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 →
TotalEnergies Wins Upstream Industry’s Most-admired Explorer Award
French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies (formerly Total) has been crowned the upstream industry’s most-admired explorer for the second year in a row. The accolade is awarded as part of Wood Mackenzie’s annual Exploration Survey. The award ceremony was held in conjunction with the global natural resources research and consultancy business’ Next Generation Energy and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Set to Start Sapinhoá Field OBN Survey
Brazilian oil firm Petrobras is set to kick off the first of the two seismic acquisitions of the Sapinhoá field monitoring project, in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. "Seismic acquisition is an important tool for managing the deposit (reservoirs) and optimizing production systems, seeking to maximize the value of the assets by... Continue Reading →
Exxon’s board shakeup could force review of billions of dollars in spending
The recent overhaul of Exxon Mobil Corp's (XOM.N) board of directors could shift billions of dollars in spending and strategy over several years, but any changes likely will take time, analysts and investors say. A quarter of directors last month lost their seats to outsiders read more , and the March appointment of activist Jeff Ubben puts a third... Continue Reading →