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(Reuters) Colombia's majority state-owned oil company Ecopetrol will use new technology, including artificial intelligence, to improve exploration success rates and boost output from existing fields, new Chief Executive Ricardo Roa said on Monday. Roa officially took over as CEO on Monday following his appointment earlier this month, replacing former chief Felipe Bayon amid a push... Continue Reading →
(epbr) Petrobras has begun reviewing the five-year strategic plan and will release the new plan for the period 2024-2028 at the end of 2023, along the lines of the last revisions, said Maurício Tolmasquim, current executive manager of Strategy at Petrobras. Tolmasquim was appointed to the Board of Energy Transition and Renewable Energy, a new... Continue Reading →
(OE) AFC Equity Investment has agreed to buy Aker Energy, a company working to develop the Pecan oil field offshore Ghana, from Aker Capital and The Resource Group Aker today holds 50.79 percent of the shares in Aker Energy, and TRG holds 49.21 percent. AFC Equity Investment is owned by Africa Finance Corporation (“AFC”). The... Continue Reading →
The board of directors of Ecuador's state-owned oil company Petroecuador on Tuesday named Ramon Correa, an engineer, as general manager following recent management changes in the wake of a corruption investigation. Correa replaces Maria Elisa Soledispa, who was appointed the interim head of Petroecuador following the resignation of former chief Hugo Aguiar, who stepped down after his... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Colombia's majority state-owned energy company Ecopetrol has appointed Ricardo Roa as its new chief executive, the company said in a statement late on Tuesday, adding he will assume the role from April 30 at the latest. Roa's appointment follows the recent exit of former chief executive Felipe Bayon, who stood down from the role... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras announces that its Executive Board, in a meeting held today, approved an organizational adjustment proposal to be submitted to the Board of Directors as part of a continuous improvement process. The proposal has three objectives: (i) prepare the company for the energy transition with the creation of an Executive Office... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's desire for a faster change in Petrobras' fuel pricing policy (PETR4.SA) has caused friction between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the oil company's CEO, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Petrobras Chief Executive Jean Paul Prates, who took office in January after being appointed by Lula, has said several times... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reaffirms its commitment to the practice of competitive prices and in balance with the national market, while avoiding the immediate pass-through of external volatility and exchange rate caused by circumstantial events and confirms that it has received no proposal from the Ministry of Mines and Energy regarding the change in the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Private equity firm Apollo Management has made what it said was a final offer to buy John Wood Group (WG.L) for 1.66 billion pounds ($2.1 billion) in cash, after the British oilfield services and engineering firm rejected four earlier proposals. The 240 pence per share bid represents a premium of about 55% to Wood's closing... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its CEO, Jean Paul Prates, submitted to the Executive Board, which in turn, discussed and validated the following proposals, to be considered in the Strategic Planning, in compliance with current governance practices, the commitment to create value and the company's long-term financial sustainability: 1) Total attention to people,... Continue Reading →
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