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As reported in late October, Noble started discussions with Shell to receive payout of the Noble Bully II contract and to acquire Shell’s interest in the Bully I and Bully II joint ventures. In an SEC filing on Tuesday, Noble said it had completed the previously disclosed transaction with Shell relating to the two joint ventures in... Continue Reading →
December 4, 2019 The launching of seven new pre-salt platforms between 2018 and 2019 boosted GDP, even in the face of poor economic performance in other sectors. Brazil is producing nearly 4 million barrels a day, a record high - and pre-salt accounts for 64% of national production. The report of the newspaper Folha de... Continue Reading →
December 3, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage, referring to the sale of its interest in two onshore exploratory blocks, located in the Espírito Santo Basin. Petrobras holds a 50% stake in each of the blocks, in partnership with Cowan Petróleo e Gás, which is the... Continue Reading →
December 3, 2019 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release dated on 09/30/2019 and 10/15/2019, reports on the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of its interests in eight onshore exploratory blocks located in the Recôncavo Basin. Qualified parties for this phase will receive process letters with instructions on... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The Chief Executive Officer of Engie’s Brazilian subsidiary said the French company group wants to acquire the 10% stake still owned by state-controlled oil company Petrobras SA in the natural gas pipeline company TAG. Mauricio Bahr told reporters in Rio de Janeiro the TAG investors group led by Engie will enter in talks... Continue Reading →
Barring additional oil production cuts by OPEC in 2020, Norwegian energy intelligence company, Rystad Energy, forecasts a substantial build of global crude stocks and a corresponding drop in oil prices. A showdown is taking place in Vienna as OPEC countries plus Russia will gather in the Austrian capital on 5-6 December to discuss oil output... Continue Reading →
Norwegian offshore vessel provider Siem Offshore has been awarded contract extensions for two of its vessels. The unnamed charterer has exercised the first of two six-month options for each of the vessels Siem Atlas and Siem Giant. Both extensions are scheduled to start from December 9, 2019. The two vessels were previously both awarded a one-year... Continue Reading →
Norway’s central bank Norges Bank has revoked „the observation” of the Brazilian oil company Petrobras. The bank manages Norway’s $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, popularly known as the oil fund, and makes decisions on the observation and exclusion of companies in the Fund’s portfolio. Petrobras was under the bank’s observation since 2016 due to the... Continue Reading →
Dommo Energia in November 2018 executed an amendment to the OSX-3 charter agreement with the owner of the vessel, OSX 3 Leasing B.V., to extend the existing charter for a period of up to 20 years. The charter payment under the deal agreed last year was is $47.2 million per year – equivalent to a... Continue Reading →
December 2, 2019 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage, referring to the sale of its interest in the onshore fields of Dó-Ré-Mi and Rabo Branco, belonging to the BT-SEAL-13 Concession, located in the SergipeAlagoas Basin. The teaser, which contains key information about the opportunity, as well... Continue Reading →
