(CNN Business)The deep-sea oil and gas industry has a vast and costly infrastructure to maintain. Wells, other equipment, and thousands of kilometers of pipeline must be installed, inspected and repaired. Now, cutting-edge underwater drones and robots are being developed that could make the work safer, cheaper and less polluting. Among them is Eelume, a six-meter-long,... Continue Reading →
The last of the four relief vessels contracted by Petrobras, the Eagle Passos performs its first operation in the Santos Basin pre-salt
Eagle Passos, the last of the four new relievers hired to increase Petrobras' flow capacity, concluded this Tuesday its first oil transfer operation, carried out in the Tupi field, in the Santos Basin. The oil, collected from the P-67 and Cidade de Saquarema platforms, was subsequently unloaded from Eagle Passos to an export vessel in... Continue Reading →
SpaceX bought two oil rigs to convert into offshore launch pads for Starship
SpaceX's next spacecraft is in development in Texas, and CEO Elon Musk previously revealed that the company was planning to build floating spaceports for Starship operations, after a job ad was posted looking for someone to oversee their development. Now, SpaceX has purchased two oil rigs to convert for this purpose, as first reported by spaceflight.com's Michael... Continue Reading →
Ecopetrol sells 50% share in Offshore International Group
(Reuters) - Colombia’s majority state-owned oil company Ecopetrol has sold its 50% stake in Offshore International Group (OIG) via a share purchase agreement with a subsidiary of De Jong Capital LLC, it said on Tuesday. The divestment follows a successful bidding process carried out by Ecopetrol and its partner Korea National Oil Corporation with a... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on refinery sales
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, regarding the news published in the media on the divestments progress of the refineries, clarifies: (i) the company has received a binding proposal for the sale of Alberto Pasqualini Refinery (REFAP), in Rio Grande do Sul, and is in the negotiation phase with Ultrapar Participações S.A.; (ii) the company has... Continue Reading →
Auction of the Sepia and Atapu areas, in the Transfer of Rights, will be in November, says minister
( Reuters) The government will again offer in November 2021, the oil and natural gas areas of Sépia and Atapu, Transfer of Rights Assignment, in the Santos Basin pre-salt, said the minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Albuquerque. "We worked all year 2020 on the recommendations of the Federal Court of Accounts ... following the... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Brazil’s Ultrapar leads negotiation for Petrobras’ refinery Refap – sources
(Reuters) Brazilian group Ultrapar Participacoes SA offered the highest price for Petrobras’ refinery Refap and is leading talks to acquire the facility in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, three people close to the matter said. Brazil has been trying sell eight refineries, which would end Petrobras’s virtual monopoly in the country’s refining... Continue Reading →
Halliburton encouraged by activity recovery despite 4Q loss
Oilfield services provider Halliburton booked a loss in the last quarter of 2020. While the loss is bigger compared to 3Q 2020, it is significantly smaller in a year-over-year comparison. In a report on Tuesday, Halliburton announced a net loss of $235 million for the fourth quarter of 2020. This compares to a net loss for... Continue Reading →
PETRORIO – 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 on the new pension plan (PP-3)
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on October 1, 2020, informs that the Petros Deliberative Council and the company's Board of Directors have approved a new version of the documentation for the opening of the Petros Plan 3 (PP-3) and migration process, after the conclusion by Petros of the adjustments... Continue Reading →