(Reuters) - State-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) will start lowering fuel prices as early as next week, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said in an interview on Sunday published in news website Poder360. Bolsonaro did not give details about the move, but explained that the price reductions should continue into the next few weeks. "Petrobras begins this week... Continue Reading →
Oil rebounds above $71
(Reuters) - Oil rose by more than $1 a barrel to above $71 on Monday as hopes that the Omicron coronavirus variant may cause mostly mild symptoms boosted riskier assets and as the prospect of an imminent rise in Iranian oil exports looked less likely. Helping ease Omicron concerns, reports in South Africa said cases... Continue Reading →
Shell free to proceed with seismic survey off South Africa after court win
Oil major Shell is free to go ahead with its planned seismic surveys along the eastern coast of South Africa after the court dismissed an 11th-hour legal challenge by environmental groups which claim that the activities will cause irreparable harm to the marine environment in the region. The seismic survey, initially scheduled to begin on... Continue Reading →
FAR Finds Oil Traces in Gambia Well. Side-track Required after ‘Significant Fluid Losses’
FAR, an Australian oil and gas company that began drilling at the Bambo-1 exploratory well in Block A2 off the coast of The Gambia last month, said Monday the well had encountered oil traces but would have to be plugged and side-tracked after drilling was temporarily halted due to significant fluid losses. "FAR advises that the Bambo-1... Continue Reading →
Solstad secures long-term jobs with Equinor in Brazil
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured long-term contracts for two of its platform supply vessels (PSVs) with Equinor for operations in Brazil. Solstad Offshore revealed on Monday that Equinor in Brazil has awarded the PSVs Sea Brasil and Far Scotsman new long-term contracts. Both vessels are contracted for two years with the beginning set for December 2021... Continue Reading →
Pemex replaces CFO as Mexico’s president tightens his grip
(WO) Petroleos Mexicanos is replacing its finance chief as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador tightens his grip on the struggling state oil giant. In Pemex’s first C-suite shift under the current administration, the Mexican producer named risk management chief Antonio Lopez Velarde its chief financial officer, replacing Alberto Velazquez Garcia, who will run a new... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum – Cancellation of the 1st Debenture Issuance
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS (“Company”) (B3: RRRP3), pursuant to the provisions of Articles 74 and 157, Paragraph 4 of Law 6.404/76 and the provisions of Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (“CVM”) Resolution No. 44, dated of August 23, 2021 and in complement of the material fact published by the Company on August 27, 2021,... Continue Reading →
ONESUBSEA MAKES THE FIRST WET CHRISTMAS TREE DELIVERY FOR MERO 2
OneSubsea made the first delivery of a Wet Christmas Tree for the Mero 2 project, operated by Petrobras in the Libra block, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. OneSubsea's contract in Mero involves the supply of equipment for subsea production systems, installation and commissioning and intervention services for the second phase of the field's development. “This... Continue Reading →
Oil rises as OPEC+ poised to act if demand weakens
(Reuters) - Oil prices climbed on Friday after the producer group OPEC+ said it could review its production hike policy at short notice if oil demand collapsed due to a rising number of lockdowns, while Brent was on course for a sixth week of declines. Brent crude futures rose $1.91 cents, or 2.7%, to $71.58... Continue Reading →
Singapore’s Temasek Working with Portfolio Firms in Green Transition
Singapore state investor Temasek is working with its portfolio companies to help them become more green as advancing sustainability goals becomes the new normal, the firm's chief sustainability officer said on Thursday. Temasek, with a portfolio valued at S$381 billion ($278.81 billion) as of March, has committed more than S$2 billion this year to the... Continue Reading →