Aug 14, 2017 Prumo Logística, a company that develops and operates Açu Port, and its subsidiary Gás Natural Açu (GNA), have signed a contract with Siemens for the development, implementation and operation of the UTE GNA I, Regasification Terminal of Açu, and other potential projects in the Açu Port Industrial Complex. Siemens will acquire, for... Continue Reading →
Ex-Pemex CEO Lozoya Denies Receiving $10 Million Odebrecht Bribe
Former Petroleos Mexicanos Chief Executive Officer Emilio Lozoya denied media reports that he received $10 million in an alleged bribery scheme involving Brazilian construction company Odebrecht SA in Mexico. “I have never participated in acts of corruption. These publications have lied repeatedly on this and other issues, and have never proven their allegations,” Lozoya said... Continue Reading →
Royal IHC forms offshore services partnership with Brazilian company
Brazilian company GranInvestimentos and Dutch company Royal IHC are joining forces to deliver integrated life cycle solutions to customers in the oil and gas sector. Through this partnership, both companies are set to increase their operational and service activities, and expand their presence in Latin America, Royal IHC said in a statement on Thursday. The association... Continue Reading →
The new well commitments of the 13th Bidding Round (2015)
August 9, 2017 By Luiz Ehlers (EnergyWay) As reported by the newspaper O Globo, none of the wells committed in the 13th Round of Bidding have not been drilled due to environmental issues. It also highlighted that there is a paralyzed investment of around US $ 5 billion in these activities. THE LITTLE SATISFACTORY RESULTS... Continue Reading →
Eni joins Siemens Subsea Power Grid JIP
Eni Norge, a Norwegian subsidiary of the Italian oil giant Eni, has joined the Siemens Subsea Power Grid joint industry program (JIP). Siemens said on Monday that its subsea department was developing a complete subsea power network with a group of partners, led by Chevron and including Statoil, Exxon, and Petrobras. Read more
Brazil approves first companies for upcoming bidding round
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 10): National oil firm Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) is among the first batch of oil majors approved by the the licensing committee of Brazil's hydrocarbons regulator ahead of the country’s 14th licensing round for oil and gas concessions, scheduled for 27 September. Energy portal Upstreamonline this morning reported that the 14-strong list... Continue Reading →
Investors unfazed by wider fiscal deficit outlook in Brazil
When former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's government repeatedly missed its fiscal targets, investors fled the country. Now that her successor, Michel Temer, seems poised to do the same, financial markets appear unperturbed. Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles is expected to announce in the coming weeks a wider budget deficit goal for 2017 as a slower-than-expected economic... Continue Reading →
Odebrecht changes logo of companies because of involvement in Petrobras scandals
09/08/2017 Odebrecht is changing the names and logos of all its companies this month as part of a strategy to distance itself from corruption with Petrobras, which revealed that the company paid billions in bribes. The name of the group will not change, but will be removed from all companies, such as "Odebrecht Oil... Continue Reading →
No-Name U.S. Oil Driller Gets Shot at World’s Biggest Reserves
Nicolas Maduro was in his element, flanked by an enormous Venezuelan flag, beneath a portrait of Simon Bolivar on horseback, in front of a statue of Hugo Chavez, praising foreign companies wise enough to make deals with what he called “our beloved PDVSA.” That would be Petroleos de Venezuela SA, the state-owned oil giant struggling to... Continue Reading →
Extension of Repetro should include benefits to the local industrial sector
BY MANOEL VENTURA /Globo The Repetro program suspends the collection of federal taxes on the importation of equipment destined to the petroleum sector. Under the new rules, similar domestic products will undergo the same tax treatment. The provisional measure is being finalized by the federal government, according to sources accompanying the lawsuit. Created in 1999,... Continue Reading →
