Denmark's Maersk Drilling and U.S. rival Noble Corp will merge in a $3.4 billion deal to form one of the world's largest offshore oil drilling rig companies, they said on Wednesday. The combined company is expected to reap annual cost savings of $125 million and it will take Noble Corporation's name and be headquartered in... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum follow-on on the 8th of Nov.
3R Petroleum's Board of Directors approved the price per share of R$33.00 for the oil company's share offering. The Board also approved the effective increase in the company's capital stock in the total amount of R$ 2,168,100,000.00, through the issuance of 65,700,000 new common, registered, book-entry shares with no par value. Within the scope of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on returning to IBGC
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on June 1, 2015, informs that it has returned to the membership of the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC). Petrobras was a member of IBGC from 2002 to 2015 and its return to the membership was possible due to several improvements and governance... Continue Reading →
PetroRio reports net income of R$125 million in the third quarter of 2021
Completion of the tieback between the Polvo and Tubarão Martelo fields, in the Campos Basin, allowed for a reduction in operating costs ("OPEX") of US$ 50 million per year The third quarter results evidenced PetroRio's successful strategy of increasing production levels and rationalizing costs, with excellence in environmental responsibility, safety and operational efficiency. The largest... Continue Reading →
Petrobras execs deny strategy change after Bolsonaro criticizes profits, fuel prices
(Reuters) - Executives at Brazil's Petrobras (PETR4.SA) on Friday effectively brushed aside suggestions that the company was too profitable and should lower its fuel prices, telling analysts that it had no plans subsidize consumers at the pump. Claudio Mastella, the company's logistics chief, said on a call to discuss Petrobras' third-quarter financial results that the firm continues... Continue Reading →
Exxon will be focused on hydrocarbons ‘for a long time’
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) remains focused on hydrocarbons and plans to press ahead with a $30 billion liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique, a top executive said on Thursday. "We've been in hydrocarbons for over 130 years... it's the core part of our business and it will be for a long time," Exxon Senior Vice... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS REQUESTS DRILLING LICENSE FOR BLOCKS IN THE FOZ DO AMAZON BASIN
Petrobrás announced that it has asked the Environmental Licensing Board of the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) for an operating license for the offshore drilling activity in blocks FZA-M-57, FZA- M-86, FZA-M-88, FZA-M-125 and FZA-M-127, in the Foz do Amazonas Basin. Also according to the oil company, the Environmental Impact... Continue Reading →
TOTALENERGIES IS STILL ATTRACTED BY BRAZILIAN OIL AND GAS MARKET
(Valor) TotalEnergies (formerly Total) promises to intensify investments in renewables, but, at the same time, it is looking closely at the Brazilian oil and gas market. The French oil company, which changed its name to symbolize its migration towards the energy transition, sees Brazil as a strategic player in the search for projects with increasingly... Continue Reading →
3R CONSULTATION ON ANALYSIS OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLANS BY ANP
(PetroleoHoje) 3R Petroleum must submit new development plans (PDs) to reduce royalties and/or extend contracts for newly acquired fields within one year after approval of the Annual Work Programs (PAT), Annual Production Programs (PAD) and Annual Reserve Bulletins (BAR) by the ANP. In an official letter to the agency, the company proposed the presentation of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes obligations in agreement with DoJ
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that it has concluded the obligations set forth in its agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), previously disclosed in its 09/27/2018 release. The non-prosecution agreement, which related to Petrobras’ internal controls, accounting records, and financial statements during the period from 2003 to 2012, included certain obligations to... Continue Reading →
