(Reuters) - State-run Brazilian oil company Petrobras is close to reaching an agreement to sell to U.S. private equity firm EIG Energy Partners control of a natural gas pipeline that connects Bolivia and southern Brazil, three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the company is formally known, is expected... Continue Reading →
Shell stopped from selling Nigerian assets until $2 bln appeal decided
(Reuters) - A Nigerian court has stopped Shell Plc (SHEL.L) from selling any assets in Nigeria until a decision is reached on the company's appeal of a nearly $2 billion penalty for an alleged oil spill. A copy of the court ruling, which was seen by Reuters on Monday, was issued on March 11 and also ordered... Continue Reading →
Eco Atlantic Agrees to Buy Guyana-focused JHI
(OE) Oil and gas company Eco Atlantic has agreed to acquire 100% of Toronto-based JHI Associates Inc. ("JHI"), including JHI's 17.5% stake in the Canje Block offshore Guyana. The Canje Block, offshore Guyana, is directly adjacent to the prolific Stabroek Block where ExxonMobil has discovered more than 10 billion barrels of oil. ExxonMobil operates the Canje Block... Continue Reading →
BP, Eni Near Deal on Angola JV and Algeria Asset Swap
(Reuters) Eni and BP are near a deal to raise around $2.5 billion in financing to merge their oil and gas operations in Angola and close to a separate agreement for Eni to buy stakes in Algerian gas plants, three sources told Reuters. The two companies last year announced plans to combine their Angolan businesses into a... Continue Reading →
Analysis: Petrobras bulls charge ahead despite risks in Brasilia
(Reuters) - Last year, when Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro sacked the head of state-run oil company Petrobras amid a spat over domestic fuel prices, the market reaction was apoplectic. Preferred shares in the firm plummeted 22% in a day. Analysts quickly downgraded a slew of Brazilian assets from state banks to sovereign debt. Many investors... Continue Reading →
Some shale deals stall after Russian ban whipsaws oil prices
(Bloomberg) — Some oil and gas dealmakers are hitting the pause button as prices whipsaw following the ban on Russian oil imports. Companies are concerned about overpaying for assets while focused on cutting debt and rewarding shareholders. For example, the owners of Sequitur Energy Resources are holding onto 83,000 net acres in part of the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of the REMAN refinery
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 08/25/2021, concerning the sale process of Refinaria Isaac Sabbá (REMAN) to Ream Participações S.A., informs that the General Superintendence of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) published on 03/08/2022 a dispatch declaring the Act of Concentration to be complex and ordering the... Continue Reading →
Shell faces $0.4 bln writedown on exit from Russian downstream business
(Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L) faces further writedowns from exiting Russia over the country's invasion of Ukraine, it said on Thursday, flagging that it had $0.4 billion in Russian downstream assets as well as the $3 billion in other projects announced previously. The oil major announced on Feb. 28 that it would quit its ventures in Russia with... Continue Reading →
For BP’s CEO, Russian exit eased by reservations about Rosneft stake
(Reuters) - Within hours of Moscow launching its invasion of Ukraine, BP’s chief executive summoned his senior team to discuss the limited options for its Russian operations, including separating the British energy giant’s stake in Russian oil firm Rosneft or exiting completely, according to three senior BP executives. Bernard Looney made it clear at the... Continue Reading →
‘World’s Largest OSV Fleet’: Tidewater to Buy Swire Pacific Offshore
(OE) U.S.-based offshore support vessel owner Tidewater said Wednesday it had agreed to acquire Swire Pacific Offshore Holdings Limited (“SPO”), a subsidiary of Swire Pacific Limited for around $190 million. Tidewater said the transaction would create the industry’s largest fleet of offshore support vessels with 203 vessels in total, including crew boats, tug boats, and... Continue Reading →
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