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Aug 8 (Reuters) - Groups vying for control of Brazilian petrochemical producer Braskem are expected to resist a sale of its U.S. assets, three people close to the discussions told Reuters. Brazilian chemical company Unipar is in talks to acquire Braskem's polypropylene plants in Texas, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia for around $1 billion, according to a report... Continue Reading →
Aug 11 (Reuters) - Denmark's Orsted (ORSTED.CO), opens new tab on Monday asked its shareholders for 60 billion crowns ($9.4 billion), sending the stock sharply lower as the wind farm developer seeks to boost its finances amid U.S. President Donald Trump'sopposition to wind power. Struggling in recent years with soaring inflation and logistical problems that sent costs soaring,... Continue Reading →
Aug. 11 - BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“BRAVA” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 44, hereby informs its investors and the market in general that, on August 8, 2025, the Company's Board of Directors unanimously elected Mr. Richard Kovacs to the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors, following the resignation of... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) Given its interest in unlocking oil and gas growth, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has revealed its plans to award 220 oil blocks, spanning the African country’s onshore and offshore basins, in its latest hydrocarbon licensing bid round. This entails 59 offshore blocks located in deep water. According to the African Energy... Continue Reading →
Aug 8 (oilnow.gy) The Government of Guyana has confirmed that the ONE GUYANA floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel is the first offshore unit in the country equipped with “full sparing on all gas processing compressors”. According to the government, this ensures “uninterrupted gas handling even during planned or unplanned maintenance events”. The vessel will produce... Continue Reading →
Aug 8 (Reuters) - An Exxon Mobil-led consortium began production at a fourth floating production, storage and offloading vessel at the Stabroek Block in Guyana on Friday, bringing total capacity from the oilfield to over 900,000 barrels of oil per day, Exxon said. The floating vessel named One Guyana brings the joint venture a step closer... Continue Reading →
Aug 8 (Reuters) - Hopes among foreign energy companies that Colombia's coast could serve as a key source of oil and gas for the future are being dashed as many exploration projects lag expectations, with unwelcomed regulation further deflating optimism. The disappointing finds and regulatory roadblocks are pushing some energy firms to abandon the Andean nation for... Continue Reading →
Aug 7 (Reuters) - Argentina's state-controlled energy company YPF on Thursday reported a nearly 90% plunge in second-quarter net profit to $58 million, dragged down by lower fuel prices. Revenues dropped 6% from a year earlier to $4.64 billion, as softer prices for refined products and lower seasonal demand for naphtha weighed on sales. YPF's performance... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held today, approved, within the scope of the strategic elements of the company's Strategic Plan, the inclusion of Petrobras' Positioning in Distribution in the Downstream and G&E and Low Carbon segments, under the following terms: • Positioning in Distribution: Operate in profitable businesses and partnerships... Continue Reading →
Aug. 7, 2025 - Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held today, approved the payment of interim dividends and interest on equity in the amount of R$ 8.66 billion, equivalent to R$ 0.67192409 per outstanding common and preferred share, as an anticipation of the remuneration to shareholders, related to the fiscal... Continue Reading →
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