July 26 (Reuters) - Baker Hughes reported a stronger-than-expected second quarter as the oilfield services and energy technology company benefitted from brisk demand for LNG equipment, gas infrastructure and power generation projects tied to growing electricity needs. Earnings per share were 64 cents, topping analysts' expectations compiled by LSEG of 50 cents. Adjusted earnings before interest,... Continue Reading →
Repsol sees refining margins staying high next year amid geopolitical turmoil
July 23 (Reuters) - Spanish energy group Repsol expects refining margins to stay high next year as geopolitical tensions around the Gulf region and Russia persist, it said on Thursday, after reporting that its second-quarter profit tripled on stronger margins and oil prices. Supply constraints linked to intermittent disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and Ukrainian... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies Profit Soars 68% as Oil Price Surge Lifts Earnings
July 23 (oilprice.com) TotalEnergies’ adjusted net income jumped by 68% from a year earlier to $6 billion for the second quarter of 2026 as the jump in oil prices and refining margins boosted earnings and cash flows. The French supermajor on Thursday reported an adjusted net income of $6 billion, which met analyst expectations and rose by... Continue Reading →
Siemens Energy, Siemens Gamesa to Become Omterra
July 22 (offshoreWIND.biz) Siemens Energy has announced plans to transition to a new corporate brand, Omterra, as the company prepares to move away from the Siemens name following its 2020 spin-off from Siemens AG and the expiry of its time-limited brand licensing agreement. The rebranding process is scheduled to begin later this year and will... Continue Reading →
Equinor profit soars on wartime oil and gas prices
July 22 (Reuters) - Equinor on Wednesday reported a sharp rise in second-quarter profits, as expected, lifted by a surge in oil and gas prices as the war in the Middle East disrupted global energy supplies. The Norwegian group's adjusted earnings before tax for the April to June period rose to $11.48 billion from $6.54 billion... Continue Reading →
Guyana closes in on one million barrels per day as Uaru start-up approaches
July 21 (oinow.gy) Guyana is approaching oil production of one million barrels per day (b/d), less than seven years after the country produced its first commercial crude from the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block. Production from four offshore projects averaged 903,000 b/d in April 2026, according to government data reviewed by OilNOW. The Uaru project, expected to begin... Continue Reading →
CorPower Gains World-First DNV Wave Energy Prototype Approval
July 21 (OE) CorPower Ocean has been awarded the world’s first DNV Prototype Certificate for a wave energy converter (WEC), marking a major leap towards bankable, utility-scale wave energy. The CorPower C4 has been certified by DNV under DNV-SE-0120, Certification of Wave Energy Converters and Arrays, following independent verification. The certificate confirms the technology meets... Continue Reading →
US energy firms boost rig count to highest since April 2025, Baker Hughes says
July 17 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week added rigs for a fifth week in a row for the first time since early June, boosting the total count to its highest since April 2025, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday. The total rig count, an early indicator of... Continue Reading →
Portugal, Brazil seek Brazilian investors for sustainable fuel plants in Europe
July 16 (Reuters) - Portugal and Brazil are seeking to attract Brazilian investors to build one or two advanced biofuel and sustainable aviation fuel plants in Portugal, the country's energy minister said on Thursday. Maria da Graca Carvalho said she would discuss the project — which targets both the domestic and European markets — when... Continue Reading →
São Tomé rejects bids from Brazil’s Petrobras and Nigeria’s Oranto after generous offshore oil auction fails to attract enough competition
July 16 (africa.businessinsider.com) An African island nation offered oil companies control of as much as 85% of three offshore blocks. Only two investors came forward. São Tomé and Príncipe has now reportedly rejected every bid submitted in its latest licensing round, delivering another setback to the Central African country’s decades-long search for a commercially viable... Continue Reading →