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Argentina's government has launched a process to sanction a number of foreign firms it accuses of illegally drilling for oil in a disputed area near the British-run Falkland Islands, over which the South American country also claims sovereignty. The country's energy secretary Darío Martínez told reporters on Wednesday it would seek sanctions against UK-based Chrysaor... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro was not consulted or informed about state oil giant Petrobras' (PETR4.SA) decision this week to raise fuel prices, which underscores the company's independence, Chief Executive Joaquim Silva e Luna told Reuters on Wednesday. The ex-army general chosen in April by Bolsonaro to lead the company said there has not been and... Continue Reading →
(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore said Wednesday it had won multiple vessel contracts and extensions, with a duration of the contracts of around 1,000 vessel days in total. Solstad's platform supply vessel Normand Leader has been contracted to support a project offshore Australia. The contract is scheduled to start in Q3 2021 and... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Minority shareholders in Brazil's Petrobras have presented three candidates for the company's board of directors in the lead-up to the second extraordinary shareholders' meeting in just a few months, the state-run oil company said on Wednesday. José João Abdalla Filho, Marcelo Gasparino da Silva and Pedro Rodrigues Galvão de Medeiros were put forth... Continue Reading →
Determined to increase its production capacity of Diesel S-10 in the coming years, Petrobras announced new investments in the Duque de Caxias (Reduc) and Henrique Lage (Revap) Refineries. Previously, the company had already announced that it would expand another of its plants, the Paulínia Refinery (Replan). The state-owned company claims that the refining segment will... Continue Reading →
Italian oil giant Eni said Tuesday it had made a significant oil discovery on the Eban exploration prospect in CTP Block 4, offshore Ghana. The Eban - 1X well is the second well drilled in CTP Block 4, following the Akoma discovery. Preliminary estimates place the potential of the Eban–Akoma complex between 500 and 700... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC has secured its first integrated engineering, procurement, construction and installation (iEPCI) contract with Tullow Oil for the Jubilee South East development offshore Ghana. The contract covers supply and offshore installation of all major subsea equipment, including manifolds and associated controls, flexible risers and flowlines, umbilicals, and subsea structures. The company said it had utilized... Continue Reading →
Brazilian drilling contractor Constellation Oil Services has been awarded a three-year contract for a drillship from compatriot oil company Petrobras. Constellation said on Tuesday that the drillship Laguna Star was awarded a contract with Petrobras for a duration of 1,095 days with operations on the Brazilian coast expected to start in January 2022. The rig... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) will boost returns to shareholders via share buybacks or dividends earlier than expected after a sharp rise in oil and gas prices helped it reduce debt, the Anglo-Dutch energy firm said on Wednesday. Shell will increase its distribution to shareholders to 20% to 30% of cash flow from operations beginning in... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras informs that, in accordance with the contracts in effect, it will adjust, as of August 1, 2021, the natural gas sale prices for distributors. The variation results from the application of the supply contract formulas, which link the price to the oil price and the exchange rate. The contract prices... Continue Reading →
