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Danish offshore support vessel owner Maersk Supply Services has secured three-year contracts for three of its L-class anchor handlers with Petrobras in Brazil. Petrobras will use the vessels for a broad scope of anchor handling activities and offshore drilling rig movements. Maersk Leader, Maersk Launcher, and Maersk Lancer have been delivered in Brazil. This now... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed with Equinor a letter of intent, expanding on the cooperation between the companies, so that they can assess the technical, economic and environmental feasibility of seven offshore wind power generation projects off the Brazilian coast. These will have the potential to generate up to 14.5... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris said Monday it had secured contracts for two drillships and one jack-up rig. One of the drillships in question is the Valaris DS-8, which secured a three-year, $500 million contract with Petrobras in Brazil, including a $30 million mobilization fee. The rig has been preservation stacked in Las Palmas, Spain, and... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Guyana's coming auction of offshore oil exploration blocks has lured at least 10 companies including Shell, Petrobras, and Chevron, to consider the decade's hottest oil region, people close to the matter said. The South American country is offering 14 offshore blocks, a move to speed economic development and reduce an Exxon Mobil-led consortium's dominance... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) -Petrobras could face lawsuits for breach of contract after the company halted planned asset sales at the request of Brazilian leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government, specialist lawyers said on Friday. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the state-controlled company is formally known, was asked this week to halt for 90 days divestitures worth... Continue Reading →
Total production in January was 4.175 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), of which 3.274 million barrels of oil per day (bbl/d) and 143.215 million cubic meters of natural gas per day (m³/d ). In oil, there was an increase of 6.5% compared to the previous month and 8% compared to January 2022.... Continue Reading →
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”), in compliance with Official Letter No. 336/2023-SLS, issued by B3 S.A. – Brasil. Bolsa. Balcão (“B3”), on March 01st, 2023 (“Official Letter”), hereby informs that it was asked about the fluctuations recorded in the price of its common shares, the number of trades and the amount... Continue Reading →
DOF Subsea has secured a contract extension with Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras for its 106-meter-long diving support vessel (DSV) Skandi Achiever. The new commitment has commenced in direct continuation with the current one and will run until February 2024. It will include remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and diving services. In addition to the newly announced contract on the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The chief executive of Petrobras (PETR4.SA) said on Thursday the Brazilian state-run oil company will keep paying "robust" dividends in 2023 as it plans to continue reporting high profits. Jean Paul Prates, who has previously criticized the current dividend policy of the company, said in a video conference with analysts that a balanced formula for... Continue Reading →
Oslo-listed oil and gas company BW Energy said its planned acquisitions of Petrobras' working interest in Golfinho and Camarupim deepwater oil fields, and the related FPSO from Saipem, were facing delays as a Brazilian ministry has ordered a review of Petrobras divestment program. "BW Energy has been informed by Petrobras of a review of the... Continue Reading →
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