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(OE) As the energy transition accelerates, upstream companies are under pressure to decarbonize, and this is likely to intensify. Governments, investors, financial markets, society, along with other stakeholders are pushing for change. Companies need to define their strategy and act to future-proof their business and retain their social licence to operate. There are strategic advantages... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has repeated he is considering privatizing state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro (PETR4.SA), saying the company's insistence on passing on higher energy prices to consumers was giving him a "headache." Echoing comments he made earlier this month, as well as remarks as early as 2019 that he viewed the idea of... Continue Reading →
Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes is set to change its listing from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to Nasdaq Global Select Market (Nasdaq). Baker Hughes reported on Wednesday that it will transfer the listing of its common stock and listed bonds from the NYSE to the Nasdaq. Lorenzo Simonelli, Baker Hughes chairman and CEO, explained: “Baker Hughes is a leading... Continue Reading →
Global wind power leader Iberdrola reported a 10% fall in net profit on Wednesday but beat market expectations for a turbulent nine months on energy markets which saw its home government in Spain swoop on utilities' earnings. Power and gas prices have soared to record highs around the world as economies fired up after the... Continue Reading →
Keppel Offshore & Marine (KOM), a subsidiary of Singapore’s Keppel Corporation, is being sued by the eight funds managed by EIG Management Company, with a claim of almost $820m over the loss of an investment. The civil action by EIG Funds is being heard in the US District Court, Southern District of New York. In... Continue Reading →
Japanese oil and gas producer Inpex has sold all shares in its subsidiary Teikoku Oil (D.R. Congo) to Perenco Energies International and divested all its interests in the offshore block in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Inpex reported the sale on Wednesday. The company previously held a 32.28 per cent participating interest in the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - U.S. oil producer Hess Corp (HES.N) on Wednesday reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, as soaring prices for crude and gas cushioned the hit from lower production. Shale producers in the United States are poised to deliver their strongest earnings since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as prices for oil and gas have sky rocketed. read... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Norway's Equinor (EQNR.OL) posted its strongest quarterly result in nine years on Wednesday, driven by a global energy supply crunch that pushed Europe's natural gas prices to record highs and sent the value of derivative contracts soaring. Equinor has the largest exposure to spot gas prices among big oil companies and its results come ahead... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - A Brazilian Senate investigative committee approved a report on Tuesday that calls for President Jair Bolsonaro to be indicted for nine crimes related to his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, including crimes against humanity. The report, which is more than 1,300 pages long and took the opposition-controlled committee about six months to prepare,... Continue Reading →
Vallourec has signed a ten-year frame agreement with Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), an affiliate of ExxonMobil, to supply line pipe products in Guyana. Under the agreement, Vallourec will act as a strategic supplier of seamless tubes for future projects in Guyana to build subsea flowlines and risers. The company’s line pipe is... Continue Reading →
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