(Reuters) - Shell reported second-quarter profit of $6.3 billion, a drop of 19% from the previous three months as refining margins and oil and gas trading weakened, though still beating analysts' forecasts. The results were lifted by strong performances in the oil and gas production and retail marketing businesses and the profit was nearly 25% higher... Continue Reading →
BP Posts $2.8B Second Quarter Profit, Raises Dividend
(Reuters) BP increased its dividend and extended its share repurchasing programme on Tuesday as it reported a forecast beating second-quarter profit of $2.76 billion, with weak refining offset by stronger oil prices and retail. The result will ease pressure on CEO Murray Auchincloss after BP fell short of profit expectations in the previous two quarters.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras wrapping up due diligence to buy back refinery from Mubadala, sources say
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab is wrapping up due diligence for a bid on the Mataripe refinery it sold to Abu Dhabi sovereign fund Mubadala for $1.65 billion in 2021, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva campaigned against the sale of Petrobras refineries and has pushed for... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs on the Addendum to the Cessation Commitment (TCC) for Refining signed with CADE
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras, in continuity to the Material Fact disclosed on May 22, 2024, informs that the Court of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (”CADE”) and Petrobras signed an addendum to the Terms of Cessation Commitment (”TCC”) for Refining, signed in 2019, through which new obligations were agreed involving the activities carried out... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the cessation of refining at CADE
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras, in continuity to the Material Fact disclosed on May 20, 2024, informs that the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) decided in favor of renegotiating the Terms of Cessation Commitment (TCC) for Refinery, signed on May 29, 2019, which was also approved today by the Company's Board of Directors. On... Continue Reading →
Petrobras to put six FPSOs in operation in 2024 and 2025, while preparing tender for another 10 support vessels
(PN) Petrobras is designing its next offshore projects, making new investments in production units. The company is expected to put into operation six more platform ships (FPSOs) this year and next. In parallel, the company is also preparing a new tender until the end of 2024 to hire ten OSRV-type support vessels (used to recover... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Financial Performance in 1Q24
Rio de Janeiro, May 13, 2024 Main highlights: Consistent results: adjusted EBITDA of US$ 12.1 billion, Operating Cash Flow (FCO) ofUS$ 9.4 billion and Net profit of US$ 4.8 billion. Financial debt at US$ 27.7 billion, the lowest level since 2010. Gross debt is undercontrol at US$61.8 billion, within the range established in our Strategic... Continue Reading →
Shell smashes forecasts with $7.7 billion quarterly profit
(Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab reported first-quarter profit of $7.7 billion on Thursday, exceeding expectations as disruption to Red Sea shipping and Russian refining boosted oil trading and liquefied natural gas production rose. The company said it will buy back a further $3.5 billion of its shares over the next three months, at a similar... Continue Reading →
Petrobras reports emissions reduction in new edition of Climate Change Supplement
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras informs that it was released today the new edition of its Climate Change Supplement. The document details information regarding Petrobras' emissions performance in 2023, in addition to progress in indicators of commitments related to climate change, including the company's progressive emissions reduction trajectory. One of the highlights is the 41% reduction... Continue Reading →
Petrobras: Highlights on production and sales in 1Q24
In 1Q24, average production of oil, NGL and natural gas reached 2,776 MMboed, increase of 3.7% when comparing with the same period last year (1Q23). Among the main factors behind this variation, we can highlight the ramp-up of the FPSOs Almirante Barroso, P-71, Anna Nery, Anita Garibaldi and Sepetiba, as well as the start-up of... Continue Reading →