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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 →
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 →
Just how bad was it? The year of 2020 has to be one of the toughest and most challenging for the offshore rig market. After starting on a high with the knowledge that the previous oil price crash was now well and truly in the past, demand, dayrates and utilization were all showing healthy improvement. The... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) -- Investment firms including Oaktree Capital Management and BlackRock Inc. are organizing into two groups to negotiate with YPF SA after the Argentine oil producer proposed a debt swap that would saddle them with losses, according to people familiar with the matter. BlackRock is among a consortium of experienced emerging-market investors such as Ashmore... Continue Reading →
Rio de Janeiro, January 18, 2021 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras in relation to the news published in the media clarifies that the company did not sign the amendment to the Commitment Agreement (“TCC”) signed with the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) for the refining market. The draft of the amendment was approved... Continue Reading →
Exxon Mobil Corp said on Friday that its latest exploration well in the prolific Stabroek block off Guyana's coast did not find oil in its target area, the second setback to its drilling campaign in recent months. Exxon, which operates the Stabroek block in a consortium with Hess Corp and China's CNOOC Ltd, has made... Continue Reading →
Following a conditional letter of the award signed with the French oil giant Total last November for the supply of two offshore drilling rigs in Suriname, Danish offshore drilling firm Maersk Drilling said Monday Total has firmed up the contracts. For Total's Suriname drilling campaign in Block 58, which has so far rather successfully been carried out... Continue Reading →
Proposals for the construction of the P-78 and P-79 platforms will be delivered on February 1 In continuity with its development strategy for the Búzios field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt, on February 1, Petrobras will receive proposals from pre-qualified companies for the bidding for the construction of platforms P-78 and P -79. The bidding... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Pacific Drilling has secured a contract for its drillship with Malaysian giant Petronas for operations offshore Mexico. In a fleet status report published earlier this week, Pacific Drilling said that the assignment of Pacific Khamsin drillship to Total for Equinor’s second firm well was completed in November 2020. To remind, Pacific Khamsin drilled the Monument exploration well in the U.S.... Continue Reading →
French oil major Total has withdraw from the U.S. oil and gas industry association American Petroleum Institute (API), over the differing climate positions, as well as over API's support for candidates who oppose Paris Agreement. " Following a detailed analysis of the climate positions of the American Petroleum Institute (API), Total announces its decision not... Continue Reading →
