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(Reuters) - Rating agency Moody's on Wednesday downgraded Colombian majority state-owned energy company Ecopetrol into junk territory, citing increased indebtedness, a boost in dividends and an ambitious investment plan over the next three years. Moody's cut Ecopetrol's long-term issuer rating and senior unsecured ratings to Ba1, considered "junk," from Baa3. Ecopetrol has been taking on... Continue Reading →
Guyana has turned into a significant contributor to global crude oil supply growth in just a few short years. This is according to data published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration this week that showed Guyana had the third-fastest production growth rate globally, after the United States and Brazil. Between 2019, when oil production began in the... Continue Reading →
Iberdrola and Avangrid have signed an agreement under which the Spanish company will acquire the stake which it previously did not own in its US subsidiary for USD 2.55 billion (approximately EUR 2.35 billion). Iberdrola, which owns around 81.6 per cent of Avangrid, launched an offer to acquire the remaining 18.4 per cent in March... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Colombia's majority state-owned energy company Ecopetrol has held talks with big players ahead of a potential bid in an offshore wind auction organized by the country's government, Chief Executive Ricardo Roa said on Wednesday. Roa was speaking during a call with analysts regarding the company's financial results for the first quarter of 2024, where... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) -- Petrobras’ shift away from oil-field divestment is motivating a pivot by Brazil’s junior drillers to corporate acquisitions as the most-viable expansion strategy. The independent Brazilian crude producers that grew the most from buying Petrobras’ fields — PRIO SA, 3R Petroleum Oleo e Gas SA, Enauta Participacoes SA and PetroReconcavo SA — are all... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) -- Brazilian state-controlled oil producer Petrobras is waiting for other companies to make bids for a stake in petrochemicals producer Braskem after Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. pulled out of the running. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as it is formally known, could also exercise preferential rights for the stake, Chief Executive Officer Jean Paul Prates... Continue Reading →
May 2, 2024 – The Chouest group is pleased to announce its acquisition of ROVOP, a leading remotely operated vehicle (ROV) company. With this acquisition, Chouest, alongside its subsea service company, C-Innovation, will now control a fleet of over 100 ROVs and 6 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs).Bringing ROVOP under the Chouest umbrella not only expands... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Exxon Mobil Corp will shut down two offshore oil production projects in Guyana for two weeks each, between July and August, to connect a natural gas pipeline, the company's country head Alistair Routledge told reporters in Georgetown on Tuesday. The 140-mile (225-km) pipeline will feed Guyana's $1.9 billion gas-to-power project aimed at ending the... Continue Reading →
(OM) Offshore rig rates hit a nine-year high last year, according to a report from Westwood Global Energy Group subsidiary RigLogix. Day rates for jackups, semisubmersibles and drillships averaged $118,000, $368,000 and $419,000, respectively, 54% up on the figures for 2021. However, the inflationary prices, caused by a combination of higher global rig demand, rising rig use... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Hess Corp (HES.N), opens new tab reported a first-quarter profit on Thursday that beat analysts' estimates, helped by higher production from the oil and gas company that is set to be acquired by U.S. energy major Chevron (CVX.N), opens new tab in a $53 billion deal. Net production at Hess jumped 27.3% to 476,000 barrels of oil... Continue Reading →
