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(Bloomberg) -- Latin America’s biggest oil company will be more cautious about issuing blockbuster dividends as it moves to become a renewable energy powerhouse, Petrobras Chief Executive Officer Jean Paul Prates said in an interview. In 10 years about half of Petrobras’s revenue will come from wind, solar and renewable motor fuels — and the... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, regarding the news published in the media, informs that there is no decision taken about the distribution of dividends not yet declared. Management's decisions on dividends, including the proposal for allocation of the result to be submitted for approval at the Annual General Meeting scheduled for April 25, 2024, will... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Mexico's Pemex reversed losses in the last three months of 2023 but its overall debt burden remained the highest of any oil company in the world, with billions of dollars due to bond holders and service providers. The state-run company posted a profit of 106.9 billion pesos in the fourth quarter of last year,... Continue Reading →
(Offshore-energy.biz) Siem Offshore has reported operating revenues of $336 million for the fiscal year 2023, an increase from $274.3 million in 2022, and $85.2 million for Q4 2023, compared to $64.3 million in Q4 2022, said to be caused by an uplift in charter rates, generated by increased demand for offshore support vessels (OSVs) and... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Exxon Mobil Corp said on Monday it may preempt Chevron Corp's acquisition of a 30% stake in a giant Guyana oil block, the centerpiece of its deal for Hess Corp. The companies are in talks on Exxon's claim it has a right to first refusal of any sale of the Stabroek block, a giant field off the coast... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim of studying potential mutually beneficial business models in the low carbon economy with Arcelor Mittal Brasil. The companies will seek to identify commercial opportunities and potential partnerships in Brazil that are aligned with diversification and decarbonization strategies.... Continue Reading →
(OET) Norway’s asset integrity management company Axess Group and Guyana Logistics and Support Services (GLASS) have established a joint venture (JV) to launch an engineering and asset integrity management (AIM) firm in Guyana. Axess has been delivering services including design, inspection, maintenance, certification, modification, engineering, and installation of equipment for both offshore and onshore installations,... Continue Reading →
Corporate Venture Capital's investment thesis will cover businesses related to renewable and low-carbon energies Petrobras and the BNDES have begun studies to structure a Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) fund to support micro, small and medium-sized technology-based companies. In this first phase, the idea is to identify the most promising sectors for this type of investment,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab wants a partner to share the management of petrochemical producer Braskem (BRKM5.SA), opens new tab, said the oil firm's Chief Executive Jean Paul Prates on Tuesday. Braskem is controlled by Novonor (ODBES.UL), formerly known as Odebrecht. In November, Abu Dhabi oil company ADNOC (ADNOC.UL) presented an offer to buy... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Italian cablemaker Prysmian (PRY.MI), opens new tab has shifted around management in Brazil and Latin America as it gears up local plants to boost supply to the electricity sector and future offshore wind farms in the region, the company told Reuters. Raul Gil Boronat, who led Prysmian in Brazil, took over as CEO for Latin... Continue Reading →
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