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(Reuters) - Mexican state oil company Pemex illegally burnt off hydrocarbon resources worth more than $342 million in the three years up to August 2022 at two of its most important new fields, internal documents from the country's oil regulator showed. The three documents, produced by the regulator and dated August 2022, detail how Pemex... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) said on Friday the government has officially nominated Jean Paul Prates to serve as its chief executive officer and board member. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had already announced he would appoint Prates for the top job. Reuters reported earlier on Friday, citing sources, that the nomination had... Continue Reading →
Petro Rio S.A. (“PRIO” or “Company”) (B3: PRIO3), following the Material Fact disclosed on the 1st of September, 3rd and 24th of October, December 8 and 16 of 2022, announces that the payment, by Petro Rio OPCO Exploração Petrolífera S.A. (“OpCo”), a subsidiary of the Company, of the redemption value of the PNB Shares assigned... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday named Pedro Rafael Tellechea as the new head of state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) (PDVSA.UL) and said Yvan Gil Pinto would become the new foreign minister. Venezuela's oil exports last year declined due to infrastructure outages, U.S. sanctions and rising competition in its Asia market despite assistance... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Earnings from Shell's (SHEL.L) liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading operations are likely to have been significantly higher in the fourth quarter of last year despite a sharp output drop owing to plant outages, it said on Friday. Europe's largest oil and gas company's update ahead of its full-year results on Feb. 2 also said it... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) said on Wednesday its board of directors had approved the early departure of chief executive officer Caio Paes de Andrade, which will take effect immediately. Reuters had first reported on Tuesday, citing sources, that Andrade had informed the board of directors of his resignation, ahead of the end of his... Continue Reading →
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), in compliance with the provisions of CVM Resolution No. 44 and Brazilian Law No. 6,404, informs its investors and the market in general that, at a meeting held on January 3, 2023, the Board of Directors decided to reorganize the Company's Statutory Board of... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) The chief executive of Brazilian oil company Petrobras, Caio Paes de Andrade, has informed the board of directors of his resignation, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The resignation comes shortly after the country's mines and energy ministry said it would formally appoint Senator Jean Paul Prates to head... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) — Brazilian assets tumbled on the first session of 2023 as traders digested plans by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to use state-owned companies to drive economic growth. Petrobras slumped as much as 6.9% in Sao Paulo, the main drag on the benchmark Ibovespa index, which fell 3.1% as of 11:47 a.m. At... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, in relation to the news published in the media, clarifies that it has not yet been formally communicated of the nomination of Mr. Jean Paul Prates for the Presidency of the Company. Following the usual procedures for nominating the Company's managers, the nominee's name must go through Petrobras' internal governance... Continue Reading →
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