September 3, 2025 - PRIO S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), following best practices incorporate governance and transparency, informs its preliminary and non-audited Operational Data for the month of August. Key: (1) At the Polvo and Tubarão Martelo cluster, production was affected by the shutdown of TBMT-6H well due to the failure of the Submerged Centrifugal... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces the pricing of U.S. Dollar-Denominated Global Notes
September 3, 2025 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the statement disclosed on September 3, 2025, announces the pricing of two series of global notes denominated in U.S. Dollars (the “Notes”) to be issued by its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”). The Notes will be unsecured obligations of PGF and... Continue Reading →
Isle of Man-based firm on the lookout for partner to join Uruguay’s oil & gas exploration block
Sept. 3 (offshore-energy.biz) Following the handover of the operator role for one block, Challenger Energy Group (CEG), the Isle of Man-headquartered oil and gas company, has embarked on a search for a partner at another block off the coast of Uruguay. Before initiating a farm-out process for the AREA OFF-3 block, the firm progressed its planned technical... Continue Reading →
Viridien, TGS Start 3D Seismic Survey Offshore Northern Brazil
Sept. 4 (OE) French seismic firm Viridien, in collaboration with joint venture partner TGS, has started the Megabar Extension Phase I survey in the Barreirinhas Basin offshore Northern Brazil. The 5,300 sq km multi-client 3D seismic survey will be acquired by TGS and imaged by Viridien and builds on Viridien’s existing Megabar survey coverage. The... Continue Reading →
China Demand Shields Petrobras From U.S. Tariff Fallout
Sept. 3 (oilprice.com) Strong demand for crude oil from Asian countries, especially China, has insulated Brazil’s Petrobras from the worst of the tariff war fallout, chief executive Magda Chambriard told Bloomberg in an interview. “There is a lot of demand in Asia for our products,” Chambriard told the publication at an industry event in Sao Paulo, adding... Continue Reading →
Trump’s Collision Course With Brazil / How U.S. Policy Is Playing Into China’s Hands—and Remaking Latin America
Sept. 2 (foreignaffairs.com) In April, when Donald Trump announced his “Liberation Day” tariffs on dozens of countries, Brazil emerged largely unscathed. Brazilian exports to the United States became subject to ten percent levies, the baseline rate, escaping the debilitating tariffs applied to the goods of some U.S. allies. In late July, however, Trump declared that... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces offering of U.S. Dollar-Denominated Global Notes
September 3, 2025 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”), has commenced an offering of two new series of U.S. dollar-denominated global notes in the international capital markets (the “Notes”), subject to market and other conditions. The Notes will be unsecured obligations of PGF and will... Continue Reading →
Principle Power’s WindFloat® Projects Reach Key Milestone with 1 TWh Energy Delivered to the Grid
Emeryville, CA, September 3, 2025 – Principle Power announces that floating offshore wind projects using the WindFloat® technology have produced more than 1 terawatt-hour (TWh) energy since WindFloat 1 was connected to the grid in 2011. This milestone demonstrates the maturity of the WindFloat® designs, and the readiness of the company’s 4th generation designs for... Continue Reading →
Mexico’s Pemex Signs Up Private Firms to Bolster Oil Output
Sept. 3 (Reuters) Mexican state oil company Pemex signed its first mixed contracts with private sector partners in a bid to reverse declining hydrocarbon production, according to President Claudia Sheinbaum's government report delivered to Congress. The 11 deals, signed under a new contractual framework stemming from the latest energy sector reform, mark the initial phase... Continue Reading →
UK-Brazil Team Unveils Tentacle-Like Robot for Offshore Inspections
Sept. 3 (OE) Engineers in the U.K. and Brazil have developed a tentacle-like underwater robot that could change how subsea pipelines and offshore structures are inspected, offering a safer and more precise alternative to conventional rigid systems. The one-meter-long flexible manipulator, created by the U.K.’s National Robotarium and Brazil’s Senai Cimatec, features a soft, bendy... Continue Reading →