UK oil and gas company Premier Oil has reached an agreement with Harbour’s UK operating company Chrysaor regarding a proposed all-share merger between Premier and Chrysaor and the reorganisation of Premier’s existing debt and cross-currency swaps. According to Premier’s statement on Tuesday, the deal will create the largest independent oil and gas company listed on... Continue Reading →
Hess sells stake in Gulf of Mexico field to fund Guyana project
Oil and gas company Hess Corporation has entered into an agreement to sell its 28 per cent working interest in the Shenzi field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico to BHP to fund a project in Guyana. Hess said on Monday it is selling its stake to BHP, the field’s operator, for a total consideration... Continue Reading →
Goldman raises estimate of Brazil’s oil production by 2022
Brazil's oil production is expected to reach 3.5 million barrels per day by the end of 2022, compared to 3.3 million bpd in early 2020, Goldman Sachs analysts projected in a report on Sunday, which already considers effects recent review of the Petrobras project portfolio. "In general, we are raising our production expectations for the... Continue Reading →
Exxon to Lay Off 1600 Workers in Europe
U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil said on Monday it plans to reduce its European workforce by up to 1,600 across the company's affiliates by the end of 2021 as part of its global review. Exxon said country-specific cuts will depend on the oil major's local business footprint and market conditions, after the COVID-19 pandemic hammered... Continue Reading →
Mexico unveils $14 billion investment plan to speed up ailing economy
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico’s government presented an almost $14 billion infrastructure investment plan on Monday as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador seeks to repair rocky relations with business leaders and lift the struggling economy. The package, mostly privately financed, is the first clear sign of corporate bosses’ readiness to invest under Lopez Obrador since... Continue Reading →
Golar will appeal after being disqualified from Petrobras to lease a regasification terminal
(Reuters) - Golar Power said on Friday that it rejects the process that culminated in its disqualification by Petrobras of a bid to lease a regasification terminal for the state-owned company in Bahia, and stressed that it will file an appeal to return participate in the dispute. If this is not enough, the company also... Continue Reading →
Noble Energy Shareholders OK $4.1B Sale to Chevron
Noble Energy shareholders on Friday approved a deal to sell the oil and gas producer to Chevron Corp, making Chevron the No. 2 U.S. shale oil producer and giving it international natural gas reserves close to growing markets. The all-stock deal values Noble Energy at around $4.1 billion, excluding $8 billion in debt, and the vote cements the first... Continue Reading →
Pre-Salt production sets record in August with 2,776 MMboe / d
Pre-salt production in August set a record for the second consecutive month, both in oil and natural gas production. In total, 2,776 MMboe / d (million barrels of oil equivalent per day) were produced, with 2,201 MMbbl / d (million barrels per day) of oil and 91.398 MMm3 / d (million m3 per day) of... Continue Reading →
Letícia Andrade is the new president of Equinor Brasil
Letícia Andrade takes over the interim presidency of Equinor Brasil, accumulating with her position of vice president of Strategy and Portfolio, and replacing Margareth Øvrum, who will represent Brazil in the Equinor executive committee until December 31 , when she will retire. Margareth Øvrum replaced Anders Opedal in 2018 in charge of the company in... Continue Reading →
Equinor cancels drill rig tender
Equinor canceled on Wednesday the tender for chartering a 3,000 m water depth drill rig for the Bacalhau development wells campaign in the Santos Basin surprises market. The oil company had already received the bidding proposals and, according to PetróleoHoje sources, had exclusive and advanced negotiations with Seadrill. Source: PetroleoHoje