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(OEM) London-based and Oslo-listed oil and gas company Panoro Energy has completed the sale of its interest in the Offshore Mining Lease no. 113 (OML 113) offshore Nigeria to Oslo-listed PetroNor. Back in October 2019, the two oil and gas players entered into a sale agreement, enabling PetroNor to buy out Panoro’s interest in OML 113, including... Continue Reading →
Africa-focused Tullow Oil said on Wednesday it expected to make $200 million in free cashflow this year at an average oil price of $95 a barrel, adding that it sees no cashflow in the first half after an arbitration payment and an acquisition. Tullow said a shareholder prospectus for its planned merger with Capricorn Energy... Continue Reading →
Alberto Ferrin was nominated the new president of the oil company in the Brazil. With ExxonMobil for more than 15 years, Ferrin has held a variety of roles with the company in exploration and production around the world, including leadership positions in West Africa, Australia, the United States and Mexico. “Brazil remains a strategic country... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Major international players have dropped out of the bidding process for a Brazilian power distributor owned by Enel SpA (ENEI.MI), leaving two local firms competing head-to-head for the asset, three sources with knowledge of the matter said. Equatorial Energia (EQTL3.SA) and Energisa SA (ENGI11.SA) were the only companies still interested in Celg-D, which distributes power to the center-west... Continue Reading →
(Upstream) As the world begins the shift towards cleaner and more efficient sources of energy, Brazil's focus can sometimes seem to be fixed on fossil fuels. This is understandable, considering Brazil's pre-salt oil fields are capable of producing more competitively and, advocates say, with lower emissions than just about any other offshore province. In a... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - EDF (EDF.PA) shares surged on Tuesday, after two sources told Reuters that the French government was poised to pay more than 8 billion euros ($8 billion) to bring the power giant back under full state control. One of the sources said the cost of buying the 16% stake the French state does not already own... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Shares in Italy's Saipem (SPMI.MI) fell as much as 40% on Tuesday after investors subscribed for only 70% of its 2 billion euro cash call, signalling limited confidence in the turnaround plan for the Italian energy services group. Saipem said on Monday it had raised around 1.395 billion euros ($1.4 billion) at the closing of... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 04/01/2022, informs that it has completed a Drill Stem Test (DST) on the 1-BRSA-1383A-RJS wildcat well (Alto de Cabo Frio Central Noroeste) in the pre-salt of the southern portion of the Campos Basin. The new discovery, announced on April 1st, is located 230... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Mexico's state-owned oil company Pemex plunged deeper into so-called junk status on Monday after a major credit rating agency downgraded its long-term debt by one notch. Moody's Investors Service cut Pemex's credit rating to B1 from Ba3, or four notches into the agency's speculative status, reflecting a higher risk of default for the company formally known... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 07/28/2021 and 06/22/2022, informs that it has today finalized the sale of 51% of Petrobras Gás S.A. (Gaspetro) to Compass Gás e Energia S.A. (Compass). The transaction was concluded for R$ 2.097 billion, fully paid on this date. This disclosure to the market... Continue Reading →
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