Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the press releases published on 03/01/2023 and 04/27/2023, informs that it will pay, on Friday, 05/19/2023, the first installment of the complementary dividends referred to the 2022 fiscal year, based on shareholding position as of 04/27/2023, in connection to the Material Fact released on that date. The... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Braskem
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it is not structuring any sale operation in the private market and that no decision has been made by the Executive Board or the Board of Directors in relation to the process of divestment or increase of interest in Braskem mentioned in the article. In this sense, the... Continue Reading →
SeaTwirl, Kontiki Winds to Explore Powering Oil & Gas Assets with Floating Wind
(OW) Sweden-headquartered SeaTwirl has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kontiki Winds to identify and discuss the opportunities to electrify oil and gas assets and other offshore applications, with the use of SeaTwirl’s floating wind turbines. Under the MoU, the two companies will explore new opportunities in the market to implement offshore wind into... Continue Reading →
Petrobras to discuss fuel pricing policy change this week
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil giant Petrobras (PETR4.SA) is moving closer to making changes to its fuel pricing policy and executives are set meet this week to analyze a new model. Petrobras said in a statement on Sunday it was "internally discussing making changes to its pricing policy for diesel and gasoline, which will be analyzed by... Continue Reading →
Argentina seeking new Vaca Muerta pipeline work to move local gas supply
(Reuters) - Argentina's government will next week call for bids to reverse the flow of natural gas on a major pipeline designed to transport Vaca Muerta production to the north and center of the country, Economy Minister Sergio Massa said on Friday. Vaca Muerta is a massive shale formation in western Argentina seen as key... Continue Reading →
Apollo Rules Out Takeover of Britain’s Wood Group
(Reuters) U.S. private equity firm Apollo Global Management on Monday said it would not proceed with a takeover offer for British oilfield services and engineering firm John Wood Group after tabling an exploratory bid last month. Apollo had until later this week to either submit a formal offer or walk away from talks following its... Continue Reading →
Record Orders, Strong Sales Drive Strong Q2 for Siemens Energy
Siemens Energy, which supplies equipment and services to the power sector, posted forecast-beating second-quarter sales and lifted its revenue outlook, as strong demand pushed the firm's order book past the 100 billion euro ($110 billion) mark. Sales in the January-March quarter were up 24% at 8 billion euros, beating the 7.4 billion Refinitiv estimate and... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies Confirms Suriname Offshore Oil Deal
French oil major TotalEnergies said Monday it had, with its partners, signed Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) on Blocks 6 & 8 with Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname (Staatsolie), the State-owned oil company of Suriname. Blocks 6 and 8 were awarded to TotalEnergies in the Suriname Shallow Offshore Bid Round 2020/2021. TotalEnergies will operate the two blocks with... Continue Reading →
Shell and Petrobras book Noble’s drillships
Noble Corporation has won contracts with UK-headquartered energy giant Shell and Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras, respectively, for two of its 7th-generation drillships. Shell has contracted Noble Voyager to drill a deepwater exploration well offshore Mauritania. The drillship is currently operating for the energy giant offshore Mexico. The new contract has an estimated... Continue Reading →
Descalzi stays Eni CEO for fourth term
The Board of Directors of the Italian energy giant Eni has appointed Claudio Descalzi as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for his fourth term and has named the members of the board committees. In this role, Descalzi is responsible for the management of the company, with the exception of specific responsibilities that are reserved for the Board... Continue Reading →