Norway-based offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore said Monday it has secured a contract extension for one of its vessels in Argentina. The contract extension is for the construction support vessel Normand Commander, with Bahia Grande LN S.A. Under the three-year extension, the vessel will now remain with Bahia Grande until October 2026. Solstad Offshore did... Continue Reading →
Shell to write down assets again, taking cuts to more than $22 billion
Royal Dutch Shell on Monday said it will write down the value of oil and gas assets by $3.5 billion to $4.5 billion following a string of impairments this year as it adjusts to a weaker outlook. In an update ahead of its fourth quarter results on February 4, Shell said the post-tax charge was... Continue Reading →
PPSA will participate in the 2nd Round of Surplus of Transfer of Rights
The ANP Board approved yesterday the participations agreed between Pré-Sal Petróleo SA (PPSA) and Petrobras, on the volumes exceeding those contracted for Transfer of Rights in the areas of Atapu and Sépia, according to MME Ordinance No. 23 / 2020. MME Ordinance No. 23, dated 01/27/2020, qualified PPSA as a representative of the Federal Government... Continue Reading →
PETRORIO CHANGE OF MATERIAL EQUITY INTEREST
Petro Rio S.A. ("Company" or "PetroRio") (B3: PRIO3), in compliance with the provisions of article 12, paragraph 5 of CVM Instruction 358/02 (and its amendments by CVM Instruction 568/15) announces that it has received from Truxt Investimentos Ltda., correspondence informing the Company they are holders of a total of 21,814,976 common shares issued by the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs contract for sale of onshore fields in Bahia
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release dated 09/06/2019, informs that has signed today with Ouro Preto Energia Onshore S.A., wholly-owned subsidiary of 3R Petroleum Óleo e Gás S.A., a contract for the sale all of its stakes in fourteen onshore exploration and production fields, called Recôncavo Cluster, located in the state... Continue Reading →
Brazil Government plans to offer large regional blocks to stimulate exploration on land
The government intends to offer large blocks on land, up to 36 thousand km², in addition to reducing costs and entry barriers for contracting exploration areas. The proposals are the result of Reate, the Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production Activity Revitalization Program in Onshore Areas. - The program was created in 2017, under... Continue Reading →
Solstad Nets North Sea, Suriname Charters for Three PSVs
Norway's Solstad Offshore said Thursday it had secured contracts for three platform supply vessels, two in the North Sea, and one in Suriname. Platform supply vessel Normand Surfer has been awarded a long-term contract with an unnamed company in the North Sea. Solstad said the client was "a leading North Sea operator." The vessel has... Continue Reading →
Mexico Is Quietly Pushing Out Foreign Oil Investors
For nearly 80 years, Mexico kept its borders closed to foreign oil interests, with the state-owned and -run Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) being the only entity allowed to drill for gas in Mexican territory. In 2017, then-president Enrique Peña Nieto opened up Mexico’s considerable oil reserves to foreign oil companies and investors for the first time in nearly... Continue Reading →
Offshore Oil’s Dramatic Comeback
Smack dab in the middle of an oil price crisis caused by an unprecedented demand loss, Exxon announced the latest in a string of discoveries off the eastern South American shore, this time in Suriname. It must have felt like adding insult to injury for OPEC producers and reckless behavior for investors, but offshore oil... Continue Reading →
Juan Lessmann is the new president of ExxonMobil Brasil
ExxonMobil announced Juan Lessmann as president of ExxonMobil in Brazil to replace Carla Lacerda, who is retiring after 35 years with the company. Juan Lessmann will be responsible for the sustainable growth of affiliates. An ExxonMobil employee for more than 22 years, he has held outstanding positions in exploration and production around the world, including... Continue Reading →