(OW) BP is advertising a new opening in its offshore wind business, this time looking for the Head of Floating Offshore Wind, who will develop and lead its global floating offshore wind team from BP’s base in the UK. The company participated in public discussions on California’s (floating) offshore windBP is also exploring floating wind as... Continue Reading →
Equinor produces first oil from new Peregrino C platform in Brazil
Equinor’s new platform in Brazil, Peregrino C, produced its very first oil on 10 October at 20:00 local time. Peregrino is Equinor’s largest operated field outside Norway. Peregrino phase 2 will extend the Peregrino field life to 2040. Phase 2 adds 250-300 million barrels of oil, while at the same time halving expected CO2 emissions per... Continue Reading →
Seadrill returning to New York Stock Exchange
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill is returning to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) following a couple of years of absence. Seadrill Limited announced on Tuesday that it had received approval to relist its common shares on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “SDRL”. The company expects the common shares to begin trading on or about... Continue Reading →
Petrobras denies changes in the composition of its current board
Petrobras sent a document to the Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) denying any internal movement to change the composition of its current board. The company's statement comes after rumors circulated in the press over the last week, indicating that the government would be interested in changing the company's board. According to the news, the federal... Continue Reading →
Lukoil’s Litasco moves part of trading operations to Dubai
(Reuters) - The trading arm of Russia's Lukoil, Litasco, has moved part of its operations to Dubai over the last few months as European sanctions on Moscow push traders to neutral territory, according to trade sources familiar with the matter. Litasco, based in Switzerland, has moved at least 15 people to Dubai where it previously... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Taps Brazil Treasury Official for Executive Post, Sources Say
(Reuters) Brazilian Treasury official Esteves Colnago has been tapped for a position on the executive board of Petrobras, two sources told Reuters on Thursday, as part of a broad shakeup at the state-run oil company under its new chief executive. It was not immediately clear if Colnago, who served as planning minister under the 2016... Continue Reading →
Siemens Gamesa to replace head of struggling onshore wind unit – memo
(Reuters) - Struggling wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa (SGREN.MC) will replace the head of its onshore unit due to recent financial losses that have piled pressure on the business, an internal memo seen by Reuters showed. Chief Executive Jochen Eickholt said in an emailed internal memo seen by Reuters that Lars Bondo Krogsgaard, chief executive of the... Continue Reading →
U.S. Offshore Wind Developer Names Its First CEO
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, a 50/50 partnership between Shell New Energies US LLC and EDF Renewables North America, has appointed Joris Veldhoven as the company’s first Chief Executive Officer. The joint venture is working to develop offshore wind projects on the U.S. east coast, with the aim of providing electricity to New York and New... Continue Reading →
PRIO on the share buyback program
Petro Rio S.A. ("PRIO") (B3: PRIO3) informs that the Board of Directors approved the acquisition of up to 5.43% of the total shares issued by PRIO ("Share Buyback Program"). The Share Buyback may occur in one or more operations, and PRIO's Board of Directors will define the volumes in due course, considering the following conditions:... Continue Reading →
PRIO on the signing of the Dommo incorporation protocol
Petro Rio S.A. (PRIO”), following the Material Fact disclosed on the September 1st, 2022, informs its shareholders and the market in general that, on October 1, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved, and the managements of the Company, as consenting intervening party, and of Dommo Energia S.A (“Dommo”) and Petro Rio OPCO Exploração Petrolífera... Continue Reading →