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Dec. 11 (oilprice.com) Workers at Brazil's Oil & Gas giant Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE:PBR), aka Petrobras, have announced a nationwide strike starting December 15, terming the company's latest counteroffer for a labor agreement as "disrespectful”. Petrobras workers have been pushing for changes to the employee compensation structure, claiming there’s a deficit in the retirement fund. However, Reuters cited an... Continue Reading →
Dec. 11 (agazeta.com.br) Petrobras has restructured its low-carbon energy portfolio, reducing its ambition in renewable generation projects and positioning offshore wind energy as a long-term priority. In line with this new strategy, which prioritizes balancing demand and regulatory market evolution, the company maintained only one pilot project in Rio de Janeiro, thus removing broader development... Continue Reading →
Dec. 11 (OE) The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has decided to award two project areas for floating offshore wind at Utsira Nord to Equinor- Vårgrønn and Deep Wind Offshore Norway-EDF Renouvelables consortia. The ministry said both applicants met qualification requirements and that each group will receive its own project area. Applications were filed by the... Continue Reading →
Dec. 11 - Petrobras, following up on the Material Fact from November 6, 2025, informs that the distribution of remuneration to shareholders, approved on that date by the Board of Directors, in the amount of R$ 12.16 billion, equivalent to R$ 0.94320755 per common and preferred share outstanding, will be paid as follows, according to the decision... Continue Reading →
Dec. 11 (OE) Energy data and intelligence firm TGS has secured a streamer 4D contract in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil. A Ramform vessel is scheduled to mobilize for the survey in the second half of 2026, with the contract expected to last approximately 75 days. The value of the contract or the name of... Continue Reading →
Dec 10 (Reuters) - Trinidad and Tobago's government is waiting for a development plan from energy producer Shell to push forward the Aphrodite offshore gas project, documents seen by Reuters showed. Shell said in June that it had made a positive final investment decision on the discovery, which is expected to produce first gas in 2027 and have... Continue Reading →
Singapore, 10 Dec 2025 – Seatrium Offshore Technology, the flagship offshore jack-up designer forSeatrium Group, has been awarded a repeat contract by International Maritime Industries (IMI), thelargest shipyard in the MENA region, for the supply of equipment and license for a LeTourneau Super116E Class Self-Elevating Drilling Unit (SE-MODU), Kingdom 4. This latest award follows the... Continue Reading →
Dec.10 (splash247.com) Viridien, formerly CGG, has announced a new multi-client seismic reimaging program over Angola’s highly prospective offshore block 22 to support the country’s upcoming licensing round. The 4,300 sq km high-end data set will provide insight into underexplored structures along the Atlantic Hinge zone, following the same trend as the proven Cameia and Golfinho... Continue Reading →
Dec. 10 (OE) Rockhopper Exploration has taken a final investment decision (FID) on Phase 1 of the Sea Lion oil development north of the Falkland Islands, allowing the long-delayed project to proceed after securing financing commitments and regulatory approvals. Partner and operator Navitas Petroleum has also approved FID. Rockhopper said both boards have approved financing... Continue Reading →
Dec. 10 (OE) French offshore services provider Bourbon has signed a five-year contract, with extension options, with ExxonMobil Guyana (EMGL) to provide maritime services in Guyana. It will start in the first quarter of 2026, with the commissioning of the large platform supply vessel (PSV) Bourbon Calm and covers the transport of products essential to... Continue Reading →
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