Offshore drilling company Transocean said Thursday that its Deepwater Atlas, the world's first 8th generation drillship, had started its first contract. The offshore drilling rig, delivered by Singapore's Sembcorp Marine in June, is under a contract with Beacon Offshore Energy in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Deepwater Atlas is the first of two ultra-deepwater drillships... Continue Reading →
Chevron’s $11.2 billion quarterly profit soars past estimates
(Reuters) - Chevron Corp (CVX.N) on Friday reported its second-highest ever quarterly profit, blasting past analysts' estimates, driven by soaring global demand for its oil and gas and rising production from its U.S. oilfields. The surge comes as oil companies book mounting profits with prices near record levels and supplies tight on output cuts during the COVID-19... Continue Reading →
Exxon’s record-smashing Q3 profit
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Friday smashed expectations as soaring energy prices fuelled a record-breaking quarterly profit, nearly matching that of tech giant Apple. Its $19.66 billion third-quarter net profit far exceeded recently raised Wall Street forecasts as sky-rocketing natural gas and high oil prices put its earnings within reach of Apple's $20.7 billion net... Continue Reading →
Equinor Reports Record Profit Boosted by Soaring Gas Prices
(Reuters) Equinor on Friday posted forecast-beating record profits for the third quarter driven by all-time-high European gas prices amid the Ukraine war, and said it would raise its dividend payment while reducing full-year output guidance. The oil and gas producer's adjusted earnings before tax for July-September rose to $24.3 billion from $9.77 billion a year... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on sale of stake in petrochemicals
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), regarding the sale of its entire shareholding, corresponding to 50% of the voting capital and 34.54% of the total capital, in the company METANOR S/A – Metanol do Nordeste (Metanor), headquartered in Camaçari, in the state of Bahia. The teaser,... Continue Reading →
High subsea activity lifts DOF’s figures up
DOF Group has reported that its fleet achieved an average utilization of 88% in the third quarter of 2022, an increase from 83% in the same period last year, backed by “continued high activity and good performance” in subsea regions. In Q3 2022, DOF’s revenue totaled NOK 2,862 million, an increase from NOK 2,052 million in Q3... Continue Reading →
Enauta shuts down production from Brazilian well ahead of drilling campaign
Brazilian oil and gas player Enauta has interrupted production from a well located on a field offshore Brazil ahead of the original schedule and prior to embarking on its new drilling campaign next month. Enauta reported the interruption of production from the well 7-ATL-3H-RJS, which is located at the Atlanta field, on Wednesday. The Brazilian player... Continue Reading →
Sembcorp Marine to Buy Keppel Offshore & Marine for $3.2B, Scraps Merger Plan
(OE) Singapore's Sembcorp Marine (Sembmarine) scrapped a deal to merge with Keppel Corp's offshore and marine unit and form new company, in favour of directly buying the unit for S$4.50 billion ($3.19 billion), the Temasek-backed oil rig builder said on Thursday. The new structure also lowers the value of Keppel's unit by S$378 million from... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC on course for $7 billion subsea bonanza
(U) UK contractor TechnipFMC is on track this year to win new orders totaling almost $7 billion from the subsea sector alone — up as much as 40% year-on-year, and the contractor’s opportunities list is at a record high. “Extending the outlook into 2023, we believe orders over the next five quarters will be at... Continue Reading →
WFO Launches Offshore Wind to Hydrogen Committee
(OE) World Forum Offshore Wind said Wednesday it had launched new Offshore Wind to Hydrogen Committee chaired by DNV’s hydrogen segment lead Magnus Killingland. "World Forum Offshore Wind (WFO) and its members believe that hydrogen production from offshore wind creates tremendous new opportunities for the global offshore wind industry. To promote the acceleration of commercial-scale... Continue Reading →