... Continue Reading →
Tullow Oil's $1.8 billion bond, which was launched to help it manage a $2.4 billion debt pile, drew more interest from investors than expected after the Africa-focused producer's financial overhaul, the chief executive said on Friday. Rahul Dhir also told Reuters the firm did not plan to sell more oil and gas fields after disposing... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras following up on the release disclosed on April 29, 2021, in relation to the request to call an Extraordinary General Meeting to reconstitute the Board of Directors, in view of the resignation of Mr. Marcelo Gasparino da Silva announced on April 16, 2021, informs that the company's Board of Directors, by... Continue Reading →
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