The Special Tender Committee (CEL) approved the registration of one more company for the Permanent Offer: Ecopetrol Óleo e Gás do Brasil Ltda. With Ecopetrol, 69 companies have already signed up for the Permanent Offer. See the complete list: https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/rodadas-anp/oferta-permanente/inscricao-licitantes. The Permanent Offer is a modality of concession of blocks and areas with marginal accumulations... Continue Reading →
ANP Approves Mero’s Development Plan
A new important milestone for Petrobras and its partners in the consortium that operates in the Libra block, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The board of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the first development plan for the Mero field, which is located within the Libra area. In all, 65 wells will be drilled in... Continue Reading →
Chevron, Equatorial Guinea sign production-sharing agreement for offshore oil block
(Reuters) - Oil major Chevron (CVX.N) and the government of Equatorial Guinea have signed a production-sharing agreement for an offshore block in the Douala Basin, oil minister Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima said on Friday. The agreement grants Chevron 80% ownership over block EG-09, which sits along Equatorial Guinea's northern border with Cameroon, south of the Aseng and... Continue Reading →
ANP REDUCES ROYALTIES FOR SMALL ONSHORE PRODUCERS AND DISCUSSES PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT RULES
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved today the reduction of the royalty rate levied on fields operated by small or medium-sized companies. In all, the agency granted a reduction in the charge for 36 fields, located in the states of Rio Grande do Norte (31), Espírito Santo (3), Bahia (1) and Sergipe (1). Small companies... Continue Reading →
Braskem shares plunge on delayed Petrobras disposal
(Reuters) - Shares in Brazil's Braskem SA (BRKM5.SA) plunged on Thursday after state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) said it has yet to decide when and how to proceed with the proposed sale of its stake in the petrochemicals producer. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as Petrobras is formally known, said in a securities filing that it is still conducting studies on... Continue Reading →
Technip Energies’ Floating Offshore Wind Concept Making Progress
Technip Energies said Thursday it had received the acceptance of its basis of the design of its INO12TM floating offshore wind concept from classification society DNV. The company said that DNV's acceptance marked important progress towards the Approval in Principle (AiP) of the floater which is designed to accommodate a 12MW wind turbine. "Following an... Continue Reading →
Sapura Energy facing cash flow and liquidity issues
Malaysian oilfield services provider Sapura Energy is facing cash flow and liquidity issues exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Responding to recent news reports, Sapura Energy on Wednesday clarified that it is still a going concern. The company’s business segments continue to execute 59 projects globally and its Exploration & Production business, operated through SapuraOMV, continues... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on relevant shareholding position
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in compliance with Article 12 of CVM Resolution No. 44, of 08/23/2021, informs that it was communicated by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., by Goldman Sachs International, and other subsidiaries of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., namely Goldman Sachs do Brasil Banco... Continue Reading →
Petrobras clarifies news about Braskem
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, regarding the news published in the media about a possible offer of preferred shares of Braskem in the first quarter of 2022, clarifies that, as disclosed on June 8, August 9, 20 and 30, October 1, November 22 and 26, its stake in Braskem is still part of the assets... Continue Reading →
Oil slips after restrictions to counter Omicron
(Reuters) - Oil prices eased after early gains on Thursday after measures by some governments to slow the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, though losses were capped by positive comments from vaccine makers about the efficacy of their jabs. Brent crude futures fell 47 cents, or 0.6%, to $75.35 a barrel by 1004 GMT... Continue Reading →