Rio de Janeiro, March 1, 2018 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, in compliance with CVM Instruction no. 358/2002 and further to the press release disclosed on 9/21/2017, reports that its Board of Directors approved in a meeting held yesterday the key terms for a possible settlement, in the context of the extrajudicial mediation procedure... Continue Reading →
Petrobras U.S. Class Action Settlement Receives Preliminary Court Approval
Rio de Janeiro, March 1, 2018 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras announces that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”) granted preliminary approval yesterday to its agreement to settle the securities class action lawsuit filed in the United States. The Court’s ruling is another important step towards resolving the... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s GDP weaker than expected in fourth quarter as farm exports slip
Brazil’s economic recovery was weaker than expected in the fourth quarter due to fluctuations in agricultural exports, data showed on Thursday, indicating a gradual but more widely dispersed recovery in Latin America’s largest economy. Read more
Brazil’s Petrobras reaches possible legal accord with rig lessor Sete Brasil
SAO PAULO, March 1 (Reuters) - Brazilian state oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA will continue to lease four rigs from Sete Brasil Participações SA and will terminate 28 other rig lease contracts, possibly settling a long-running legal dispute, it said on Thursday. Petrobras, as the company is known, said in a securities filing the rig... Continue Reading →
Exxon to Quit Russian Oil Ventures Frozen by U.S. Sanctions
Without Russia, Exxon has struggled to grow production. Output has dropped in five of the last six years and the company has made several acquisitions from the U.S. to Mozambique to arrest the decline. Under Tillerson’s successor, Darren Woods, Exxon has shifted more of its focus to the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras investments less in 2017
The company invested $ 14 billion in the year, below the $ 16 billion forecast in November. 28/02/2018 Petrobras invested US $ 14 billion in 2017, a 12.5% decrease compared to 2016. The information appears in the presentation made by the company's president, Pedro Parente, at an event at FGV, Rio. The amount was below... Continue Reading →
Petrobras 2017 Annual Results Release Date
Rio de Janeiro, February 28, 2018 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it will release its 2017 annual results on March 15, 2018, before the market opens. Therefore, the company is in quiet period until the release date, during which it is not able to comment or provide clarifications related to its results... Continue Reading →
Decision of the CADE Court on the sale of Liquigás
Rio de Janeiro, February 28, 2018 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, further to the Press Releases disclosed on 6/30/2017, 8/28/2017 and 11/22/2017, reports that the Court of the Administrative Council of Economic Defense (CADE) evaluated the Act of Concentration no. 08700.002155/2017-51, related to the sale of Liquigás Distribuidora S.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Petrobras,... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 to take over Siem’s cable lay business
UK engineering, construction and services company Subsea 7 has signed an agreement to acquire Siem Offshore Contractors and two vessels, subject to competition clearance in Germany. The acquisition will include the entire issued share capital of Siem Offshore Contractors, the inter-array cable lay vessel Siem Aimery and the support vessel Siem Moxie. The acquisition will... Continue Reading →
Borders & Southern gets Darwin estimate. Hopes to attract partners for further drilling
Borders & Southern, a UK-based oil and gas exploration company with offshore assets in the Falkland Islands, is optimistic about its Darwin assets following an independent resource review. Namely, the company on Wednesday said the independent evaluation of the Darwin East discovery and the adjacent Darwin West untested fault block lead to a substantial increase... Continue Reading →