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May 13 - Petrobras' president, Magda Chambriard, stated that the state-owned company will send delegations from the refining and oil exploration and production areas to Mexico to assess potential business opportunities in partnership with the state-owned Pemex. The new visit of Petrobras representatives to Mexico occurs a few weeks after Chambriard visited the country last... Continue Reading →
May 6 (OE) EnerMech has been awarded a subsea pre-commissioning contract by Subsea7 for the Trion ultra-deepwater oil development offshore Mexico. The Trion project, located about 180 kilometers offshore in the Perdido Fold Belt at water depths of 2,500-2,600 meters, is being developed by operator Woodside and Mexico’s state oil company PEMEX. The development includes... Continue Reading →
April 30 (Reuters) - Mexico's Pemex reported a 45.99 billion peso ($2.6 billion) quarterly loss, as the state energy company failed to profit from a global oil price surge triggered by international conflict. The United States' war with Iran has lifted crude oil prices worldwide to a four-year high. Pemex is constrained by high debt, and has... Continue Reading →
April 30 (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday she expects state oil firm Pemex (PEMX.UL) and its Brazilian counterpart Petrobras to reach an agreement, after Brazil's president pitched a partnership earlier this year. Sheinbaum told her regular morning press conference she would travel to Brazil to sign a deal with President Luiz Inacio... Continue Reading →
April 22 (Reuters) - U.S. oilfield services firm Weatherford International (WFRD.O), opens new tab said on Wednesday that oilfield activity in Mexico has normalized and it was starting to get paid after a new financial mechanism helped raise funds for state-run energy company Pemex to pay its suppliers after long delays. Oilfield service companies had significantly reduced... Continue Reading →
April 2 (Reuters) - Rising petrochemical prices have buoyed the long-term prospects for Brazil's Braskem, even as the company is racing against the clock to deal with looming interest payments on its debt. The petrochemical producer, with operations in Brazil, the U.S., and Mexico, is considering whether to seek an injunction to avoid a painful... Continue Reading →
March 25 (Reuters) Brazil's Petrobras will discuss a possible partnership with Mexico's Pemex during a visit to Mexico next month, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Tuesday, after her Brazilian counterpart proposed joint projects in the Gulf of Mexico for the two state-run oil companies. Sheinbaum added during her daily morning press conference that she... Continue Reading →
Feb 27 (Reuters) - Mexican state energy company Pemex narrowed losses sharply in the fourth quarter, booking a net loss of 155.23 million pesos ($8.62 million), a filing to the Mexican stock exchange showed on Friday. Over the same quarter a year earlier, it booked a net loss of 350.46 billion pesos, the filing showed.... Continue Reading →
Jan. 22 (OE) TMC Compressors has secured a contract by COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry to deliver a complete marine compressed air system to SBM Offshore’s newbuild floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit Chalchi. The FSO Chalchi is bound for deployment at the Trion deepwater oil field, offshore Mexico, operated by Mexcian unit of Australia’s oil... Continue Reading →
Jan 19 (Reuters) Mexican conglomerate Grupo Carso, controlled by magnate Carlos Slim, will buy out Lukoil to hold a full stake in the Ichalkil and Pokoch offshore oil fields, the firm said in a filing on Monday. In the deal, Grupo Carso will buy Lukoil subsidiary Fieldwood Mexico for $270 million, along with paying off $330 million of... Continue Reading →
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