TechnipFMC has secured a “large” contract by ExxonMobil to deliver a subsea production system for a recently sanctioned oil development project in Stabroek block offshore Guyana. Under the contract awarded by ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana, TechnipFMC will provide project management, engineering, and manufacturing to deliver the overall subsea production system for the Uaru project. The... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Will Only Build Part of Offshore Oil Platforms in Brazil, Top Executive Says
Petrobras will not do all of its shipbuilding work in Brazil, a top executive said, dashing industry hopes the state-controlled oil firm would review its awarding process to spur job creation. Steel groups, shipping unions and 14 other organizations which backed the election of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are pressing the government for... Continue Reading →
Equinor and Partners Invest $9 Billion in BM-C-33 Offshore Project in Brazil
Equinor, Repsol Sinopec Brasil, and Petrobras have taken the investment decision to develop the BM-C-33 project in Brazil. The investment is approximately USD 9 billion. Located in the Campos Basin, BM-C-33 comprises three different pre-salt discoveries – Pão de Açúcar, Gávea and Seat – containing natural gas and oil/condensate recoverable reserves above one billion barrels... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras to keep stake in Colombia’s deepwater block Tayrona
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) has abandoned a plan to sell its 44% stake in a promising offshore gas project it shares with Colombia's Ecopetrol (ECO.CN) in the Andean country, a Petrobras executive said at a Houston energy conference on Monday. Petrobras and Ecopetrol last year announced a natural gas discovery at the Uchuva-1 deepwater well... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on shareholders remuneration
– Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following the press release disclosed on March 1, 2023, informs that, in a meeting held today, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) approved the distribution of dividends relating to the 2022 fiscal year in the amount of R$17.06202044 per outstanding share (common or preferred). This amount includes payments already made... Continue Reading →
BASF Eyes Sale of Wintershall Dea, IPO Preferred Option
(Reuters) German chemicals group BASF on Thursday said it was working to exit energy business Wintershall Dea, with a stock market listing remaining the preferred option. CEO Martin Brudermueller also flagged a possible sale of the oil and gas producer to investors. "The exit will not take place immediately," Brudermueller said in a speech to... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Organizational Adjustment
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, in addition to the release disclosed on 04/06/2023, informs that its Board of Directors approved, in a meeting held today, the Company's organizational adjustment proposal, which will be effective as of May 1st. The proposal has three objectives: (i) prepare the company for the energy transition with the creation of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the Executive Board of Energy Transition and Sustainability
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 04/06/2023, informs that its Board of Directors elected Mr. Maurício Tolmasquim to the Board of Energy Transition and Sustainability of the Company, which will coordinate the activities of decarbonization, climate change, new technologies and sustainability and will incorporate the commercial activities of natural... Continue Reading →
Ecopetrol to Use Artificial Intelligence to Boost Oil Exploration Success Rates and Output
(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 →
Petrobras to release new strategic plan at the end of the year, says Tolmasquim
(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 →