Baker Hughes has been awarded a subsea oilfield equipment contract from Petrobras as part of the Marlim and Voador field revitalization plan in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil. The contract includes several key technologies from Baker Hughes’ Subsea Connect portfolio and will provide Petrobras with a connected suite of solutions to help drive efficiencies, reduce... Continue Reading →
PetroRio Stock Split
Petro Rio S.A. ("Company" or "PetroRio") (B3 ticker: PRIO3) in accordance with CVM Instructionº 358/2002, announces to its shareholders and the market that the Board Meeting held on April 30, 2021 has approved a 5-for-1 stock split of Company shares, so that each share will be represented by 5 (five) shares. 702,664,676 new common shares... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of Braskem
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, regarding the piece of news published in the media, clarifies that its equity interest in Braskem is part of the non-core assets to divest by the company, as disclosed in the Strategic Plan 2021-2025. However, there is still no definition or decision about the sale model. The company will keep... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the sale of a 10% stake in NTS
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on April 28, 2021, informs that it has entered into a contract and completed today the sale of its remaining 10% interest in Nova Transportadora do Sudeste S.A. (NTS) to Nova Infraestrutura Gasodutos Participações S.A. (NISA), a company formed by Nova Infraestrutura Fundo de... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts contracting the ninth unit of the Búzios field
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started, today, the bidding process for the acquisition of a new FPSO for the Búzios field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt area. Called P-80, the platform will be the ninth unit to operate in the field, with capacity to process 225 thousand barrels of oil and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras extends maturity of revolving credit line
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on March 28, 2019, informs that it has extended part of the Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) maturing in March 2024, in the amount of $3.25 billion, for two more years. Thus, 63% of the total amount of the credit line, that is, US$ 2.05... Continue Reading →
Mexico’s Pemex narrows losses in first quarter
(Reuters) Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMX.UL) said on Friday its losses narrowed 93% in the first quarter after higher sales, lower imports and tax cuts eased pressure on Mexico's highly indebted state oil company. Pemex, as the company is known, said the net loss of 37.297 billion pesos ($1.8 billion) shrank from 562.130 billion pesos in the... Continue Reading →
Stronger price environment pushes Eni 1Q profit past $1 billion
Italian oil and gas company Eni booked a net profit of over $1 billion in the first quarter of the year due to a strengthened upstream price environment. Eni said in its financial report on Friday posted a net profit of €856 million ($1.034 billion) due to a strengthened upstream price environment in the first... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil earns $2.7 billion in first quarter of 2021
U.S. supermajor ExxonMobil booked a quarterly profit due to benefits of higher commodity prices and structural cost reductions. ExxonMobil last Friday posted estimated earnings of $2.7 billion in the first quarter of 2021 compared with a loss of $610 million in the same quarter last year. The company stated that the positive results reflect the benefits... Continue Reading →
An Industry First: Dutch Gas Platform to Run Entirely on Offshore Wind Power
Dutch oil & gas exploration and production operating company ONE-Dyas plans to power a platform at a North Sea gas extraction field solely by the electricity from the Riffgat offshore wind farm in the German part of the North Sea. ONE-Dyas, together with partners Hansa Hydrocarbons and EBN, aims to extract natural gas from the... Continue Reading →