Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Petrobras Pre-Salt Bill Has Lower House Support, Cunha Says

Story by Bloomberg The Brazilian Congress’s lower house will “easily approve” a bill to relieve Petrobras of its obligation to operate new oilfields in the so-called pre-salt offshore area, according to the chamber’s president. Ruling coalition senators are looking to push through a proposal to remove a requirement for the state-run producer to take at least a 30 percent stake

Williams To Explore Strategic Alternatives

Williams (WMB) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a process to explore a range of strategic alternatives following receipt of an unsolicited proposal to acquire Williams in an all-equity transaction at a stated per share price of $64.00. The unsolicited proposal was contingent on the termination of Williams’ pending acquisition of Williams Partners L.P. (WPZ). With the

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Coast Guard Commandant: Will LNG transport become a geopolitical cyber warfare target?

Coast Guard seeks to deliver protection against “invisible” attacks. United States Coast Guard Commandant Vice Adm. Paul F. Zukunft in a keynote address at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on June 15 said that while the U.S. port facilities have hardened their perimeters and they now notify the U.S. Coast Guard of intrusions in order to identify possible coordinated attacks, there is a notable hole

Pacific Energy Development Announces Participation in Seven New Wattenberg Wells

PEDEVCO Corp. d/b/a Pacific Energy Development (NYSE MKT: PED) (the “Company”) announced today that it has recently elected to participate for its full 25% working interest in seven horizontal wells planned to be drilled and completed by a third party operator in the Wattenberg Area of Weld County, Colorado, which wells are expected to commence drilling in June 2015. These

Offshore

Energy XXI Reaches Agreement With BOEM on Supplemental Bonding

Energy XXI (EXXI.L) today announced that after several constructive meetings and exchanges of information, Energy XXI has reached an agreement with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) with regard to supplemental bonding requirements for the company and its subsidiaries. Energy XXI has provided $150 million of supplemental bonding, bringing the company’s total supplemental bonding to $319 million at an