Feb.20 - DOF Group ASA's (“DOF” or the “Group”) revenue for 4th quarter (management reporting) totals USD 577 million (USD 445 million) and EBITDA totals USD 220 million (USD 152 million). The operating profit (EBIT) is USD 174 million (USD 190 million) and includes reversal of impairment of USD 9 million (USD 98 million). Net financial... Continue Reading →
AKOFS Offshore Inks New Vessel Deal with Petrobras
Feb. 20 (OE) Norway-based subsea well intervention and installation services company AKOFS Offshore has signed a firm contract with Petrobras for its Aker Wayfarer vessel. AKOFS Offshore, majority owned by Akastor, said the 2010-built vessel will continue to perform services as a Subsea Equipment Support Vessel (SESV) for Petrobras in Brazil. The contract, valued at... Continue Reading →
Winners and losers from the rollback of US climate policies
Feb 19 (Reuters) - The scrapping of the foundation for U.S. federal climate regulations has upended energy investor narratives that have prevailed so far this decade, and is sparking a re-think on which sectors might now win and lose in the U.S. energy space. The repeal of the so-called Endangerment Finding removes the legal basis for federal... Continue Reading →
Suriname’s Oil Boom Faces Economic Headwinds Despite Major Discovery
Feb. 18 (oilprice.com) A slew of high-quality oil discoveries in offshore Block 58 by TotalEnergies and its 50% partner, APA Corporation, has seen the tiny South American country of Suriname touted as the next Guyana. While Suriname’s offshore waters hold considerable petroleum potential, the country’s oil boom has been fraught with delays. Conflicting geological data, high gas-to-oil ratios,... Continue Reading →
DOF Group ASA Awarded Contract in Argentina
Feb. 17 (OE) DOF Group ASA announced the award of a substantial contract for a project in Argentina. The project is scheduled for offshore operations across two campaigns in Q2 and Q3-Q4 of 2026 and will encompass mooring pre-lay, pipeline end manifold installation/construction management, tie-in spools installation, hook-up and pre-commissioning of two CALM buoys, and... Continue Reading →
Latin America’s Bold Renewable Energy Bet
Feb. 16 (oilprice.com) Latin America is attracting greater attention from international investors thanks to its strong renewable energy and critical mineral potential. In recent years, the region’s green energy capacity has steadily grown, while more mineral mining projects are developed, and the electric vehicle (EV) market is beginning to expand. As the United States takes... Continue Reading →
Brazilian Government Releases Strategic Sectors of Pre-Salt Fields and Enable Largest Auction in History of the Production Sharing Regime
Feb. 12 (TN) The Brazilian government has made decisive progress in national energy policy by authorizing the expansion of areas for oil and gas exploration in deep and ultra-deep waters in the Campos, Santos, and Espírito Santo basins. This historic decision, built in an integrated manner between the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs about the monetary update of shareholder remuneration related to 3Q25
February 12, 2026 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the Material Fact published on 11/06/2025 and the Communication published on 12/11/2025, informs that it will pay on 02/20/2026 the first installment of shareholder remuneration referring to the anticipation of compensation related to the 2025 fiscal year, declared in accordance with the balance... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies halves buybacks as low oil, gas prices weigh on profits
Feb 11 (Reuters) - TotalEnergies will halve share buybacks in the first quarter, it said on Wednesday, as low oil and gas prices negated soaring fourth-quarter profit from refining fuels and proceeds from renewable assets stake sales. The French oil major's fourth-quarter adjusted net income fell to $3.8 billion (3.2 billion euros) from $4.4 billion a... Continue Reading →
Seatrium Unit Launches Arbitration Against Petrobras over FPSO Contract
Feb. 10 - Seatrium, through its wholly owned subsidiary Jurong Shipyard, has started arbitration proceedings against Petrobras Netherlands in connection with a legacy contract for the conversion of the P-54 floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO). The dispute relates to a settlement agreement reached in 2008 following amendments to the original 2004 contract. Under... Continue Reading →