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(Reuters) - BP (BP.L) is considering ending the publication of its Statistical Review of World Energy, over 70 years after it first published the benchmark report, as the energy major focuses on its shift to renewables, the company told Reuters. The Statistical Review has been a go-to resource for the wider energy sector since it was first published in... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The chief executive of Brazil's Braskem SA , Roberto Simoes, is set to leave the petrochemical producer on Jan. 1, 2023, three years after taking office, the company said on Monday. Controlling shareholder Novonor has tapped Roberto Bischoff as the firm's new CEO, Braskem added in a securities filing, noting that his nomination... Continue Reading →
Reuters) - A broad measure of Brazilian consumer and business credit default ratios rose in October to its highest level in almost four years, central bank data showed on Monday, amid high borrowing costs and aggressive monetary tightening. The default ratio in non-earmarked loans increased to 4.2% from 4.1% in September, the highest since August... Continue Reading →
(OET) Offshore accommodation provider Prosafe has been selected as the winning bidder for a 650-day firm period contract for Petrobras’ tender in Brazil. This announcement comes after the firm disclosed in October 2022 that it had submitted the most competitive offer in this bidding process. Prosafe explained last Friday that the final contract award and the start of... Continue Reading →
Frontera Energy Corporation and CGX Energy Inc, partners in the Corentyne block offshore Guyana, have been given more time to drill the Wei-1 exploration well. Under the Corentyne block license terms, the joint venture was previously required to spud Wei-1, the second of two commitment wells on the block, by November 27, 2022. However, the... Continue Reading →
(OED) Oil and gas company TotalEnergies has completed drilling the Awari exploration well offshore Suriname without encountering commercial hydrocarbon volumes. The news was shared Monday by APA Corporation, TotalEnergies' partner in Block 58, where the well was drilled. APA holds 50% working interest, while TotalEnergies is the operator on the block with a 50% working interest.... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, regarding the news in the media about the Shareholder Remuneration Policy ("Policy"), approved by the Board of Directors in 2019 and improved in 2020 and 2021, clarifies that the payment of extraordinary dividends is provided for in the Policy. In addition, the Company does not take on debt to pay... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Spain's Acciona SA (ANA.MC) announced plans on Monday to build a wind farm worth A$2 billion ($1.34 billion) in Australia, nearly doubling its investment and generation capacity at a site in the northeastern state of Queensland. The 1,000-megawatt (MW) Herries Range wind farm will be built at the MacIntyre Wind Precinct, where the renewable energy... Continue Reading →
(U) Australian independent Karoon Energy is on the acquisition trail as it looks to add more oil assets in Brazil, where it is already producing from the Bauna field, and potentially further afield in the Americas. “We are continuing to explore potential acquisition and farm-in opportunities,” confirmed Karoon chairman Bruce Phillips. Most of the assets... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva may have to wait months to implement his plans for state-run oil company Petrobras, as the chief executive appointed by the current government aims to finish his term in April, people familiar with his plans said. Until then, CEO Caio Paes de Andrade, installed by President... Continue Reading →
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