SBM Offshore announces it has completed the divestment of a 13.5% ownership interest in the special purpose companies related to the lease and operation of the FPSO Sepetiba to China Merchants Financial Leasing (Hong Kong) Holding Co., Limited (CMFL). This follows the announcement on February 10, 2022, of an agreement whereby CMFL would acquire its... Continue Reading →
Lower Oil Prices Drag Equinor’s Q3 Earnings Below Estimates
(oilprice.com) Lower oil prices and production volumes failed to offset rising natural gas prices and output at Equinor, which reported on Thursday lower-than-expected adjusted operating income, its key earnings metric, for the third quarter. The Norwegian energy giant booked an adjusted operating income of $6.89 billion for Q3, down by 13% compared to the same period of... Continue Reading →
Iberdrola gives upbeat outlook as strategy pays off
(Reuters) - The chief of Europe's largest utility Iberdrola (IBE.MC), opens new tab gave a bullish outlook for the coming years on Wednesday, pledging to build on a strategy to focus investment on expanding and upgrading grids in Britain, the United States and elsewhere. While pouring billions into power grids and taking a more selective approach to... Continue Reading →
Ocean Wilsons sells Wilson Sons stake to MSC for R$4.35 billion
(Investing.com) On Monday, Ocean Wilsons Holdings Ltd. announced the sale of its majority stake in Wilson Sons S.A. to MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company's subsidiary, SAS Shipping Agencies Services Sàrl, for a total cash consideration of R$4.352 billion. This equates to R$17.50 per share and represents Ocean Wilsons' 56.47% interest in the Brazilian maritime logistics operator.... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies sells Brazilian fuel distribution business to SIM Distribuidora
(Reuters) French oil major TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA), opens new tab has agreed to sell a network of about 240 retail fuelling stations plus ethanol and oil products storage facilities in Brazil to a subsidiary of Grupo Argenta, the company said on Friday. The amount of the transaction was not announced. TotalEnergies will keep its lubricants blending and distribution... Continue Reading →
Korea’s Hanwha Raises Offer for Singapore’s Dyna-Mac Takeover
(Reuters) South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group on Monday raised its offer for the remaining stake it does not already own in Singapore's Dyna-Mac, valuing the offshore oil and gas contractor at S$790.6 million ($605.41 million). The improved offer of S$0.67 per share represents a 35.4% premium to Dyna-Mac's last traded price on Sept. 10, before... Continue Reading →
Brava Energia – Production data for September 2024
BRAVA ENERGIA (“BRAVA”) (B3: BRAV3) (“Company”), hereby informs its investors and the market in general of the preliminary and unaudited production data for September 2024. (1) Considers the full production of the assets in which the Company has a stake. (2) Considers the production of condensate at the Peroá and Manati assets. (3) In September... Continue Reading →
Equinor Becomes Second Largest Shareholder in Ørsted
(OE) Equinor has acquired a 9.8% stake in Ørsted, becoming the second largest shareholder in the company after the Danish State, which holds a controlling stake. Equinor's ownership position has been built over time, through a combination of market purchases and a block trade. The current market value of Equinor's holding in Ørsted is around... Continue Reading →
Petrobras reports on operations in South Africa
– Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors has approved the company's operations in South Africa, enabling the acquisition of a stake in the Deep Western Orange Basin (DWOB) block, through a competitive process conducted by TotalEnergies. The DWOB block is located in deep waters in the Orange Basin, where there... Continue Reading →
US FTC allows Chevron-Hess deal, bars John Hess from board
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission allowed Chevron's $53 billion purchase of Hess Corp on Monday, in an order that barred Hess CEO John Hess from Chevron's board. The FTC's order leaves Exxon Mobil's challenge to the deal, which is expected to stretch deep into next year, as its final hurdle. The proposed merger included a Chevron... Continue Reading →