Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on January 18, 2021, informs that the Secretariat for Coordination and Governance of State-Owned Companies (SEST) and the National Private Pension Superintendence (PREVIC) approved the Petros Plan 3 (PP-3). PP-3 will be a private pension option exclusively aimed to voluntary and timely migration of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on agreement with Sete Brasil
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on November 12, 2020, informs that it has received a notification from the Sete Brasil in which: (a) it indicates that will not comply with certain conditions set forth in the agreement that should be fully met by January 31, 2021; and (b) requests... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Proved Reserves in 2020
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras discloses its proved reserves of oil, condensate and natural gas, according to SEC (US Securities and Exchange Commission) regulation, estimated at 8.816 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe), as of December 31, 2020. Oil and condensate, and natural gas correspond to 86% and 14% of this total, respectively. In 2020, we... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Chief Refining and Natural Gas Officer
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held today, approved the dismissal of Anelise Quintão Lara and elected Rodrigo Costa Lima e Silva as Chief Refining and Natural Gas Officer. The Refining and Natural Gas Office is responsible for the industrial operations of refining and natural gas and is... Continue Reading →
Oil and gas industry doubles down on green investments, DNV GL claims
The oil and gas industry expects to boost investment in the energy systems of the future this year as companies seek to transform for the long term, DNV GL said. In a new report named ‘Turmoil and Transformation: The outlook for the oil and gas industry in 2021’, DNV GL claimed that a record two-thirds... Continue Reading →
Total leads Europe’s oil majors in clean energy push
(Bloomberg) --Total has had the fastest start in the race between oil supermajors to achieve net-zero carbon emissions. Europe’s three largest oil and gas companies -- Total, BP and Royal Dutch Shell -- all announced plans last year to eliminate most greenhouse gas emissions from their operations and the fuels they sell in the coming... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 picks Tenaris for Bacalhau project off Brazil
Pipe producer Tenaris and Subsea 7 have signed an agreement for the supply of pipes and coating services for Bacalhau project offshore Brazil. Equinor is the operator of Bacalhau project, located 185 kilometres off the coast of São Paulo in Brazil. Discovered in 2012, the Bacalhau oilfield sits in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin at a depth... Continue Reading →
Polarcus stock crashes on loan default news
Marine seismic player Polarcus said on Tuesday it has defaulted on debt payments and that it will halt all interest and installment payments to finance providers. As a result, the company’s shares fell over 30 percent before the Oslo Stock Exchange stopped trading on Tuesday morning. During these difficult market conditions, Polarcus has been in detailed discussions... Continue Reading →
Diamond Offshore hammers out restructuring plan
Offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore has entered into a restructuring agreement to deleverage its balance sheet and is now seeking to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Diamond said on Monday it had entered into a plan support agreement with holders of over 70 per cent of each of its senior unsecured notes and revolving credit... Continue Reading →
Hess Allocates 41% of Budget for Offshore Guyana Developments
Oil and gas producer Hess Corp on Monday forecast a small drop in output and set a $1.9 billion budget for 2021, most of which will go to Guyana, touted as one of the most important new oil and gas discoveries in the last decade. The company has been relying on its investment in offshore... Continue Reading →