Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara and Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi met Friday to discuss the progress of Eni's activities in the country, following the giant offshore oil discovery of Baleine 1-X. As previously reported, Eni in September announced the major oil discovery in block CI-101, in what was the company's first exploration well drilled in the... Continue Reading →
Expro, Frank’s Merge
UK-based oilfield services firm Expro and Dutch-based drilling and completions solutions provider Frank’s International have completed the previously announced all-stock merger. The combined company has assumed the Expro Group Holdings name. "This is an exciting day for Expro and Frank’s as we bring our companies together to create a new global leader with the breadth... Continue Reading →
States must raise hydrogen investment to help reach net zero – IEA
(Reuters) - Governments need to step up investment in hydrogen production and storage chains to help cut net emissions to zero, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Monday. States and private investors had so far only come up with about a quarter of the $1,200 billion needed by 2030 to develop and deploy hydrogen... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras won’t artificially control fuel prices – CEO
(Reuters) - Petrobras (PETR4.SA) Chief Executive Officer Joaquim Silva e Luna said there was "zero" risk that the state-run Brazilian oil company would seek to artificially control fuel prices even amid growing public outrage over inflation. Petroleo Brasileiro, as the company is formally known, will have to raise gasoline and diesel prices in line with its international... Continue Reading →
17th Bidding Round takes place on Oct. 7, confirms ANP
The ANP will carry out on October 7th, from 9 am, the 17th Round of Bidding Blocks for exploration and production of oil and natural gas. 92 blocks will be offered, located in 11 sectors with high potential and new frontiers in four Brazilian offshore sedimentary basins: Campos, Pelotas, Potiguar and Santos. Due to the... Continue Reading →
Seaway 7 emerges as OHT and Subsea 7 combination completes
Subsea 7 has officially completed the transaction to combine its Renewables business unit with Norway’s OHT ASA into a pure-play renewables company. Effective from the closing of the transaction, the combined company is renamed Seaway 7. Subsea 7’s wholly-owned indirect subsidiary, Subsea 7 Blue Space, holds 72% while OHT holds 28% of the new company’s... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS CHARTERS ANOTHER PLSV FROM SEABRAS SAPURA
(PetroleoHoje) Petrobras chartered the PLSV Sapura Topázio, from Seabras Sapura, for a period of 1,275 days (about three and a half years) on a day rate basis, with a minimum execution period of 1,095 days. The contract is expected to start on June 30, 2022, and is expected to end on June 29, 2025. The... Continue Reading →
Braskem’s first stock offering could reach R$9 billion, sources say
(Reuters) - The first stock offering for the divestment of stakes by shareholders in Braskem should take place in the fourth quarter and could reach 9 billion reais, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. Novonor (formerly Odebrecht), creditor banks and Petrobras are discussing a plan to sell the company in several equity... Continue Reading →
EXCLUSIVE BP, Eni seek to raise $2 bln for Angola joint venture
(Reuters) - BP (BP.L) and Eni (ENI.MI) are seeking to raise up to $2 billion for their emerging oil and gas joint venture in Angola as both firms attempt to reduce their own debt to help build up renewables businesses, banking and industry sources said. BP and Eni announced in May that they had entered into talks to merge... Continue Reading →
Bolsonaro suggests government proceeds from Petrobras could ease fuel prices
(Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that profits from state-run oil firm Petrobras (PETR4.SA) could be used to alleviate rising fuel prices in the country, among possibilities for confronting higher prices. Fuel prices have become a hot-button issue in Brazil as inflation soars. Recent CEOs of Petrobras have been forced out over price hikes.... Continue Reading →