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(Reuters) - Brazil's government has appointed former Petrobras executive Rodolfo Landim to chair the state-controlled oil producer's board, the company said in a filing on Saturday night. Earlier in the day, Admiral Eduardo Bacellar Leal Ferreira told Reuters he planned to step down as chairman of Petroleo Brasileiro SA , as the Rio de Janeiro... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 09/29/2021 and 10/04/2021, informs that it has signed a contract with its partner CNOOC Petroleum Brasil Ltda. (CPBL) for the assignment of 5% of its interest in the Production Sharing Contract of the Transfer of Rights Surplus, for the Búzios field, in the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday said state-run oil producer Petroleo Brasileiro SA could, due to the crisis inflicted by the war in Ukraine, lower its profit to prevent fuel prices from exploding. In a weekly social media address, Bolsonaro said he was certain Petrobras, as the company is known, would do what... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras has not taken a decision on fuel price adjustments, Chief Executive Joaquim Silva e Luna told Reuters on Wednesday. He said that after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the oil market was "nervous" and with many doubts. "The world has plunged into a scenario of uncertainty," Luna told Reuters.... Continue Reading →
(Offshore Energy) Malaysian FPSO operator Yinson has decided to review its business with an intention to unlock the value of its offshore production segment, exploring options like IPO or strategic partnerships. Yinson revealed on Tuesday that, as part of the group’s medium-to-long-term strategy to ensure that it is prepared and fit for future growth, the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L) will exit all its Russian operations, including a major liquefied natural gas plant, it said on Monday, becoming the latest major Western energy company to quit the oil-rich country following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The decision comes a day after rival BP abandoned its stake in Russian oil giant Rosneft (ROSN.MM) in a move that... Continue Reading →
(PN) The Brazilian Institute for the Environment (Ibama) granted the preliminary license for the production storage and offloading platform (FSO) in the Pargo field, in the Campos Basin. In addition to the vessel, the license also attests to the environmental feasibility of the new 8″ PPG-1A export pipeline. French-British Perenco has been responsible, since October... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC first shipment of rigid pipelines from its spoolbase in Brazil TechnipFMC will carry out the first shipment of rigid pipelines from its spoolbase in Porto do Açu, in São João da Barra (RJ), installed in the Dome area (Prumo's joint venture with GranIHC). The operation will start on Friday), marking the supply of the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras will closely monitor international price swings following Russia's invasion of Ukraine before making any decisions on domestic fuel prices, the firm's logistics and trading head said on Thursday. The company, formally Petroleo Brasileiro SA , says it aligns domestic prices with international rates but allows prices to decouple... Continue Reading →
Oilfield services giant TechnipFMC expects more than 350 subsea tree orders to be made globally in 2022, a level which it says has not been seen in years. The oilfield equipment and services firm saw its full-year 2021 inbound orders in the subsea segment hit the $5 billion figure, a 24 percent increase compared to... Continue Reading →
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