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April 1, 2020 Chevron Brasil confirms that it made a donation through the Brazilian Petroleum Institute (IBP) to help build a field hospital for patients with COVID19 in Rio de Janeiro. The hospital will serve to support the treatment of cases in a highly populated area of the city that has been impacted. “Our company... Continue Reading →
April 1, 2020 Petrobras then concludes the contracting of 90% of the TOR surplus in Búzios, alongside that of the Chinese state-owned companies CNODC and CNOOC, with 5% each. In addition to 100% of Itapu. - Búzios is the largest field under development in the country, with four Petrobras own units in operation, Búzios 5... Continue Reading →
Guyana and Namibia focused oil and gas company Eco Atlantic has said that its board and management have agreed to voluntary pay cuts of up to 40 percent, in the wake of the situation with the coronavirus and the low oil prices. The company has said it has undertaken a strict cost-cutting program across all... Continue Reading →
April 1, 2020 Total Brasil will not extend the charter contract for the Valaris-DS9 drillship, owned by Valaris (ex-Ensco), which, since last year, has carried out a drilling campaign in the Lapa field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The French oil company reviewed the operating strategy it had defined for the asset, opting to suspend... Continue Reading →
Oil major BP has set out actions it is taking in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing market disruption, including a 25 percent reduction in capex. BP has underlined there will be no layoffs in the next three months as a result of coronavirus cost-cutting. In addition to revealing its action plan to deal... Continue Reading →
Mexico’s state oil company Pemex plans to maintain crude production levels even as the coronavirus pandemic knocks down demand and a price war between global oil producing powerhouses shakes up markets around the world. The company, formally known as Petroleos Mexicanos, said in a statement to the stock exchange that its fuel storage terminals have... Continue Reading →
Mar 31, 2020 Royal Dutch Shell said today that it has been facing "significant uncertainties" linked to the coronavirus pandemic and the recent volatility in oil prices, but that it has strong liquidity to overcome crises. The Anglo-Dutch oil company expects a write-off of $ 400 million to $ 800 million in the first quarter... Continue Reading →
Mar 30/2020 Shell found new evidence of oil in well 3-SHEL-32D-RJS, in the south of Gato do Mato, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. This is the second occurrence in the block, where the oil company is conducting a campaign with the Brava Star rig, in a water depth of 2,048 thousand m. The drilling of... Continue Reading →
MAR 30, 2020 The unique characteristics of the pre-salt motivated Equinor and the Institute of Petroleum and Natural Resources (IPR) to carry out a new study to deepen the knowledge about the reservoir rocks of the layer. The research will last four years and the main objective will be to understand the origin and... Continue Reading →
March 30, 2020 Investment cut leads large companies, such as Schlumberger and TechnipFMC, to reduce expenses and postpone projects The fall in the price of oil in recent weeks has led to a wave of investment cuts by global oil companies and, little by little, this movement begins to affect the chain of suppliers of... Continue Reading →
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