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 →
Bristow names retired military man as area manager in Guyana
Offshore aviation services provider Bristow Group has named a retired Guyana Defence Force Air Corps commanding officer as the Guyanese area manager. Bristow reported on Wednesday that it had appointed the retired Commanding Officer of the Guyana Defence Force Air Corps, Courtney Byrne, with 28 years of military experience as the area manager in Guyana. Byrne... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Transpetro
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that the Board of Directors of its subsidiary Petrobras Transporte S.A. (Transpetro) received a letter of resignation from Gustavo Santos Raposo as CEO of the company, with effect from September 24, 2021. Transpetro's Board of Directors will deliberate on the nomination of Transpetro's Service Director, Luiz Eduardo Valente, to... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 Names New CFO
Offshore installation services provider Subsea 7 said Tuesday that its Chief Executive Office Ricardo Rosa would retire from his position at the end of December 2021. He will be succeeded from January 1, 2022, by Mark Foley. Foley joins Subsea 7 from Petrofac where he held the position of Group Financial Controller and SVP Finance... Continue Reading →