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Dec. 29 (OE) Petronas has completed drilling of the Caiman-1 exploration well in Block 52 offshore Suriname, marking the first well in its four-well 2025–2026 drilling campaign in the block. The Caiman-1 well was spudded on July 21, 2025 and safely plugged and abandoned on December 6, 2025. The well delivered encouraging results and represents... Continue Reading →
Dec 26 (Reuters) - Brazilian union Sindipetro-NF, one of the largest representing Petrobras (PETR3.SA), opens new tab workers, has rejected the most recent proposal by the state-run oil firm to end a 12-day-long strike, it said in a statement on Friday. Sindipetro-NF represents about 25,000 workers in the oil industry, including ones in Petrobras' offshore oil platforms... Continue Reading →
Dec 24 (Reuters) - Four Democratic governors wrote to U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Wednesday to ask the Trump administration to lift its halt on five offshore wind projects on the U.S. East Coast. The Department of the Interior on Monday attributed its suspension of the leases for the projects to national security concerns. However, New York... Continue Reading →
Dec. 23 - OceanPact, which operates in maritime support, has signed another four-year contract with Petrobras, worth approximately R$ 500 million, for the chartering of the vessel Rochedo de São Paulo. The scope of the contract includes the handling and maintenance of offloading hoses – large hoses used in the transfer of oil between maritime... Continue Reading →
Dec. 24 (OE) BP has agreed to sell a 65% stake in its Castrol lubricants business to infrastructure investor Stonepeak at an enterprise value of about $10 billion, as the energy major presses ahead with its divestment program and balance sheet repair. The transaction is expected to generate net proceeds of around $6 billion for... Continue Reading →
Dec. 23 – Petrobras announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”) has delivered notices to the holders of the outstanding 8.750% Global Notes due 2026 (the “Notes”) announcing the redemption price for the Notes. As previously announced, the redemption date for the Notes will be December 29, 2025 (the “Redemption Date”). Title... Continue Reading →
Dec. 23 - Petrobras, following up on the announcement dated December 15, 2025, informs that, in light of the progress in negotiations related to Braskem and in order to expedite the necessary authorization procedures, Shine I Fundo de Investimento em Direitos Creditórios de Responsabilidade Limitada (FIDC) submitted today the potential transaction to Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), with... Continue Reading →
Dec. 23 (PN) The year ends with a new important milestone for Brazil's oil and gas sector. The country will close 2025 with 433 exploration blocks under contract, the highest number in history, according to data from the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). The best result until then had been recorded last year, when there were... Continue Reading →
Dec. 23 (PN) Everything is fine with the P-68 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which has resumed production in the Berbigão field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The unit's operation was suspended last Friday (19th) after a fire broke out in the water treatment unit panel of the platform. Production... Continue Reading →
Dec 23 (Reuters) - Danish offshore wind developer Orsted has agreed to sell a 55% stake in its Greater Changhua 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan to life insurance company Cathay in a deal worth around 5 billion Danish crowns ($788.74 million), it said on Tuesday. Orsted, the world's largest offshore wind developer, is trying... Continue Reading →
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