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(OM) Global energy demand continues to ramp up as the world economy emerges from the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the US EIA, liquids consumption has grown by 10% over the past three years, averaging 101 MMb/d in 2023. The rebound in oil demand to above pre-pandemic levels continues to spur investments in... Continue Reading →
(PN) Petrobras decided to return the Três Marias block, in the Santos Basin pre-salt, to the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). The area was acquired by the company in 2018, during the 4th ANP Sharing Round. Petrobras even found signs of oil in the Três Marias block in early 2022. However, the results of the evaluation... Continue Reading →
(OE) U.S. oilfield services giant Baker Hughes has secured a ‘significant contract’ from Petrobras for integrated well construction services in the Búzios field, offshore Brazil. The integrated services project is set to start in the first half of 2025 and will include drilling services, drill bits, wireline, cementing, wellbore clean up, fishing, remedial tools, fluids, services and... Continue Reading →
Corporate Venture Capital's investment thesis will cover businesses related to renewable and low-carbon energies Petrobras and the BNDES have begun studies to structure a Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) fund to support micro, small and medium-sized technology-based companies. In this first phase, the idea is to identify the most promising sectors for this type of investment,... Continue Reading →
(TN)Petrobras announced the start of the contract for the development and implementation of HISEP®, an unprecedented technology patented by the company that will be used to increase production efficiency, reduce costs and the intensity of emissions in pre-salt oil and gas production systems. At the Petrobras Research, Development and Innovation Center (Cenpes), in Rio de... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab wants a partner to share the management of petrochemical producer Braskem (BRKM5.SA), opens new tab, said the oil firm's Chief Executive Jean Paul Prates on Tuesday. Braskem is controlled by Novonor (ODBES.UL), formerly known as Odebrecht. In November, Abu Dhabi oil company ADNOC (ADNOC.UL) presented an offer to buy... Continue Reading →
(PN) The director of Energy Transition and Sustainability at Petrobras, Mauricio Tolmasquim, said today that the company is still awaiting the approval of a legal framework for offshore wind power to definitively enter this new sector. “We will not enter offshore wind until we have the regulatory framework. But just having the law is not... Continue Reading →
(PN) Brazil and neighboring Guyana are recognized as the two countries with the greatest potential for growth in the offshore market. While the Brazilian coast still reserves many opportunities in the pre-salt and, in the future, also in the Equatorial Margin, Guyana has increasingly assumed a prominent role in the global offshore industry with rich... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the Material Facts of 11/09/2023, 11/21/2023 and 02/09/2024, informs that it will pay today the first installment of dividends and interest on capital (JCP) relating to the balance sheet of September 30, 2023. The gross amount to be distributed today is R$ 0.68260418 per common and preferred... Continue Reading →
(OET) Oslo Stock Exchange-listed semi-submersible accommodation vessel owner and operator Prosafe has caught sight of increased activity in tenders covering work for 2025 and beyond. While the firm is primarily expecting more assignments in the North Sea and Brazil, other regions are also being affected by the tightening of vessel supply. Prosafe’s fleet utilization for January... Continue Reading →
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