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Dec 1 (Reuters) - Global commodity trading house Gunvor's CEO Torbjorn Tornqvist will step down and sell his shareholding in a management buyout, weeks after the U.S. dubbed the firm the "Kremlin's puppet" over its past Russian links. The firm said on Monday that Americas head Gary Pedersen, hired by the company last year, will... Continue Reading →
Nov 21 (Reuters) - U.S. sanctions are dismantling what remains of Lukoil's Litasco, once Russia's biggest oil trader and a rival to top Swiss houses and oil majors, five sources told Reuters. The measures, which also target state-owned Rosneft, took effect on Friday as Washington seeks to choke off Moscow’s ability to fund its war in... Continue Reading →
Nov. 14 (Reuters) U.S. private equity firm Carlyle is exploring options to buy Russian oil major Lukoil's LKOH.MM foreign assets, three sources familiar with the situation said. The U.S. has hit Lukoil with sanctions as part of its effort to bring the Kremlin to peace talks over Ukraine, and has blocked Lukoil's attempt to sell... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras may redirect the oil it sells to the United States, sending more to Asia and Pacific markets due to higher tariffs the U.S. announced on Brazil, its chief executive told Reuters on Thursday. Although oil and gas exports make up a hefty share of Brazil's exports to the United... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Vitol will buy stakes in West African oil and gas assets from Italy's Eni, bolstering the global commodity trading house's position in the upstream sector, as it seeks to reinvest the huge profits it has been generating since 2022. The commodity trader will acquire an interest in oil and gas producing assets and... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Venezuela's state-run PDVSA has put together three operational scenarios as part of a plan to continue producing and exporting oil at its largest joint venture with Chevron once a license for the U.S. major to operate in the country expires next month, according to a company document seen by Reuters on Monday. The administration... Continue Reading →
BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“BRAVA” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 44, hereby informs its investors and the market in general that it signed, on March 13, 2025, with Shell Western Supply and Trading Limited (“Shell”), a contract for the sale of the oil produced by the consortium in Atlanta field (80% of... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Brazil's Brava Energia will connect four more wells to its Atlanta field in the first half of 2025, as it starts shipping oil to commodity trading firm Trafigura under a supply deal for six million barrels. That will bring the total number of wells connected to its floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO)... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed a long-term Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) purchase and sale agreement with the British company Centrica. The agreement represents an important step in the company's strategy, as it reduces exposure to spot prices, increases competitiveness and assures greater security of supply of natural gas to Brazil.... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies including Russia, a group known as OPEC+ which pumps around 40% of the world's crude, agreed on a new oil output deal on Sunday. Saudi Arabia, the group's biggest producer, will make a deep cut to its output in July on top of a broader... Continue Reading →
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