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Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 12/20/2021 and 12/30/2021, informs that it has today concluded the sale to the company Ubuntu Engenharia e Serviços Ltda (Ubuntu) of its total stake in blocks PAR-T-198 and PAR-T-218, located in the Paraná Basin. After compliance with all the precedent conditions and approval... Continue Reading →
(PN) News in the leadership of the British oil company BP. The executive Adriano Bastos took over this month as the company's Head of Country in Brazil. He returned to the country after serving as president of BP in Angola. Bastos replaced Mario Lindenhayn, who has been BP's Head of Country in Brazil. “Adriano will... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/embed/4YBPRrZMwhg (OE) FPSO specialist SBM Offshore has shared a video showing the lifting and installation of the first topside module batch for the Prosperity FPSO at the Keppel O&M yard in Singapore. The hull of the FPSO Prosperity, which will be Guyana's third offshore production unit after the Liza Destiny and Liza Unity, has... Continue Reading →
Equinor has published its first Energy transition plan, which will be submitted for an advisory vote by shareholders at the company’s 2022 Annual General Meeting 11 May. The plan provides an overview of how the company is progressing towards its 2050 net zero ambition through short-term actions and medium-term ambitions. Equinor also proposes to amend... Continue Reading →
Brazilian oil company Petrobras has brought online the first two wells of the increased oil recovery (IOR) project at Roncador project offshore Brazil, almost five months ahead of schedule and at half of the planned cost, Equinor, Petrobras' partner in the project, said Wednesday. "This represents an important milestone in the development of the field, increasing... Continue Reading →
Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PetroRio”) (B3: PRIO3), following best corporate governance practices and in addition to the Material Fact of November 5, 2020, informs its shareholders and the market in general that it formally notified Gas Bridge S.A. (“Gas Bridge”) of the SPA termination, which aimed to sell the 10% interest in the Manati... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Argentina has extended a concession held by energy firms Total Austral, Wintershall Dea Argentina and Pan American Sur for 10 more years until 2041, and approved an investment plan for $700 million, according to a government decree published on Tuesday. The extension for exploring conventional oil and gas in the 1,900 square kilometers... Continue Reading →
(PN) Acelen, the investment arm of Mubadala Capital, announced that it will invest BRL 500 million in the Mataripe Refinery (formerly RLAM), in Bahia. The funds will be applied to the plant's scheduled maintenance shutdown cycle over the next 12 months. The company's expectation is that up to 4,000 jobs will be generated at the... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje) From a list of 195 fields, 71 have already have their royalties reduced according to ANP Resolution No. 853/2021, which allows the reduction of the royalty rate to 5%, in the case of fields granted to small companies, and to 7, 5%, for fields operated by medium-sized companies, if they comply with the requirements... Continue Reading →
(Offshore Energy) Oil and gas exploration company Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas has made its required capital expenditure contribution and is on track to start drilling a high-impact exploration well located in Block 2B, located offshore South Africa, by October this year as scheduled. The joint venture (JV) partnership for Block 2B is operated by a subsidiary... Continue Reading →
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