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(Reuters) - Spanish power company Iberdrola (IBE.MC) on Thursday raised its 2023 outlook for the third time this year and hiked dividends after increased renewable output and margins drove net profit for the first nine months 17% higher. A European leader in green energy, Iberdrola has funded investment in renewable capacity and network assets by selling minority... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Italian energy services group Saipem (SPMI.MI) has made significant progress in its turnaround and is close to completing the problematic projects that forced it to raise capital last year, its CEO said on Thursday. Commenting on third quarter results, Alessandro Puliti said the group was back on a growth path thanks to record orders and... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) U.S. oilfield technology firm Baker Hughes beat third-quarter profit estimates on Wednesday, driven by strong demand for its services and equipment in international markets. Energy firms booked record profits last year following a spike in commodity prices and have looked to invest these to boost production and find new deposits. The move benefited companies... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) TotalEnergies on Thursday posted a 35% fall in its third-quarter adjusted net income compared to a year ago, hurt by a drop in energy prices from highs hit following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The French energy company's Q3 adjusted net income stood at $6.5 billion. That compared to a record adjusted net income of $10 billion... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Energy company Repsol's REP.MC adjusted net profit fell 27% year-on-year in the third quarter because of lower oil and gas prices, it said on Thursday, adding it would further diversify into renewables to offset fossil fuel volatility. The company reported an adjusted net profit of 1.1 billion euros ($1.16 billion). That was below the... Continue Reading →
(S&P) General Electric Co. executives said the company's offshore wind business expects to record a roughly $1 billion loss for 2023, though its onshore wind segment turned a profit in the third quarter thanks to a nearly 40% increase in North American equipment orders. "Next year, we expect offshore will have similar losses, but substantially... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Suriname offered late Monday to exchange $675 million of dollar bonds for new notes, the next step in negotiations after reaching a deal with its bondholders in May. The government offered holders of debt due in 2023 and 2026 to swap their notes for a new 10-year bond due July 15, 2033, with an annual interest rate... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Colombia's oil and gas industry is not coming to an end due to the transition to cleaner energy, Ecopetrol (ECO.CN) CEO Ricardo Roa said on Tuesday, in response to a union statement which alleged executive decision-making is threatening the majority state-owned company's future. The government of President Gustavo Petro, Colombia's first leftist leader, has set... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - A capital reserve set to be created by Brazilian state-run oil giant Petrobras (PETR4.SA) will be used solely to pay dividends, the firm's Chief Financial Officer Sergio Caetano told Reuters on Tuesday, easing some of the concerns raised by a planned revision of its internal bylaws. "This reserve is specific for paying dividends," Caetano said,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Abu Dhabi's Masdar is set to buy a 49% stake in Spanish utility Iberdrola's largest offshore wind project off Scotland's coast, known as East Anglia 3, Spanish newspaper Cinco Dias reported on Tuesday, citing unidentified market sources. The acquisition will be worth around 2 billion euros ($2.14 billion), the report added, as the entire... Continue Reading →
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