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Rio de Janeiro, June 07, 2022 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, regarding the news published in the media about the Investment Partnership Program of the Presidency of the Republic (PPI), informs that, today, Resolution CPPI no. 240/2022 was published in the Official Federal Gazette, through which the PPI Council opined favorably to the inclusion... Continue Reading →
Dutch marine services and dredging firm Boskalis said Friday that the price proposed by HAL Holding for the acquisition of all remaining shares of Boskalis wasn't unreasonable, but also not sufficiently convincing to recommend the price to its shareholders. HAL Holding on March 10 announced plans to launch a takeover offer for Boskalis' all remaining... Continue Reading →
The Brazilian arm of Shell will be under new management as oif August. The oil company announced this morning that the executive Andre Araujo decided to retire after a career of 38 years. He has been at the helm of the company for the past 12 years. In his place, executive vice president of the... Continue Reading →
Australia-based Woodside Energy's all-stock merger with BHP's oil and gas business was completed Wednesday. Woodside has acquired the entire share capital of BHP Petroleum International Pty Ltd (BHPP) and issued 914,768,948 new Woodside shares to BHP, which BHP has distributed to its eligible shareholders. "BHP has paid the in specie dividend and distributed Woodside shares... Continue Reading →
London-listed Tullow Oil and Capricorn Energy, formerly known as Cairn Energy, have reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended all-share combination of Tullow and Capricorn to create what they say will be “a leading African energy company.” The two companies revealed on Wednesday that it is intended that the combination will be implemented by... Continue Reading →
(OE) Italian energy services group Saipem has agreed to sell its onshore drilling business to Britain's KCA Deutag (KCAD) for $550 million, as it strives to bolster its finances after a profit warning and focuses on offshore drilling. Asset sales and a 2 billion euros ($2 billion) new share issue are part of Saipem's efforts... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, seething about fuel prices as his poll standings slip ahead of October's presidential election, has intensified his calls to shake up the board and management of state-run oil company Petrobras. But it will take at least 45 to 60 days to complete the necessary procedural and bureaucratic steps to install... Continue Reading →
Tenaris, a company manufacturing pipes and related services for the global energy industry, has informed that an Italian court has dismissed a case against Tenaris’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and two other Board members over allegedly improper payments in Brazil. Tenaris said it had been advised that the Milan court of first instance overseeing... Continue Reading →
Italian energy services company Saipem, Norwegian subsea services firm Havfram, and HVAS Invest Kappa AS (a company controlled by HitecVision) have signed a non-binding agreement to evaluate a potential collaboration in the development and construction of offshore wind farms. "The parties share the common objective to create a wider value proposition by integrating a range... Continue Reading →
(OE) Oil and gas company Trident Energy said Thursday it had completed its first Brazilian subsea campaign to connect the MA-34 production well to the P-08 semi-sub platform, as part of its plans to enhance production on its Pampo field. "Trident Energy set to relocate two existing flowlines from our old MA-1 X-tree (one production... Continue Reading →
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