Brought to you by Quest Offshore & Southern Cone Consultants
(Bloomberg) -- A new competitor has entered the race for a majority stake in Latin America’s leading petrochemical company Braskem. A third company is carrying out due diligence on the company, Chief Financial Officer Pedro Freitas said on a conference call with analysts on Tuesday, without disclosing the potential bidder’s name. Petrobras, the petrochemical’s second-biggest... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Norwegian state-owned utility Statkraft, which has quietly become Europe's largest renewable energy producer, faces the challenge under its new CEO of balancing ambitions for global growth with financial restraint and calls to go public. On Monday, Statkraft's board announced Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal, its head of Nordic operations, would take on the top job... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil(XOM.N), opens new tab CEO Darren Woods on Monday said his company is trying to secure preemption rights over Hess Corp (HES.N), opens new tab's Guyana assets in its dispute with Chevron (CVX.N), opens new tab, not buy the company itself. In his first public remarks on the company's pursuit of an arbitration case that could block... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on December 22, 2023, informs that it is continuing discussions with Mubadala Capital regarding the formation of a downstream partnership in Brazil, the scope of which involves evaluating the acquisition of a stake in the Mataripe S.A. Refinery (RefMat) and a project under development... Continue Reading →
(Splash) Brazilian offshore drilling player Petroserv Marine is set to be acquired by a consortium of financial investors. A special purpose vehicle PS Marine Holding will take over all Petroserv’s assets via a share purchase of its subsidiary, Universal Energy Resources for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 1972, Petroserv currently owns and operates a fleet... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) U.S. oil producer Hess said on Thursday it was reviewing the timeline for closing its merger with Chevron, after oil major Exxon Mobil signaled a potential counter offer for Hess's Guyana assets. Exxon on Wednesday filed a contract arbitration claim related to Hess' proposed sale of its Guyana oil properties and suggested it may... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Spanish utility Iberdrola said on Thursday it is launching a bid to acquire the remaining 18.4% stake in its U.S. subsidiary Avangrid that it does not hold in a deal that would amount to about $2.49 billion. Iberdrola said it is offering $34.25 per share, which represents a premium of approximately 10% compared to... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Exxon Mobil Corp on Wednesday said it filed a contract arbitration claim disputing Hess Corp's proposed sale of its Guyana oil properties, and suggested it may counter Chevron Corp's pending deal for the assets. The arbitration case seeks to preserve Exxon's right to acquire Hess's 30% stake in the giant Stabroek offshore oil block,... Continue Reading →
(Offshore-energy.biz)Brazilian oil and gas player Enauta is making progress in putting all the puzzle pieces together to bring a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel, destined to work at its field off the coast of Brazil, online later this year. After the first multiphase pumping subsea system (MPP), manufactured by OneSubsea, was loaded in Norway on January... Continue Reading →
(OE) Challenger Energy has, through its wholly-owned Uruguayan subsidiary CEG Uruguay, entered into farm-out agreement with Chevron for the 60% interest in the AREA OFF-1 block offshore Uruguay. As part of the agreement, Chevron will acquire a 60% participating interest in the AREA OFF-1 block, and will assume operatorship of the block, while CEG Uruguay... Continue Reading →
