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(Reuters) Italian energy services group Saipem said on Wednesday it would launch a planned 2 billion-euro ($2.10 billion) rights issue from June 27 as it strives to bolster its finances and re-focus its business after a surprise profit warning in January. The move is part of a plan to get the group back into the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday said Caio Paes de Andrade, his pick to be oil producer Petrobras' (PETR4.SA) next chief executive, will replace the company's management when he takes over the position. "Obviously, he (Andrade) is going to change his directors and these new ones will give the company a new dynamic, they will... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The sudden resignation of Petrobras' CEO may speed up the accession of a government-backed candidate to the top job, four sources said, an appointment seen aimed at giving the state a greater say over fuel pricing in Latin America's No. 1 economy. On Monday, Petrobras (PETR4.SA) announced that Jose Mauro Coelho was stepping down as... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The chief executive of Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras resigned on Monday in the face of mounting pressure from politicians following a fuel price hike last week, with a high-ranking company insider quickly tapped to replace him on an interim basis. Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA), as the company is formally known, said in a... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Curacao will begin negotiations with a seven-company consortium to take over management of the Caribbean island's oil refinery and storage terminal, state-owned Refineria di Kòrsou (RdK) said on Sunday. Curacao's 330,000-barrel per day Isla refinery was idled in 2018 amid a payment dispute between then-operator Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) and U.S. oil company... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The chief executive of Brazil'sstate-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA)resigned on Monday in the face of mounting pressure from politicians after the firm announced a fuel price hike last week, adding to inflation concerns in an election year. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the company is formally known, said in a securities filing that Chief Executive... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The chief executive of Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA), Jose Mauro Coelho, may resign on Monday as he faces mounting pressure from top politicians after a new fuel price hike was announced last week, newspaper O Globo reported. The report mentioned board members who had spoken with Coelho during the weekend. Petroleo Brasileiro... Continue Reading →
– Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it received, at 20h44min of 06.15.2022, the nomination of candidates to the Board of Directors (BD) by minority common shareholders, if the multiple vote system is adopted, for election to the Board of Directors, for the Extraordinary General Meeting to be convened by the Company, with no... Continue Reading →
Offshore wind developer Ocean Winds is joining Opportunity Cromarty Firth and supporting the body’s green freeport bid. If the region is successful in its attempt, it would help to attract “new and increased manufacturing” that would ease the delivery of Scotland’s next generation of wind farms. Ocean Winds, a 50-50 joint venture launched in 2020... Continue Reading →
A collaboration between Equinor and Technip Energies on Floating Wind Substructures was announced during the Seanergy conference in Normandie, France. The collaboration is intent on building on the two companies’ joint ambition of driving the industrialization of floating offshore wind. “We see longer-term collaboration from an early phase as the next step within floating offshore... Continue Reading →
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