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Royal Dutch Shell's (RDSa.L) profits leapt to $3.23 billion in the first three months of the year and the energy company raised its dividend as planned but warned that the outlook remained uncertain due to the coronavirus pandemic. Shell's adjusted earnings were above an average analyst forecast of $3.125 billion and also ahead of earnings of $2.9... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on July 3, 2020, informs that the company's Board of Directors, at a meeting held today, approved the sale of its remaining 10% stake in Nova Transportadora do Sudeste S.A. (NTS) to Nova Infraestrutura Gasodutos Participações S.A., a company formed by Nova Infraestrutura Fundo... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Brazil's antitrust authority CADE said Wednesday it had postponed deadlines for divestitures by state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA, including its refineries, natural gas pipelines and its stakes in natural gas distribution companies. Refineries Isaac Sabba, REFAP and Lubnor may be sold by July 31st. The sale of RNEST, SIX and REGAP needs to... Continue Reading →
Oil major BP has tripled its quarterly profit due to exceptional gas marketing, significantly higher oil prices, and higher refining margins. BP on Tuesday posted an underlying replacement cost profit for the first quarter of $2,63 billion, a significant rise when compared with $0.8 billion for the same period in 2020. According to the company, this... Continue Reading →
(MegaWhat) One of the main participants in the divestment program of Petrobras, in number of closed deals, the Brazilian 3R Petroleum sees no risk of discontinuity of the plan for the sale of assets of the state company of onshore fields, with the new management. For the company, which won six bids and still participates... Continue Reading →
(TNPetroleo) Government representatives, MME's Secretary of Petroleum and Natural Gas, José Mauro Ferreira Coelho, and the director general of ANP, Rodolfo Saboia, defend the program for the sale of the Petrobras refineries. "We think that divestment in refining is fundamental to create the new market," said Coelho. The secretary argues that, without new investments in... Continue Reading →
Energy group BP (BP.L) said on Tuesday it expects to have hit its $35 billion net debt target in the first quarter of this year, sooner than expected and paving the way for it to deliver on its promise of buying back shares. "This is a result of earlier than anticipated delivery of disposal proceeds combined with... Continue Reading →
(PetroNoticias) EIG Global Energy Partners concluded the sale of its 27.5% stake in Transportadora Gasoduto Bolivia-Brasil (TBG). The stake was negotiated with the Belgian group Fluxys, active in the natural gas infrastructure sector. The deal was announced by the two companies in January this year, but the transaction figures have not been revealed. With the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Italy’s Eni (ENI.MI) is considering spinning off oil and gas operations in West Africa and the Middle East into new joint ventures to help reduce debt and fund its shift to low-carbon energy, according to company and industry sources. The move is part of a major overhaul the company launched last year as it transitions into... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Joaquim Silva e Luna, the new chief executive of Brazil's Petrobras (PETR4.SA), will look to respect the company's current pricing policy and keep investing in deepwater assets, he said at his swearing-in ceremony on Monday. The comments by the former army general signaled that Petrobras' incoming administration will attempt to maintain some form of continuity... Continue Reading →
