-- 巴西国家石油公司（Petrobras，简称PBR）周五宣布，已同意从尼日利亚奥兰托石油公司（Oranto Petroleum）手中收购圣多美和普林西比3号海上区块的控股权并接管其作业权。 根据协议条款，巴西国家石油公司将持有该区块75%的权益。该区块位于几内亚湾，是位于非洲西海岸的岛国圣多美和普林西比近海。 交易完成后，该联合体将由巴西国家石油公司（持股75%，作为作业者）、奥兰托石油公司（持股15%）以及圣多美和普林西比国家石油管理局（保留10%的股份）组成。奥兰托石油公司目前持有该区块90%的权益并担任作业者。 巴西国家石油公司表示，此次收购巩固了其自2024年以来在非洲的业务拓展。该公司此前已持有圣多美和普林西比其他区块的股份。此举旨在加强公司在该地区的勘探活动，并实现业务多元化。 交易完成须满足惯例条件，包括获得圣多美和普林西比监管机构和政府的批准。 巴西石油公司表示，将向市场披露与该交易相关的任何重大进展。
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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%