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The independent oil company closed 2021 with net revenue of R$ 1.04 billion. Of this total, BRL 285 million refers to the fourth quarter, with a growth of 38.1% compared to the same period in 2020. In addition, the company's net income reached BRL 176.9 million in the consolidated for 2021 and EBITDA in the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) said on Thursday it aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its fuel product sales by more than 30% by 2030, compared with 2015. The French oil major, which is due to hold an investor conference call on Thursday, also said it was setting new targets for reducing its methane emissions and routing... Continue Reading →
French offshore seismic surveyor CGG has secured a two-part Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) seismic imaging project by PXGEO over the Sapinhoá Shared Reservoir in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. "The resulting data will bring improved geological insight to the asset operator, Petrobras, to assist with better management of oil recovery and production development," CGG said. Peter... Continue Reading →
Oil and gas company VAALCO Energy has hired DOF Subsea to perform subsea construction and installation services offshore Gabon, where the company operates the Etame field. The contract is for the support of the subsea reconfiguration associated with the replacement of the existing Floating Production, Storage and Offloading unit (“FPSO”) with a Floating Storage and... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil antitrust watchdog CADE extended the deadline for Petrobras (PETR4.SA) to sell its refineries as part of obligations assumed by the company in an agreement to stimulate competition in the local oil refining market, the agency said on Wednesday. The new schedule for the sales was not disclosed by CADE in order not to prejudice... Continue Reading →
(FT) The crisis in global energy markets will force some smaller commodity traders out of business and unleash a wave of consolidation in the sector, a senior executive at one of the world’s largest trading houses has warned. Christophe Salmon, Trafigura’s chief financial officer, said a surge in the capital needed to keep commodities flowing... Continue Reading →
Brazil will increase its oil production by 300,000 barrels a day by the end of the year to help stabilize global energy markets. The information was revealed today by the Minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Albuquerque, during the opening ceremony of the Ministerial Meeting of the International Energy Agency (IEA), in Paris. The additional... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Saipem (SPMI.MI) core investors Eni (ENI.MI) and CDP together with a pool of banks are ready to advance 1.5 billion euros of an overall 2 billion euro capital increase to rescue the troubled Italian energy service group, two sources said. The two investors, tied by a shareholder pact, will stump up in advance most of their share... Continue Reading →
(OilPrice) It’s an open secret within energy circles that the eventual death of oil and thermal coal won’t come from environmentalists or even directly from renewable energy, but rather when big banks decide to stop financing it, rendering it ‘unbankable’. And the U.S. oil and gas sector came dangerously close to meeting that fate after Wall... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) A Brazilian Senate committee on Tuesday approved an invitation to Petrobras Chief Executive Joaquim Silva e Luna to explain the state-run oil company's dividend policy, amid surging oil prices. The infrastructure committee also approved another request for a public hearing with oil industry experts. "We have seen successive increases in fuel prices in the... Continue Reading →
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