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(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil giant Petrobras (PETR4.SA) and the federal government have discussed the possibility of the firm reducing fuel prices as a way to offset the resumption of taxes levied on fuel, two sources familiar with the matter said. The finance ministry announced on Monday the government was set to resume this week the collection of federal... Continue Reading →
OceanXpress, a crew change joint venture between Damen Shipyards Group and Ampelmann, recently secured a two-year offshore support contract in cooperation with Compagnie Maritime Monégasque (CMM) with Petrobras off the coast of Brazil. The Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 Aqua Helix, equipped with an Ampelmann S-type system, will transport personnel to and from offshore... Continue Reading →
Petrobras set a record in CO2 capture, use and geological storage (the so-called Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage - CCUS) in 2022, reaching the mark of 10.6 million reinjected tons (equivalent to 5.8 billion m³ of CO2 ). For comparison purposes, this portion corresponds to 27% by volume of the total gas reinjected in our... Continue Reading →
(epbr) Seacrest Petróleo, an independent oil company focused on mature fields in Brazil, raised US$ 260 million with the IPO, on the Oslo Stock Exchange, in Norway. With cash strengthened by the share offering, the company plans to triple its oil and gas production in the Espírito Santo Basin by 2025. In recent years, the... Continue Reading →
Dutch FPSO operator SBM Offshore is working on several floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) projects and two of these vessels are expected to achieve the first oil this year. While disclosing its record full-year 2022 directional underlying EBITDA of $1 billion, the revenue of $3.29 billion and the year-end backlog of $30.5 billion, SBM... Continue Reading →
Offshore installation services company Subsea 7 said Friday it had won a "sizable" vessel contract with the Brazilian oil company Petrobras. The contract is for the 145.9m pipelay support vessel (PLSV) Seven Cruzeiro off the coast of Brazil. It extends the vessel's current contract from February to November 2023. For Subsea 7, a "sizeable contract"... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has confirmed that one of its drillships kicked off its assignment at a field offshore Brazil with the country’s oil and gas giant, Petrobras. Back in November 2021, Seadrill secured two contracts with Petrobras for its West Carina and West Tellus rigs for work on the Búzios field offshore Brazil. At the time, the offshore drilling contractor explained that... Continue Reading →
- Petróleo Brasileiro S.A - Petrobras informs that its CEO Jean Paul Terra Prates has indicated 2 new members for the composition of the Executive Board: Chief Institutional Relations and Sustainability Officer, Mrs. Clarice Coppetti; Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer, Mr. Sergio Caetano Leite. The nominations will be submitted to the internal procedures of... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Friday unveiled corruption charges against a Connecticut oil and gas trader and a second man over their alleged roles in a bribery scheme to win business from Brazil's state-owned oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA). The Department of Justice said that between 2010 and 2018, Glenn Oztemel, 64, of Westport, Connecticut, and Eduardo... Continue Reading →
A new giant of the seas will soon come into operation. The FPSO Almirante Barroso left this week from the BrasFELS shipyard heading for the Buzios field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The FPSO has been at the shipyard since October last year for commissioning activities and final acceptance tests. The vessel was converted in... Continue Reading →
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