-- 巴西國家石油公司（Petrobras，簡稱PBR）週五宣布，已同意從尼日利亞奧蘭托石油公司（Oranto Petroleum）手中收購聖多美和普林西比3號海上區塊的控股權並接管其作業權。 根據協議條款，巴西國家石油公司將持有該區塊75%的權益。該區塊位於幾內亞灣，是位於非洲西海岸的島國聖多美和普林西比近海。 交易完成後，該聯合體將由巴西國家石油公司（持股75%，作為作業者）、奧蘭托石油公司（持股15%）以及聖多美和普林西比國家石油管理局（保留10%的股份）組成。奧蘭托石油公司目前持有該區塊90%的權益並擔任作業者。 巴西國家石油公司表示，此次收購鞏固了自2024年以來在非洲的業務拓展。該公司此前已持有聖多美和普林西比其他區塊的股份。此舉旨在加強公司在該地區的勘探活動，並實現業務多元化。 交易完成須滿足慣例條件，包括獲得聖多美和普林西比監管機構和政府的批准。 巴西石油公司表示，將向市場揭露與該交易相關的任何重大進展。
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Allied Strategic Resource (ASR.CN) on Friday said that it plans to change its name to "Americas Uranium Corp." from "Allied Strategic Resource Corp." and begin trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the new name at the market open on April 22, 2026.The company said that, concurrently with the name change, it will also change its stock symbol to "NUCA" on the CSE."The name change to Americas Uranium Corp. reflects our clear vision to build a focused uranium company at a time of increasing global demand for nuclear energy," said Nicholas Luksha, Chief Executive Officer. "It underscores our commitment to identifying and advancing high-quality uranium opportunities, not only in established jurisdictions such as the Athabasca basin, but across North and South America as we continue to execute on our growth strategy."Shares were last seen up $0.085 or near 38% at $0.31 on the Canadian Securities Exchange.
Texas Instruments (TXN) shares were up 2.7% in Friday trading after Mizuho upgraded the company's stock to neutral from underperform and adjusted its price target to $215 from $160.Trading volume stood at over 3.5 million shares against a daily average of about 7.4 million.Price: $229.10, Change: $+6.00, Percent Change: +2.69%
STMicroelectronics (STM) shares were up more than 6% in afternoon trading on Friday after Mizuho Securities upgraded the company's stock to outperform from neutral.Trading volume stood at over 16.1 million shares against a daily average of about 8.8 million.Price: $44.08, Change: $+2.51, Percent Change: +6.04%