October 04, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports that on October 17, after market closes, the company will release its quarterly production and sales report for 3Q19 and on October 24, also after market closes, it will disclose the financial statements report. On October 25 it will be held two conference calls/webcasts to present... Continue Reading →
Petrobras pays Interest on Capital
October 04, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that in connection to the press released of August 1st, 2019 is paying today Interest on Capital (IOC), as defined in art. 9, sole paragraph of its Bylaws. The gross value to be distributed, totaling R$ 2,608,840,252.20, corresponds to a gross amount of R$0.20 per common... Continue Reading →
Petrobras begins non-binding phase of REGAP
Oct 4, 2019 Following the announcement issued on September 13, 2019, Petrobras announces the beginning of the non-binding phase related to the sale of Gabriel Passos Refinery (REGAP) in Minas Gerais, with its corresponding logistics assets. Potential buyers eligible for this phase will receive a descriptive memorandum containing more detailed information on the assets in... Continue Reading →
EMGS Vessel Activity Increases
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has recorded vessel utilization of 73% for the third quarter 2019 compared with 29% for the third quarter in 2018. In the third quarter of 2019, the company’s vessels were allocated 73% to proprietary work and no time was spent on multi-client projects. In the comparable quarter of 2018, the vessels were... Continue Reading →
Brazil catching up to the United Arab Emirates
Oct 03, 2019 Brazil extracted 2.989 million bopd in August, up 7.7% over July and 18.5% over the same period in 2018, according to the new ANP production bulletin. The volume is close to that produced by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) - the third largest among OPEC countries, behind Saudi Arabia and Iraq. According... Continue Reading →
BP names Bernard Looney as next CEO, Dudley to leave in 2020
BP (BP.L) on Friday appointed head of upstream Bernard Looney as chief executive to succeed Bob Dudley when he retires next year after leading the oil and gas company back to growth from near collapse in 2010. Looney, 49, took charge of BP’s oil and gas production, or upstream operations, in 2016 as the sector... Continue Reading →
Wintershall DEA to make first farm out in Brazil
Oct 03, 2019 Wintershall DEA will make its first partial farm out in Brazil. The German oil company will sell stakes in the four deepwater blocks that operate in the Ceara and Potiguar basins - CE-M-601, POT-M-857, POT-M-863 and POT-T-865 -, said the director of Business and Government Affairs of the company in Brazil, Júlio... Continue Reading →
6th Pre-salt Sharing Round has 13 companies registered
October 3, 2019 The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) Special Bidding Commission has qualified for the 6th pre-salt sharing round BP, Chevron, CNODC, CNOOC, ExxonMobil, Petrobras, Petronas, Repsol Sinopec and Shell as qualified operators. Also registered were the companies Ecopetrol, Murphy, QPI and Whintershall. The 6th round of pre-salt sharing is scheduled for November 7, one... Continue Reading →
Peregrino Jacket Loaded Out – Video
The 9,200-metric-ton jacket for the new Peregrino C platform has been loaded out at the Heerema fabrication yard in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, and is being fasted to a barge for sail away to the Equinor-operated Peregrino field offshore Brazil. The wellhead platform topsides are due to leave the Kiewit yard at Ingleside, Texas, later this... Continue Reading →
Partners Walk Away from Mexico Gulf Project – Wintershall Dea
A consortium formed by Hokchi Energy, Talos Energy and Wintershall Dea has given up a Mexican oil contract in the Gulf of Mexico's shallow waters due to lack of commercial discovery, the country's oil regulator said on Wednesday. As part of Mexico's flagship energy reform, the consortium in 2015 was awarded a contract to explore... Continue Reading →