Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on March 15, 2021, informs that the People Committee of the company's Board of Directors met on this date to analyze the appointment of Mr. Joaquim Silva e Luna for the positions of Member of the Board of Directors and CEO of Petrobras.... Continue Reading →
Fortescue and EIG-Backed Companies Sign MoU to Explore Joint Development of Green Hydrogen Plant in Brazil
(BUSINESS WIRE)--EIG, a leading institutional investor to the global energy sector, and Prumo Logística S.A. (“Prumo”), a private Brazilian company controlled by EIG, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) between Prumo’s subsidiary, Porto do Açu Operações S.A. (“Port of Açu” or the “Port”), and Fortescue Future Industries Pty Ltd (“FFI”). FFI... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the call for General Meetings
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that today it has called the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), to be held on April 14, 2021, exclusively in digital form. The AGM will resolve on: (i) Management’s Report and the Company’s Financial Statements, with the report from the independent auditors and the... Continue Reading →
Rystad reveals hardest-hit countries as Covid-19 took its toll on oil and gas jobs
The Covid-19 pandemic not only devastated oil demand in 2020 but also forced the global oil and gas industry to severely downsize its staffing levels. However, not all producing countries were affected in the same way, according to Norwegian energy intelligence firm Rystad Energy. A Rystad Energy analysis shows that the world’s top oil and gas employer,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the appointment of Board Members by the Federal Government
Rio de Janeiro, March 10, 2021 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that received official letter from the Ministry of Mines and Energy with two nominations for the Board of Directors in the next Extraordinary General Meeting, selected as provided in art. 18, § 7, of Petrobras’ Bylaws: Cynthia Santana Silveira Ana Silvia Corso Matte... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on nomination of Board Member by minority shareholder
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on March 3, 2021, informs that it has received a letter from Fundo de Investimento em Ações Dinâmica Energia and Banclass Fundo de Investimento em Ações, managed by Banco Clássico S.A., indicating Leonardo Pietro Antonelli for election to the company's Board of Directors,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the appointment of Board Members by the Federal Government
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that received official letters from the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Ministry of Economy with six nominations for the next Extraordinary General Meeting, to exercise the position of the company’s Board of Directors members: Eduardo Bacellar Leal Ferreira – Chairman of the Board Joaquim Silva e LunaRuy Flaks... Continue Reading →
Brazil: Enauta Launches Bidding Process for Atlanta Field FPSO
Brazilian oil company Enauta has launched the bidding process for the FPSO for the full development of the Atlanta field, in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. The Atlanta field has been producing oil via Petrojarl I FPSO - an early production system. Enauta expects that the bidding process for the full field development FPSo will... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Executive Board
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, regarding the pieces of news published in the media, clarifies that there is no decision, up to this moment, about the exit of the Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer, Andrea Marques de Almeida and the Chief Trading and Logistics Officer, André Barreto Chiarini. All members of the Executive Board... Continue Reading →
Seadrill Writes Down $2.9B on Its Drilling Rigs. Expects Depressed Demand in 2021
Offshore drilling rig contractor Seadrill said on Thursday it had taken an additional $2.9 billion non-cash impairment on its assets due to a bleak outlook for the sector, which has reduced demand for its drilling rigs. Seadrill, which in February filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States for the second time in... Continue Reading →