Following the acquisition of the Baúna field in Brazil, Australia’s Karoon Energy has created a Brazil Business Unit and is working to restructure its executive team with immediate effect. Karoon said on Monday it has created the Brazil Business Unit, which will be reporting directly to the CEO and Managing Director, supported by the appropriate... Continue Reading →
Sinopec aims for carbon neutrality by 2050, plans pivot to hydrogen
(Reuters) - China’s Sinopec Corp, Asia’s largest oil refiner aims to be carbon neutral by 2050, with its near-term strategy focused on natural gas development and a long-term pivot to hydrogen, top executives said on Monday. As China’s largest hydrogen producer, Sinopec will focus on fossil fuel-based hydrogen production over the next five years and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Chief Governance and Compliance Officer
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held today, elected Mr. Salvador Dahan to the position of Chief Governance and Compliance Officer, as of May 1, 2021. Mr. Salvador Dahan has a Bachelor of Law from Mackenzie University, with an MBA in Business Security Management from FECAP and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Executive Board
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that Andrea Almeida, Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer, Carlos Alberto Pereira de Oliveira, Chief Exploration and Production Officer, André Chiarini, Chief Trading and Logistics Officer, and Rudimar Chief Production Development Officer, informed today to the Board of Directors that they do not intend to renew their respective terms.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on approval of the sale of the RLAM refinery
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, as a follow up to the release disclosed on February 8, 2021, informs that the company's Board of Directors, in a meeting held today, approved the sale of the Landulpho Alves Refinery (RLAM) and its associated logistics assets, in Bahia, to Mubadala Capital for US$ 1.65 billion. The signing of... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Incoming Petrobras CEO says he has no plans to push out executives
(Reuters) - Joaquim Silva e Luna, the incoming CEO of Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras, told Reuters that at least part of the executive board could stay on when he takes over in April, a signal that he is not planning a wholesale shake-up of management. The former defense minister and army general added, however,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of the RLAM refinery
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, regarding the pieces of news published in the media, clarifies about the sale process of Landulpho Alves Refinery (RLAM) and its associated logistics assets. In all asset sale processes, Petrobras establishes a value range that guides the transaction and considers the technical and productivity characteristics and the asset's potential to... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Pemex would consider letting private group operate Zama oil field, CEO says
(Reuters) - Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) would consider having a consortium headed by U.S. company Talos Energy operate a shared oil field in southern Mexico, the chief executive officer of the Mexican state oil firm said. Discovered in 2017 in shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico off Tabasco state, the Zama oil field is believed... Continue Reading →
Vantage Drilling to Manage Seadrill Partners’ Rigs as Court Grants Approval
Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling has received court approval for a previously proposed deal which entails Vantage managing some of the rigs owned by Seadrill Partners. Vantage said Friday it had has entered into a Framework Agreement and related Management and Marketing Agreements with Seadrill Partners LLC (“Seadrill Partners”) under which Vantage’s subsidiaries will provide operating, management... Continue Reading →
Petrobras about the Distance Voting Ballot
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has re-submitted today the Distance Voting ballots for its Extraordinary General Meetings of April 12 (EGM) and Annual General Meetings of April 14 (AGM) with the following changes:Distance Voting ballot – EGM of April 12 (i) Inclusion of Pedro Rodrigues Galvão de Medeiros, as a candidate... Continue Reading →