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Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on March 3, 2021, informs that it has received a letter from Fundo de Investimento em Ações Dinâmica Energia and Banclass Fundo de Investimento em Ações, managed by Banco Clássico S.A., indicating Leonardo Pietro Antonelli for election to the company's Board of Directors,... Continue Reading →
U.S. oil major ExxonMobil is set to drill another well in the Canje Block, offshore Guyana, after it was last week announced that the first well drilled -the Bulletwood-1 - failed to strike commercial oil volumes. ExxonMobil has now moved Stena Drilling's Stena Carron drillship to the Jabillo-1 well location in the same block and... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Monday annulled the criminal convictions against former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a move that could allow the popular politician to run in next year’s presidential election. The decision roiled financial markets and scrambled forecasts for the 2022 race, with many investors betting it would... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that received official letters from the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Ministry of Economy with six nominations for the next Extraordinary General Meeting, to exercise the position of the company’s Board of Directors members: Eduardo Bacellar Leal Ferreira – Chairman of the Board Joaquim Silva e LunaRuy Flaks... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Yemen's Houthi forces fired drones and missiles at the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry on Sunday, including a Saudi Aramco facility at Ras Tanura vital to petroleum exports, in what Riyadh called a failed assault on global energy security.The Saudi energy ministry said there were no casualties or loss of property from the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Total’s chief executive said on Monday it could take two years for the world economy to recover from the coronavirus pandemic and that oil prices were unlikely to remain at the current high of $70 a barrel. “I am not betting on prices staying at $70 a barrel, for me the right price... Continue Reading →
Offshore seismic player Shearwater GeoServices has secured a contract for a 4D monitor acquisition survey from Total E&P Angola. The survey comprises a two-month project on the GJDR development area of Block 17 commencing in Q1 2021. For the purpose of the project, Shearwater said it will utilise one of its multisensor equipped vessels; in... Continue Reading →
CGX Energy, a Canadian-based oil and gas firm focused on Guyana, expects to spud an exploration well in its Corentyne block in the second half of 2021. In a recent update, CGX Energy said the Kawa-1 exploration is expected to be drilled to a depth of approximately 6,500 meters (“m”) in a water depth of... Continue Reading →
Brazilian oil company Enauta has launched the bidding process for the FPSO for the full development of the Atlanta field, in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. The Atlanta field has been producing oil via Petrojarl I FPSO - an early production system. Enauta expects that the bidding process for the full field development FPSo will... Continue Reading →
ABSG Consulting Inc. (ABS Consulting) has signed an exclusive global licensing agreement to offer an innovative ultrasonic non-destructive testing (NDT) solution that supports expanded use of composite materials on offshore assets to extend service life. Developed to test the heat shield on the Orion space capsule, this is the first proven nondestructive evaluation (NDE) technology... Continue Reading →
