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(Reuters) - Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA) stepped up security at its refineries in a precautionary measure after threats against assets, including Brazil's biggest fuel plant, two company officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The threats were detected by Petrobras' intelligence unit monitoring social media communications of supporters of Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro, the two... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian police deployed at a camp of supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro in the capital on Monday, a day after rioters launched the worst attack on Brazil's state institutions since its return to democracy in the 1980s. Hundreds of police in riot gear and some on horseback amassed at the encampment... Continue Reading →
French offshore seismic data company CGG has announced the start of a new Foz do Amazonas 3D seismic reimaging project. This project is meant to support Brazil's Permanent Offer initiative in the Equatorial Margin. Supported by industry funding, the project is expected to complete by the end of 2023. CGG said that the related fast-track... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Supporters of Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday invaded the country's Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court, in a grim echo of the U.S. Capitol invasion two years ago by fans of former President Donald Trump. Leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who defeated Bolsonaro in the most fraught election... Continue Reading →
(UPI) -- Two companies are now tasked with mapping the shallow waters off Norway to advance the nation's offshore wind energy footprint, the government said Friday. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, the nation's energy regulator, awarded contracts to Dutch geological data firm Fugro and geoscience consultant Enviros to map the shallowest areas under the seabed for potential wind energy... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) -- Brazil’s state-controlled oil giant Petrobras should abandon planned divestments in refining and natural gas and expand in those areas instead, according to a detailed report from President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s transition team. The document, drafted in late 2022 by a group of energy experts aligned with Lula, recommends that Petrobras start... Continue Reading →
Petro Rio S.A. (“PRIO” or “Company”) (B3: PRIO3), following the Material Fact disclosed on the 1st of September, 3rd and 24th of October, December 8 and 16 of 2022, announces that the payment, by Petro Rio OPCO Exploração Petrolífera S.A. (“OpCo”), a subsidiary of the Company, of the redemption value of the PNB Shares assigned... Continue Reading →
(OWB) CSSC Haizhuang Wind Power, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has rolled out the nacelle of the H260-18MW offshore wind turbine prototype. The H260-18MW has a rotor diameter of 260 metres and an individual capacity of 18 MW, making it the largest and the most powerful wind turbine currently on the market... Continue Reading →
(PH) Petrobras to launch as soon as possible the notice for the charter of the two Floating Storage and Transfer Units (FPSOs) for Sergipe Aguas Profundas (SEAP). According to the website, the state-owned company intended to publish the notice at the end of last year awaiting the approval of the project's partners, the companies Bharat... Continue Reading →
Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), following best practices in corporate governance and transparency, informs its preliminary and non-audited Operational Data for the month of December. Key: (1) The MUP3A well, in the Frade Field, had its production temporarily interrupted due to a failure in the completion equipment, with expected resumption in 1Q23.... Continue Reading →
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