Petrobras, the Latin American champion in the past four years according to the Top500.org ranking, which evaluates the world's foremost High-Performance Computers (HPCs), will boost its technological park by acquiring five new supercomputers with a total investment of BRL 500 million. One of the machines, capable of processing the equivalent of roughly 10 million mobile... Continue Reading →
Energy Academic Victor Rodriguez to Be Next Pemex Chief
(Reuters) Mexico's incoming president tapped academic Victor Rodriguez to be the next top executive of debt-ridden oil giant Pemex on Monday, among the last senior nominations for the country's financially volatile and politically sensitive energy sector. At a press conference, Rodriguez said working with the finance ministry was essential to stabilize the state-owned company. He... Continue Reading →
TGS and Petrobras Enter Tech and Research Partnership
(OE) Norwegian seismic company TGS announced it has entered into a partnership with Brazilian state-owned energy company Petrobras to collaborate on scientific research and technological development activities in Brazil. Under the memorandum of understanding (MOU), the partners will seek to drive innovation in the energy sector through collaborative efforts to develop new technologies and conduct... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs on remuneration to shareholders
Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors approved, in a meeting held today, the payment of interim and intermediate dividends, as well as interest on equity (JCP), in the amount of R$ 13.57 billion, equivalents to R$ 1.05320017 per outstanding common and preferred share. The proposed distribution is in line with the current Remuneration Policy... Continue Reading →
Hess Guyana’s Value is Central to Exxon Mobile Spat
(Reuters) An arbitration panel that will decide a high-profile clash between Exxon Mobil and Chevron will delve into the secret value of Hess' oil riches in Guyana, people familiar with the matter said. Chevron last October offered to pay $53 billion for Hess, one of the two biggest deals in the largest wave of consolidation... Continue Reading →
JDR’s Chief Strategy Officer: ‘Look at floating wind’
(offshore-energy.biz) JDR Cable Systems is already at the forefront of the production and supply of dynamic subsea cables to the floating wind market and will become a leader as the market expands, JDR’s Chief Strategy and Compliance Officer said in an interview with our sibling news site offshoreWIND.biz. The UK-based offshore wind cable supplier has already... Continue Reading →
OceanPact is recognized by institutional investors
(TN) OceanPact received the award for the third most honored company in Latin America, in the small cap category in the Oil & Gas and Petrochemical sector, in the traditional survey conducted by Institutional Investor Research, which consulted around 1,200 investors and market analysts. OceanPact's “Investor Day” was considered the best in this same category.... Continue Reading →
Equinor, CBO and Wartsila complete conversion of PSV with potential to reduce emissions by 30%
(PN) Equinor, in partnership with CBO and Wärtsilä, has completed the hybridization of the CBO Wiser, a PSV (Platform Supply Vessel) type vessel. The vessel now has a battery system and uses both diesel and electric power, becoming the first of its kind in Brazil to operate in this way. With this innovation, a reduction... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts reactivation process for fertilizer plant in Araucária (Paraná state)
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras following up on the release disclosed on 06/06/2024, informs that it will invest R$870 million to restart operating activities at the Araucária Nitrogenados S.A (ANSA) fertilizer plant, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company. The plant, located in the state of Paraná, has been mothballed since 2020 and had its reopening... Continue Reading →
Corio Teams Up with Brazilian Shipyard to Assess Its Offshore Wind Hub Potential
(OE) Offshore wind developer Corio Generation, a Macquarie Group company, and Brazilian shipyard and marine construction company Estaleiros do Brasil (EBR) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore how EBR’s facilities could support future offshore wind projects off Brazil’s south coast. Corio and EBR will look at how EBR’s existing infrastructure, located close... Continue Reading →