(Bloomberg) -- The chief executive officers of Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. spoke last year about combining the two largest U.S. oil companies, Dow Jones reported, citing people familiar with the talks. Chevron’s Mike Wirth and Exxon’s Darren Woods spoke as the Covid-19 outbreak hurt oil and gas demand, adding financial strain to both... Continue Reading →
Column: Oil market on track to rebalance around mid-2021
(Reuters) - U.S. petroleum inventories have continued to converge down towards the five-year average, a sign that oil market rebalancing remains on track, despite the resurgence of the coronavirus since the end of 2020. Total stocks of crude oil and products, excluding the strategic petroleum reserve, fell by 12 million barrels last week and are... Continue Reading →
Top corruption buster at Brazil’s Petrobras plans to step down, sources say
(Reuters) - The chief compliance officer at Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras has communicated plans to step down in March, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters, in what would be the third swap of the company’s top corruption buster in three years. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the company is formally known, has already... Continue Reading →
Chevron Posts 4Q Loss
U.S. oil major Chevron Corp swung to an $11 million fourth-quarter loss as low margins on fuel, acquisition costs and foreign currency effects overwhelmed improved drilling results. Oil companies are expected to benefit from a bounce-back in oil and gas prices after a one-two punch of falling demand and prices put the industry in a tailspin last year. But as... Continue Reading →
Brazil oil production breaks record in 2020
Brazil produced, on average, 2.938 million barrels / day last year, up 5.5% compared to 2019, according to ANP Brazilian oil production broke a record in 2020. In a year marked by an unprecedented contraction in global demand, the country produced, on average, 2.938 million barrels a day last year, representing an increase of 5.5%... Continue Reading →
Petrobras expects to conclude Buzios negotiations with Chinese partners in 2021, says CEO
(Reuters) Petrobras expects to conclude negotiations with Chinese partners this year for the development of excess volumes from the Búzios field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt, and could buy part of the partners if "by chance" they want to sell, he said on Thursday. the president Roberto Castello Branco. The block with excess volumes of... Continue Reading →
Total outshines all peers in a year of cost cuts, Rystad reveals
Despite the devastating downturn of 2020, most global majors held up quite well during the market turmoil and Total outperformed all its peers, a Rystad Energy comparative analysis reveals after measuring key upstream performance metrics. Total outshined all other peers, as the French company not only excelled in financial and operational performance but also was... Continue Reading →
PETRO RIO PUBLIC OFFERING OF SHARES (FOLLOW-ON)
Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PetroRio”) (B3: PRIO3), in compliance with the provisions of article 157, paragraph 4 of Law No. 6,406, of December 15, 1976, as amended (“Corporations Law”), Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários) (“CVM”) Rule No. 358, dated January 3, 2002, as amended, and CVM Rule No. 476, dated January 16, 2009,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras identifies hydrocarbons in the pre-salt
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that has identified the presence of hydrocarbon in the wildcat well of block C-M-411, located in the pre-salt of the Campos Basin, in Rio de Janeiro state. The well 1-BRSA-1377-RJS, informally known as Urissanê, is located approximately 200 km from the coast, in water depth of 2,950 meters, being... Continue Reading →
KAROON SIGNED LETTER OF INTENT WITH TECHNIPFMC FOR PURCHASE OF PATOLA FIELD EQUIPMENT
The Australian oil company Karoon Energy announced the plans for the acquisition of necessary equipment for the Patola field, in the Santos basin. The agreement was signed with TechnipFMC and provides for long-term items that will be used in the development of the asset. The information was disclosed in the company's financial and operating balance... Continue Reading →