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Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, as a follow up to the release disclosed on February 8, 2021, informs that the company's Board of Directors, in a meeting held today, approved the sale of the Landulpho Alves Refinery (RLAM) and its associated logistics assets, in Bahia, to Mubadala Capital for US$ 1.65 billion. The signing of... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The deadly coronavirus wave that has torn through Brazil in recent weeks has not spared its oil industry, according to unions and government data reviewed by Reuters, with infections among workers jumping and production taking a hit. New COVID-19 cases among offshore oil workers rose to 46 on March 24 from 17 on... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Joaquim Silva e Luna, the incoming CEO of Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras, told Reuters that at least part of the executive board could stay on when he takes over in April, a signal that he is not planning a wholesale shake-up of management. The former defense minister and army general added, however,... Continue Reading →
Omni Táxi Aéreo has just expanded its fleet of helicopters used to transport workers in the oil and gas sector. The company acquired yet another AW139 model aircraft, made by Italian Leonardo. The model is super medium sized and capable of flying to the most distant platforms of the pre-salt, carrying up to 12 passengers.... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, regarding the pieces of news published in the media, clarifies about the sale process of Landulpho Alves Refinery (RLAM) and its associated logistics assets. In all asset sale processes, Petrobras establishes a value range that guides the transaction and considers the technical and productivity characteristics and the asset's potential to... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on November 17, 2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of all of its stakes in the Albacora and Albacora Leste concessions, located predominantly in deep waters in the Campos Basin. Potential buyers qualified for this phase will receive a... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Mexico is looking to renegotiate some of its hundreds of millions of dollars-worth of contracts with Vitol SA after the global energy trader acknowledged paying kickbacks to win business with state oil company Pemex, Reuters has learned. The dispute in Mexico, the world’s fourth-largest importer of refined oil products, is part of the... Continue Reading →
Equinor, together with license partners Repsol Sinopec and Petrobras, has approved the development concept for BM-C-33, a gas/condensate field located in the Campos Basin pre-salt in Brazil. Equinor is the operator of the block with a 35 per cent interest with Repsol Sinopec and Petrobras as partners with 35 per cent and 30 per cent... Continue Reading →
Siemens Energy said Friday it had won a contract with Malaysian MISC to deliver eight complete topside modules for an FPSO MISC is building for deployment in South America. According to Siemens Energy, its topside modules "will provide sustainable, efficient, and environmentally friendly power generation, transmission, and distribution, as well as gas processing and compression"... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has re-submitted today the Distance Voting ballots for its Extraordinary General Meetings of April 12 (EGM) and Annual General Meetings of April 14 (AGM) with the following changes:Distance Voting ballot – EGM of April 12 (i) Inclusion of Pedro Rodrigues Galvão de Medeiros, as a candidate... Continue Reading →
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