(OET) Azule Energy, a joint venture between BP and Eni, has awarded TechnipFMC and Aker Solutions with contracts for its Ndungu project offshore Angola. TechnipFMC has received a contract, worth between $75 million and $250 million, to supply flexible pipe for the project that will tie into Block 15/06 West Hub. The field is located... Continue Reading →
Norway’s Petoro Warns It is Harder to Electrify Oil, Gas Platforms
(Reuters) Norwegian state energy firm Petoro said it was becoming harder to tie oil and gas platforms to the electricity grid as planned, as it reported a 34% drop in profit for the second quarter on Wednesday due to petroleum prices falling sharply. Petoro, which is 100% government owned, is not itself an operator, but... Continue Reading →
Rystad: Offshore Sector Dominates Oil & Gas Exploration Spending, But Results Disappointing in 2023
(OE) Spending on conventional oil and gas exploration is on the rise and is set to top $50 billion this year, led by offshore investments, however, discovery volumes are falling to new lows, despite the rising investments. This is according to Rystad Energy, a Norway-based energy industry intelligence group. Rystad's estimates show that in the... Continue Reading →
BP boosts dividend even as profit slumps 70% to $2.6 bln
(Reuters) - BP's (BP.L) second-quarter profit slumped 70% from a year earlier to $2.6 billion, missing forecasts, as refining margins and oil trading income fell, but still allowing the energy giant to boost its dividend by 10%. Rivals Chevron (CVX.N), Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), Shell (SHEL.L) and TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) have also reported sharp drops in quarterly earnings, hurt by a drop in energy prices from highs... Continue Reading →
Valaris to Reactivate Drillship for $364M West Africa Contract
Offshore drilling firm Valaris said Monday it had secured a 12-well contract offshore West Africa for drillship VALARIS DS-7. Valaris will reactivate the drillship for this contract. The contract, with an undisclosed client, is expected to start in the second quarter of 2024 and has an estimated duration of 850 days. The total contract value... Continue Reading →
Iberdrola Secures EUR 500 Million Loan for East Anglia Three
Spain-headquartered Iberdrola has secured a EUR 500 million loan from Citi, partly guaranteed by the Norwegian Export Credit Agency (Eksfin), to support the development of the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm in the UK. The loan has a drawdown period of two years. According to Iberdrola, it will improve the company’s liquidity... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Shareholder Remuneration Policy
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors (BoD), in a meeting held today, approved the improvement of its Shareholder Remuneration Policy (Policy). On 05/11/2023, the BoD determined that the Executive Board should prepare a proposal to improve the Policy, including the possibility of repurchasing shares. The improvement of the Policy became... Continue Reading →
Iberdrola Raises 2023 Outlook After 21% Profit Increase
(Reuters) Spanish power company Iberdrola on Thursday raised its 2023 profit outlook for the second time after a strong performance in Europe and Britain drove a 21% increase in first-half net profit. The green energy giant is investing heavily in renewable capacity and network assets. It plans to invest 47 billion euros ($52 billion) between... Continue Reading →
Exxon Posts 56% Profit Slump, Joins Peers in Energy Price Hit
(Reuters) Exxon Mobil Corp joined its rivals in reporting a 56% slump in second-quarter profit from a year ago, hurt by a drop in energy prices, in line with the midpoint of the company's earnings preview released earlier this month. Oil majors' profits fell sharply in the quarter from record levels a year earlier as oil and gas... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC breaks subsea order records, expects to reach $9 billion in 2023
(OET) TechnipFMC has received $4.1 billion in subsea inbound orders in the second quarter of 2023, a 62.2% increase compared to Q1 2023 and a 113.4% increase compared to the same period in 2022. Records were set for the company’s iEPCI full-field subsea development and integrated project execution and Subsea 2.0 subsea production system. TechnipFMC’s total... Continue Reading →