(Reuters) - Ecuador's state oil company Petroecuador hopes to be able to lift a declaration of force majeure over its Oriente crude exports by July 7, following an agreement between the government and indigenous leaders that put an end to over two weeks of protests, a company executive said on Thursday. A pact to end... Continue Reading →
Aker BP – Lundin merger to come into force today
Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has revealed that the acquisition of Lundin Energy’s oil and gas business, through a statutory merger, is expected to be completed today, which will create the largest listed E&P company focused exclusively on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). Back in December 2021, Aker BP agreed to acquire Lundin Energy’s oil... Continue Reading →
New CEO at the Petrobras helm to run business until April next year
Following a hike in fuel prices, which ousted its previous Chief Executive Officer (CEO) from the office after less than two months in the role, Brazil’s state-owned giant Petrobras has appointed a new director, who will also take over the CEO role at the company. The appointment comes after Petrobras was instructed last month to replace its... Continue Reading →
Consultancy finalizes pre-salt asset management assessment for Petrobras
(TN) The consultancy Grupo I Can completed the asset management assessment of Petrobras' Santos Basin Exploration and Production Business Unit (UN-BS). Since 2019, the UN-BS has started to implement asset management at the unit, which is located in the pre-salt layer, to understand the maturity level of the organization and, based on that, to develop... Continue Reading →
Petrobras approves election of CEO
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A - Petrobras, informs that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held today, by majority vote, nominated Mr. Caio Mário Paes de Andrade as Petrobras' Director until the next General Shareholders' Meeting and elected him as the company's CEO, the latter to hold office until April 13, 2023. Below is an extract... Continue Reading →
Incoming Petrobras CEO tells committee he has no government guidance on pricing policy
(Reuters) - The incoming chief executive of Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) told a corporate committee he has not received any guidance from the government on changing the firm's fuel pricing policy, a document showed on Saturday. Caio Mario Paes de Andrade, a former economy ministry official appointed by President Jair Bolsonaro to run Petrobras, was... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Board of Directors Meeting
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed today, informs that its Board of Directors will meet extraordinarily, on June 27, 2022, in the morning, to deliberate on the appointment of Mr. Caio Mário Paes de Andrade as a Member of the Board of Directors of Petrobras and his election as President... Continue Reading →
Bolsonaro’s pick for Petrobras CEO gets OK from eligibility committee
(Reuters) - Brazilian oil giant Petrobras' eligibility committee on Friday gave the go-ahead for the government's pick to be nominated as the next chief executive. The approval puts former Economy Ministry official Caio Paes de Andrade on the doorstep of the CEO position a month after he was initially chosen. He still needs to be... Continue Reading →
Saipem sees financial resources running out by Q1 2023 if capital hike fails
(Reuters) - Italy's Saipem (SPMI.MI) said on Thursday it would have financial resources available for less than one year if its plans to raise capital did not go through. The Italian energy services group on Wednesday launched a 2 billion-euro ($2.10 billion) rights issue, which will start on June 27, as it strives to bolster its finances... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum Management Change
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), in compliance with the provisions of CVM Resolution No. 44 and the Novo Mercado Regulation, informs its investors and the market in general that the Board of Directors, at a meeting held on June 22, 2022, decided on the organizational restructuring of the Company,... Continue Reading →