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Aug. 4 (Reuters) BP's second-quarter profit more than doubled to $5.73 billion on higher oil and gas prices and strong refining margins, it reported on Tuesday, as CEO Meg O'Neill outlined the energy group's priorities. Oil majors have benefited this year from market volatility caused by the U.S.-Iran conflict, which has disrupted energy flows and... Continue Reading →
July 17 (OE) Grupo Carso has signed a binding agreement with TotalEnergies to acquire its entire 30% interest in offshore Block 30 in Mexico's Isthmus Saline Basin. The acquisition will be carried out through Mx Dlta Nrg 1, a subsidiary of Zamajal, in which Grupo Carso holds an 80% interest and Control Empresarial de Capitales... Continue Reading →
July 14 (Reuters) BP expects its oil trading result to be slightly higher in the second quarter after an exceptionally strong first quarter, as it continues to profit from a surge in oil prices caused by the Iran war. The British major flagged higher oil realizations, which it said would increase earnings in its oil... Continue Reading →
June 17 - BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“Brava” or the “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), hereby informs its investors and the market in general that it has received, on this date, a request for arbitration from Westlawn Energia Brasil Ltda. ("Westlawn"), in which Westlawn claims, among other matters, that the transaction announced by the Company involving Ecopetrol and the... Continue Reading →
June 4 - SBM Offshore announces that it has entered into a shareholders’ agreement with its long-standing business partner Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) with the intention to divest a 45% ownership interest in the special purpose companies related to the lease and operation of the FSO Chalchi. SBM Offshore will remain the majority shareholder... Continue Reading →
May 26 (Reuters) - Occidental Petroleum is acquiring a 10% stake in Exxon Mobil’s deepwater exploration block offshore Trinidad and Tobago, according to two people familiar with the matter. Exxon was previously the sole owner of the large offshore block, known as UD(1), which lies in water depths of 2,000 to 3,000 meters and was first acquired... Continue Reading →
Rio de Janeiro, May 20, 2026 –Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”), further to its release dated December 16, 2025, announces that it has completed the acquisition of a 49.99% equity interest in Lightsource bp’s subsidiaries in Brazil, establishing a strategic partnership in onshore renewable energy in the country, including energy storage. The partnership is... Continue Reading →
May 20 (OE) QatarEnergy has acquired participating interests in three exploration blocks offshore Uruguay from BG International Limited, a subsidiary of Shell. Under the agreements, QatarEnergy has acquired an 18% interest in block ‘OFF-4’, while Shell held 32%, and APA Corporation (the operator) retained the remaining 50%. QatarEnergy has also acquired a 30% interest in... Continue Reading →
May 18 (Reuters) - U.S. power companies NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy announced a plan to merge on Monday in a $66.8 billion deal that will form one of the world's largest electric utilities during an expansion of energy-intensive data centers to support artificial intelligence. The all-stock transaction, which is pending regulatory approvals, is one... Continue Reading →
May 18 (OE) JHI Associates had obtained a final court order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice approving Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas' proposed acquisition of the company. The company said the court approval follows unanimous shareholder backing for the transaction at a May 12 meeting, where 100% of votes cast supported the arrangement.... Continue Reading →
