Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that the Court of Justice of Rio de Janeiro (TJ-RJ) decided, by majority vote, to grant the appeal of the company Paragon Offshore Nederland B.V., former supplier of rigs for oil and gas prospection. The estimated value of the lawsuit is R$ 1.9 billion of which R$ 59 million... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on approval of the Term of Closing of Pendencies with Novonor/Odebrecht
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors approved the execution of the Term of Closing of Pendencies (TCP) between, on the one hand, Petrobras and one of its affiliates (jointly, Petrobras) and, on the other hand, Novonor S.A. (previously called Odebrecht S.A.) and some of its affiliates (jointly, Novonor/Odebrecht), for the... Continue Reading →
China oil giant CNOOC plans $5.5 bln Shanghai listing amid heightened geopolitical risks
(Reuters) - CNOOC Ltd (0883.HK), China's top offshore oil and gas producer, plans to raise about 35 billion yuan ($5.5 billion) next month in what will likely be China's 10th-biggest listing, to fund oil and gas extraction as Beijing prioritises energy security amid rising geopolitical tensions. State-owned CNOOC, which is blacklisted by Washington, said in a... Continue Reading →
PetroRio reports change of functional currency
Petro Rio S.A. ("Company" or "PetroRio") (B3: PRIO3), in compliance with the provisions of article 2 of CVM Instruction 358/02 (and its amendments by CVM Instruction 568/15), informs its shareholders and the market in general the change of its functional currency from Brazilian Reais to U.S. Dollars. The change was approved in a Board Meeting... Continue Reading →
Sparrows Wins Offshore Maintenance Deal in Angola
UK-based company Sparrows Group, a provider of engineering and maintenance services for the energy industry, said Wednesday it had secured a three-year crane operations and maintenance services contract offshore Luanda, Angola. The agreement, with an unnamed client, covers 10 pedestal cranes and six line and rescue craft boats across the field’s four assets. "Having held... Continue Reading →
PetroChina posts largest profit in 7 years
(Reuters) - China's largest oil and gas producer, PetroChina (601857.SS), on Thursday posted a net profit of 92.17 billion yuan ($14.53 billion) for 2021, making its biggest since 2014 thanks to a global economic recovery that lifted energy prices and consumption. In 2020, PetroChina's net profit was 19 billion yuan. The company said, in a statement... Continue Reading →
World’s top banks pumped $742 bln into fossil fuels in 2021 – report
(Reuters) - The world's top banks provided $742 billion in finance to the fossil fuel industry in 2021, little changed on the prior year, a report on Wednesday showed, despite growing calls to rein in lending to help tackle global warming. Banks are increasingly in the crosshairs of investors and campaigners over their role in... Continue Reading →
EXCLUSIVE Vitol made record net profit in 2021 -sources
(Reuters) - Global energy trader Vitol Group made a record net profit of just over $4 billion last year, sources familiar with the matter said, as oil, natural gas and other commodity prices soared. Vitol, the world's biggest independent oil trader, declined to comment. The unaudited result beats its previous record net profit in 2020,... Continue Reading →
ANP: Brazilian oil production falls 3.8% in February
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) announced that the national production of oil and gas in the month of February totaled 3.754 million barrels of oil equivalent per day. Looking only at the share of oil, the volume reached 2.917 million barrels a day, which represents a drop of 3.8% compared to the previous month. Still,... Continue Reading →
Karoon farm-in at Atlanta field off Brazil
Brazil’s Enauta has confirmed it is in talks with Australia’s Karoon Energy for the sale of part of its interest in the Atlanta field located offshore Brazil. Located in the Santos Basin, the Atlanta field is operated by Enauta, which has a 100 per cent interest in this asset. Following a report by Brazilian news... Continue Reading →