(Reuters) - BP named outsider Albert Manifold, the former boss of building materials producer CRH, as its new chairman on Monday, as it grapples with a major strategy reversal in an attempt to turn around a weak share performance. Manifold, who has not previously held a senior position in the energy sector, will succeed Helge Lund... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces election of new Chief Energy Transition and Sustainability Officer
July 11, 2025 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held today, has elected Angélica Garcia Cobas Laureano as Chief Energy Transition and Sustainability Officer, with a term lasting until April 13, 2027, aligned with the term of the other members of the Executive Board. The nomination... Continue Reading →
Perenco Brings Woodside’s Trinidad Oil and Gas Assets Into Its Fold
(OE) Perenco has completed the acquisition of the Greater Angostura producing oil and gas assets and associated production facilities from Woodside Energy in Trinidad and Tobago. The finalization of the deal, combined with Perenco’s existing operation of the Teak, Samaan and Poui (TSP) and Cashima, Amherstia, Flamboyant and Immortelle (CAFI) fields, aligns Perenco as a... Continue Reading →
Brazilian and Chinese shipyards sign MOUs to develop partnerships
(TN) Brazilian and Chinese shipyards are signing memorandums of understanding to develop technological and commercial partnerships at the Strategic Forum for the Brazil-China Shipbuilding Industry in Rio de Janeiro. The event is a follow-up to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's state visit to China in May. Petrobras and Transpetro are participating in the event... Continue Reading →
Iberdrola Names New CEO
(OE) Spanish electric utility firm Iberdrola has appointed Pedro Azagra as its new chief executive officer (CEO). Before the new appointment, Azagra held the position of CEO of Ibredrola’s subsidiary in the United States. He will be replacing Armando Martínez. Azagra has been with Iberdrola for 25 years, first as Executive Director of Development with... Continue Reading →
Exclusive-Brazilian businessman Tanure courts banks after hatching Braskem bid with Novonor
(Reuters) -Brazilian businessman Nelson Tanure has begun talks with the banks that will be key to his bid for petrochemical firm Braskem , he told Reuters, as he aims to clinch a deal this year and give oil giant Petrobras a larger role in operations. Braskem is Latin America's largest petrochemical firm, and its controlling... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Targets Africa as Its Main Exploration Area Outside Brazil
(Reuters) Petrobras aims to make Africa its main region of development outside Brazil, the state-run oil giant's CEO told Reuters on Thursday during a wide-ranging interview about the company's strategy. Ivory Coast has extended the "red carpet" for Petrobras to explore deep and ultra-deep waters off its coast, when it gave the company preference in... Continue Reading →
Petrobras approves public offering of debentures
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that its Executive Board, in a meeting held on this date, pursuant to item VII of Article 34 of its Bylaws, approved the 8th (eighth) issuance of simple debentures, not convertible into shares, in up to three series, unsecured, in the total amount of R$ 3,000,000,000.00 (three billion reais)... Continue Reading →
Petrobras clarifies negotiations with the State of Rio de Janeiro to refinance debts
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in relation to reports in the press about negotiations to refinance tax disputes with the state of Rio de Janeiro, clarifies that the amounts mentioned in the reports are not debt, but rather amounts under discussion in administrative and judicial proceedings, motivated by differences of understanding between the state tax... Continue Reading →
PREVIEW Exxon, Hess to face off over Chevron deal for oilfield riches
(Reuters) - Top U.S. oil producer Exxon Mobil and Hess will meet face-to-face on Monday in a court hearing to determine the fate of Chevron's $53 billion deal to buy Hess and with it a prized stake in Guyana's prolific oilfields. The planned acquisition, announced in October 2023, is one of the oil industry's biggest deals in years. It is key... Continue Reading →