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(Reuters) Portugal's Galp Energia reported a 29% drop in adjusted first-quarter core profit on Monday, hit by falling oil output and a decline in refining margins to less than half the levels booked a year ago. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) fell to 669 million euros, slightly above the average of... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Colombia's state-run energy company Ecopetrol plans to invest between $500 million and $700 million to build a plant to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) jet fuel, company's president Ricardo Roa said on Wednesday. The new plant, to be built at the Barrancabermeja refinery, will start its development phase between this and next year, Roa... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports that it has completed the modernization work on Train 1 of the Abreu e Lima Refinery (RNEST), located in the city of Ipojuca, in the state of Pernambuco. The renovation and expansion process (Revamp) received investments of approximately R$ 93 million and will expand the unit's processing capacity from... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, known as Sinopec, reported a 16.8% decline in 2024 net profit, citing lower crude oil prices and the accelerated development of the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry. Sinopec's Hong Kong-listed shares were down 3.3% around 10:40 a.m. local time on Monday after falling as far as 4.5% earlier... Continue Reading →
(oilprice.com) Germany’s biggest utility RWE will supply green hydrogen to France’s oil and gas supermajor TotalEnergies in a 15-year deal from 2030, in one of the largest such agreements globally. RWE to supply around 30,000 metric tons of green hydrogen annually to TotalEnergies from 2030 to 2044, the German utility giant said on Wednesday. The green hydrogen... Continue Reading →
(oilprice.com) Latin America has long been a dominant force in the global energy market, built on vast oil and gas reserves. While the world increasingly eyes renewable sources of energy for the future, hydrocarbons remain the bedrock of economic stability for the region. As energy demand evolves, national oil companies (NOCs) must not forsake oil,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Mexican state oil company Pemex posted a 190.5 billion-peso ($9.1 billion) fourth-quarter net loss on Thursday, following a year-ago profit, citing higher sales costs, lower fixed asset values and currency exchange losses. The ailing giant's production continued to decline during the three-month period, and financial debt remained close to the $100 billion level... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Guyana and the Dominican Republic are making progress on accords for offshore oil and gas exploration and to build a fertilizer plant and potentially a refinery in the South American country, Dominican President Luis Abinader said on Tuesday. The countries signed a memorandum of understanding in 2023 to work on energy projects. The Caribbean country is interested in exploring Guyana's... Continue Reading →
On Wednesday, February 12, Petrobras signed an oil export contract with the Indian state-owned company BPCL - Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited. The contract provides for a total sales volume of up to 6 million barrels per year and will begin in 2025. "This contract is expected to increase India's share of Petrobras' oil exports. We... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) French oil major TotalEnergies beat expectations for fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday as higher trading profits in the gas market helped it offset some of the impact of low oil prices and weak fuel demand. Adjusted net income for the final three months of 2024 was $4.4 billion, down 15% from $5.2 billion a year... Continue Reading →
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