(OM) Petrobras has received the Distinguished Achievement Award at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) for its innovations at the Marlim Field and others in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil. The company’s president Jean Paul Prates said, “Through intensive use of innovation and technology, we managed to increase production in the Campos Basin by 230,000 bbl/d, which was already considered... Continue Reading →
Siemens Energy shakes up troubled wind unit after strong results
(Reuters) - Siemens Energy unveiled sweeping changes at its struggling wind division on Wednesday, including job cuts and a new CEO, tightening its grip on a loss-making business as the provider of power equipment emerges from its biggest crisis to date. The announcement, which was flanked by a raised full-year outlook and a fourfold increase... Continue Reading →
BP’s First Quarter Profits Drop to $2.7B
(Reuters) BP reported on Tuesday first-quarter earnings of $2.7 billion, down 40% from a year earlier and missing forecasts due to lower energy prices and a U.S. refinery outage, even as oil and gas production increased. The London-based company held its dividend at 7.27 cents per share and maintained the rate of its share buyback... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Waits on Offers From Braskem’s Other Suitors, CEO Says
(Bloomberg) -- Brazilian state-controlled oil producer Petrobras is waiting for other companies to make bids for a stake in petrochemicals producer Braskem after Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. pulled out of the running. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as it is formally known, could also exercise preferential rights for the stake, Chief Executive Officer Jean Paul Prates... Continue Reading →
BW Group to Separate BW Energy as Stand-Alone Oil and Gas Business
(OE) Global maritime company BW Group has unveiled plans to separate BW Energy as an oil and gas exploration business from its maritime businesses, as part of corporate restructuring process. BW Group currently owns 191,903,110 shares in BW Energy, corresponding to 74.38% of the issued and outstanding shares and voting rights in BW Energy. As... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the update of values regarding extraordinary dividend payments
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A - Petrobras, following up on the press releases published on 04/25/2024, informs the remuneration value to shareholders regarding extraordinary dividends related to the balance of December 31, 2023, updated by the Selic rate until May 2, 2024 (record date). It is important to notice that the gross dividend values per share will... Continue Reading →
Petrobras launches tender for large onshore drilling rigs
Petrobras launched a bidding process to contract four large rigs, which will drill oil and gas production wells onshore in the fields of Araçás, Fazenda Azevedo, Massapê , Taquipe, Fazenda Boa Esperança, among others, in Bahia, and Rio do Urucu, Sudoeste do Urucu and Leste Urucu and Arara Azul, in Amazonas. The rigs to be... Continue Reading →
Petrobras reports emissions reduction in new edition of Climate Change Supplement
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras informs that it was released today the new edition of its Climate Change Supplement. The document details information regarding Petrobras' emissions performance in 2023, in addition to progress in indicators of commitments related to climate change, including the company's progressive emissions reduction trajectory. One of the highlights is the 41% reduction... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs on dividend payment
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras, in continuity with the Material Fact disclosed on March 7, 2024, informs that the Annual General Meeting (AGM), in a meeting still in progress, approved the remuneration to shareholders for the 2023 Fiscal Year, in the total amount of R$ 94,354,315,809.82. This amount includes the prepayments approved throughout 2023 and paid... Continue Reading →
Vestas and Maersk to Build Offshore Wind Logistics Base in South Korea
(OE) Vestas has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with A.P. Moller-Maersk, Jeonnam Province, and Mokpo City to build an offshore wind hub in Mokpo City in the Jeonnam Province, South Korea. Under the MoU, the parties will work together with the aim to establish a nacelle manufacturing plant and logistical base for offshore wind... Continue Reading →