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Dec 9 (Reuters) - Russia's Lukoil has until December 13 to negotiate the sale of the bulk of its international assets after the U.S. imposed sanctions on the company and rejected its initial buyer, Swiss commodity trader Gunvor. Lukoil's international assets, spanning upstream oil and gas projects, refining, and more than 2,000 filling stations across Europe, Central Asia, the Middle... Continue Reading →
Rio de Janeiro, November 11, 2025 – PRIO S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), in addition to the Material Fact disclosed on May 1st, 2025, informs its shareholders and the market in general that, after the fulfillment of the precedent conditions and the necessary approvals, the acquisition of 40% interest and operation of the Peregrino... Continue Reading →
Nov. 11 - The P-79 FPSO left the Hanwha Ocean shipyard, located in Geoje-Si, South Korea, heading to the Búzios field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The unit will be towed to the operating area with the crew on board, which should speed up the start of production. Arrival is scheduled for... Continue Reading →
Nov. 7 - Petrobras has obtained permission from the Brazilian environmental agency Ibama to expand the capacity of six oil production platforms by a total of 115,000 barrels per day (bpd), the company announced Thursday in a presentation published to the market. The impact of this expansion will contribute to an increase of 90,000 bpd... Continue Reading →
Nov. 5 (Reuters) Two consortia led separately by Malaysia's Petronas and U.S. Chevron have signed production-sharing contracts with Suriname's Staatsolie to explore and develop two offshore areas in the South American country, the state company said on Wednesday. Under the 30-year contracts, Staatsolie will conduct a competitive process to select foreign companies to explore and produce oil and... Continue Reading →
Nov 4 (Reuters) - Oil major BP reported a smaller than expected fall in third-quarter underlying profit on Tuesday as a strong performance at all divisions led by refining helped to offset the impact of lower crude prices. However, there was no update on the closely-watched sale process for its Castrol lubricants unit, the centre-piece of... Continue Reading →
Oct 31 (Reuters) - Chevron beat analyst estimates on Friday as record oil and gas production, boosted by its $55 billion acquisition of Hess, and stronger refining margins lifted the No. 2 U.S. oil producer's results for the third quarter. Adjusted earnings for the three-month period ended September 30 were $3.6 billion or $1.85 per share,... Continue Reading →
Oct. 14 (oilprice.com) Brazil’s Petrobras has restarted production at its flagship Tupi offshore oilfield, restoring one of the country’s most productive pre-salt assets and adding momentum to Brazil’s rise as a top-five global oil producer. The Cidade de Angra dos Reis floating production vessel resumed operations this week after completing maintenance and compliance work ordered by Brazil’s oil... Continue Reading →
Oct. 14 (Reuters) Oil production by a consortium led by Exxon Mobil in Guyana rose to 770,000 barrels per day (bpd) following the start-up of the group's fourth floating output facility, the company's chief for the South American country said on Monday. Average production by The Exxon group, which controls all crude and gas production... Continue Reading →
Sept. 30 - After departing the Benoi shipyard in Singapore on July 13th, the FPSO P-78 arrived today, September 30th, at the Búzios Field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The unit will now be connected to the wells to begin production shortly. The Búzios Field is located in ultra-deep waters of the Santos Basin at depths of up to 2,100... Continue Reading →
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