Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it signed today with Pré-sal Petróleo S.A. (PPSA) and its partners CNODC Brasil Petróleo e Gás Ltda. (CNODC) and CNOOC Petroleum Brasil Ltda. (CNOOC) the Búzios Coparticipation Agreement, which will regulate the coexistence of the Transfer of Rights Agreement and the Production Sharing Contract for the Suplus of the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on stake in BR Distribuidora
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on August 26, 2020, informs that it sent today to Petrobras Distribuidora S.A. (BR) a letter requesting cooperation to implement the secondary public offering (follow on) for the sale of its remaining 37.50% interest in the capital stock of that company whose execution will... Continue Reading →
Oil rally has more room to run, Brent expected to hit $80/bbl – Goldman
U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs expects Brent crude prices to reach $80 per barrel this summer, betting that a recent oil market rally will continue as vaccination rollouts boost global economic activity and demand for the commodity. Brent prices hit $72.93 per barrel this week, their highest level in over two years, fuelled by expectations... Continue Reading →
Petrobras orders $2.3 billion FPSO from Saipem and Korea’s DSME
Brazilian oil and gas major Petrobras has signed a contract with a joint venture formed by Saipem and DSME in the amount of $2.3 billion for the supply of P-79, the eighth unit to be installed in Búzios field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt area. With a capacity to process 180,000 barrels of oil per... Continue Reading →
Norway’s Equinor must lift its climate ambitions, minority investors say
(Reuters) Norwegian energy major Equinor (EQNR.OL) must set tougher near-term targets for reducing the company's climate impact when it presents a new strategy next week, minority shareholders said. Chief Executive Anders Opedal, who took the helm late last year with a promise to speed up the state-controlled firm's renewable investments, also faces demands for climate action from... Continue Reading →
Oil rises to fresh multi-year highs on demand recovery
(Reuters) Oil prices rose on Friday to fresh multi-year highs and were set for their third weekly jump on expectations of a recovery in fuel demand in the United States, Europe and China as rising vaccination rates lead to an easing of pandemic curbs. Brent crude futures edged up 13 cents to $72.65 a barrel... Continue Reading →
Seabed Geosolutions Receives LOA for Americas OBN Survey
Fugro's soon-to-be-sold marine seismic acquisition subsidiary Seabed Geosolutions has received a conditional Letter of Award (LOA) from an undisclosed company for an ocean bottom node (OBN) project in the Americas region. The project is anticipated to start in the fourth quarter of 2021 after the completion of the current crew commitment in Brazil, extending the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the US$ 1.5 billion offering of Global Notes
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that today it concluded the offering of its 5.500% Global Notes due June 2051 (the “Notes”) in the international capital market in the amount of US$ 1.5 billion through its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”). The pricing of the Notes occurred on June 2, 2021, as disclosed... Continue Reading →
Petrobras clarifies about the sale of stake in Petrobras Distribuidora
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, regarding the pieces of news published in the media concerning the sale of its entire remaining 37.5% stake in the capital of Petrobras Distribuidora S.A. (BR), clarifies that, as disclosed on 08/26/2020, the company's Board of Directors approved, on that date, the mentioned operation, by means of a secondary public... Continue Reading →
JOINT DEVELOPMENT OF KAROON’S NEON AND GOIÁ FIELDS WILL RECEIVE INVESTMENTS OF UP TO US$784 MILLION
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved this afternoon today (10) the integrated development plan for the Neon and Goiá fields, in the Santos Basin. The two areas are operated by the Australian Karoon, who preferred to propose a joint development plan, as the fields' production unit will be shared. The firm investments proposed for the... Continue Reading →