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Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that the Extraordinary General Meeting, held today, exclusively under the digital format, analyzed and approved, by majority vote, the following: I. Election of eight (8) members of the Board of Directors of Petrobras, by cumulative vote process, as follows: Mrs. Cynthia Santana Silveira Mr. Eduardo Bacellar Leal Ferreira Mr.... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that the interested parties in the sale process of the Abreu e Lima Refinery (RNEST) formally declined to submit a binding proposal for the purchase of the refinery. Therefore, the Company is carrying out the internal procedures to end the sale process underway and will evaluate its next steps.... Continue Reading →
The ANP's Special Bidding Commission (CEL) approved the registration of the Australian oil company Karoon in the 17th round, scheduled to take place on 7 October. The company is the seventh approved by the agency to participate in the auction, which will offer areas in the Campos, Santos, Pelotas and Potiguar basins. -- Last week,... Continue Reading →
Australian engineering firm Worley has appointed Tiernan O'Rourke to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). "Tiernan will commence in the position later this calendar year and will be based at Worley’s headquarters in North Sydney," Worley, which on Monday announced an important contract with Chevron in Australia, said. O' Rourke is currently the CFO of... Continue Reading →
Australian oil and gas company Karoon Energy has this week named Ray Church as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Church will start with Karoon on September 27. 2021. Current Chief Financial Officer, Scott Hosking, will oversee the preparation of Karoon’sfinancial statements for the year ended June 30, 2021, and will step down from... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling firm Valaris said Thursday its CEO Tom Burke would step down from his position as President and Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors, and that its CFO Jon Baksht would step down, too, both effective September 2, 2021. Anton Dibowitz, a current Board member, and former CEO of Seadrill,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) sees its investments in Brazil's offshore helping the company achieve a goal of lowering carbon emissions in its oil and gas production, country head Juan Lessmann said on Wednesday. Exxon's board is considering a pledge to cut carbon emissions to net zero by 2050 amid pressure from big investors to address... Continue Reading →
The Buzios field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt, has gained an extra highlight this week of OTC Houston 2021. Petrobras won the Distinguished Achievement Award for Companies, the main award in the offshore industry, for the technological innovations implemented in the exploration and production of the field. Currently with four units in production, Buzios should... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Rising calls to cut carbon emissions and to reduce global warming could generate more offshore partnerships and increase the output of cleaner oil for Brazil, the production chief of state-controlled Petrobras said in an interview. Brazil oil officials are in Houston at an offshore oil conference shopping for partners to develop deepwater oilfields that... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N), along with Chevron Corp (CVX.N), is seeking to bulk up in the burgeoning renewable fuels space by finding ways to make such products at existing facilities, sources familiar with the efforts said. The two largest U.S. oil companies want to produce sustainable fuels without ponying up billions of... Continue Reading →
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