Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras informs that it has received correspondence from minority shareholders of the Company requesting the convening of an Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") for the election of members of the Board of Directors ("BoD") and for the chairmanship of the BoD, under the argument that there would have been dismissal of a... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs about assignment of minority stake in Brentech Energia S.A.
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras informs that today it signed a contract for the assignment of its entire 30% (thirty percent) stake in Brentech Energia S.A. (Brentech) to Enegen Participações Ltda (Enegen), Petrobras' partner in Brentech and holder of a 70% (seventy percent) stake in the company. The transaction closed with the signing of the... Continue Reading →
Chevron shareholders re-elect all directors, CEO confident on Hess deal
(Reuters) - Chevron shareholders on Wednesday re-elected all its 12 board directors, in a sign of support for the oil major at a time when it is caught in the regulatory crosshairs over its $53 billion proposed buyout of oil producer Hess Corp. CEO Michael Wirth said the company was moving ahead on the U.S. Federal... Continue Reading →
Vestas Creates Wind Tech, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Role
(OE) Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has united its Technology organization (CTO) and Manufacturing and Global Procurement organization (COO) into one Technology and Operations Organization (CTOO) to strengthen its approach within delivery of wind energy solutions. The united CTOO organization will become the foundation for one enterprise-wide industrial system within Vestas and will be headed... Continue Reading →
New Petrobras CEO Says Oil Prospect is of “National Interest”
(Reuters) Petrobras' new chief executive said a basin in Brazil's Equatorial Margin, an environmentally sensitive offshore prospect seen as the country's most promising frontier for oil exploration, was a matter of "national interest." Magda Chambriard, who took over as the state-controlled oil company's chief executive after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fired its former... Continue Reading →
Board of Directors approves election of the new Petrobras CEO
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras, following up on the release published on 05/22/2024, informs that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held today, appointed Magda Chambriard as a member of the Board of Directors and elected her as the company's new CEO. Magda Chambriard took office in both positions on this date and joined... Continue Reading →
Moody’s downgrades Colombia’s Ecopetrol to junk status
(Reuters) - Rating agency Moody's on Wednesday downgraded Colombian majority state-owned energy company Ecopetrol into junk territory, citing increased indebtedness, a boost in dividends and an ambitious investment plan over the next three years. Moody's cut Ecopetrol's long-term issuer rating and senior unsecured ratings to Ba1, considered "junk," from Baa3. Ecopetrol has been taking on... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs about the Eligibility Committee’s manifestation
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras, in continuity to the Material Facts disclosed on May 14 and 15, 2024, informs that the People Committee of its Board of Directors, functioning as the Eligibility Committee (CELEG), concluded, on this date, the analysis of Mrs. Magda Chambriard for the positions of Member of the Board of Directors and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on gas cessation at CADE
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras, in continuity to the Material Fact disclosed on May 20, 2024, informs that the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) decided in favor of renegotiating the Term of Cessation Commitment (TCC) for Gas, signed on July 8, 2019 ("TCC Gas"), which was also approved today by the Company's Board of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the cessation of refining at CADE
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras, in continuity to the Material Fact disclosed on May 20, 2024, informs that the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) decided in favor of renegotiating the Terms of Cessation Commitment (TCC) for Refinery, signed on May 29, 2019, which was also approved today by the Company's Board of Directors. On... Continue Reading →