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(Zack's) Petrobras PBR, a Brazilian oil and gas company, in partnership with Colombia-based integrated oil and gas company Ecopetrol S.A. EC, has commenced the drilling of the Uchuva-2 well in the Tayrona block, located offshore Colombia’s Caribbean coast. This move is part of a broader strategy to boost Colombia's natural gas reserves and enhance the country's energy security.... Continue Reading →
(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Group has secured two long-term contracts with Petrobras for its Pipelay Support Vessel (PLSV) and the Anchor Handling Support vessel (AHTS). The Brazilian built and flagged PLSV Skandi Niterói is awarded a three-year firm plus option contract, starting in 2025. The vessel is owned by DOFCON Navegação, a joint... Continue Reading →
Petrobras, Gerdau, and Naturgy have signed contracts for the supply of natural gas in the free market environment to serve Cosigua, Gerdau's long steel production unit located in Rio de Janeiro (RJ). The agreement marks the first migration of a captive industrial market customer to the free market in the State, making the company's plant... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The ongoing strike at Brazil's environmental agency Ibama is impacting the analysis of Petrobras' request to drill a well in the Equatorial Margin, an Ibama official told Reuters on Thursday. Itagyba Neto, who handles the agency's licensing for marine and coastal ventures, added that Petrobras has still not sent to the agency important details... Continue Reading →
This month, June, in London, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), connected with the UN through its Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR), recommended approving the Brazilian proposal to create Areas To Be Avoid (ATBA) to reduce the risk of collisions between merchant ships and oil platforms and support vessels of the energy... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The chief executive of Brazilian oil giant Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab, Madga Chambriard, said the country's president asked her to work toward boosting the nation's economy while maintaining profitability at the oil firm. Chambriard, who took over as the state-run company's top executive after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fired the former CEO in... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The head of Brazil's environmental agency said on Wednesday that he expects a decision soon on state-owned oil company Petrobras' request to conduct exploratory studies in a region known as the Equatorial Margin, as both the company and the government push for a drilling license. Petrobras has been seeking to explore the northernmost part... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras, following up on the Material Facts/Communications published on 03/07/2024, 04/25/2024, 05/02/2024 and 06/13/2024, informs that will pay today the second installment of dividends relating to the balance sheet of December 31, 2023. The gross amount to be distributed today, in the form of dividends, is R$ 1,46934144 per ordinary and ... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that the FPSO Maria Quitéria is currently en route to Brazil. The platform ship departed from China in May and is expected to arrive at its location in the third quarter of this year. The unit is scheduled to begin operations in the last quarter of 2024, thus advancing... Continue Reading →
(Offshore-energy.biz) Paratus Energy Services, a Bermuda-headquartered holding company of a group of energy service players, has shared its intention to list the firm’s shares on the Euronext Growth stock exchange market in Oslo, Norway, followed by a planned uplisting to the Oslo Stock Exchange. Paratus explained that the offering it plans to launch will entail... Continue Reading →
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