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(Reuters) Spanish power company Iberdrola said on Wednesday it had agreed to sell to Swiss investment fund Energy Infrastructure Partners (EIP) a 49% stake in a German offshore wind farm for 700 million euros ($700 million). The sale of the Wikinger wind farm will have no impact on Iberdrola's financial results in 2022, said the company, Europe's... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Global energy trader Vitol Group smashed its previous records by making more profit in the first half of this year than in the whole of last year, people familiar with the matter said. Sources with knowledge of the results said the trading firm made close to $4.5 billion in the first six months... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - French independent power producer HDF Energy (HDF.PA) expects its green hydrogen power plant in Namibia, Africa's first, to start producing electricity by 2024, a senior company executive said on Monday. Once operational, the 3.1 billion Namibian dollar ($181.25 million) Swakopmund project will supply clean electricity power, 24 hours a day all-year round, boosting electricity supply... Continue Reading →
Seaway 7, part of the Subsea7 Group, plans to raise $650 million through the issuance of new equity and debt, primarily to finance its two newbuild vessels, Seaway Alfa Lift and Seaway Ventus. Both vessels are anticipated to be delivered during 2023 and to enter operations in the first half of 2024. In addition to the newbuild vessels,... Continue Reading →
FPSO operator BW Offshore has received a short-term contract extension for a floating, production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel operating for the Houston-based Vaalco offshore Gabon. The FPSO will be replaced with an FSO unit as part of the Etame Marin field reconfiguration project. BW Offshore revealed on Sunday that it has entered into a... Continue Reading →
- Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in continuation of the notice released on 08/19/2022, hereby informs that it was concluded, on this date, the bookbuilding procedure of the 1st issuance of book-entry commercial notes (Issuance), without collateral and personal guarantee, in up to two series (Book-entry Commercial Notes), subject to public distribution, with restricted distribution... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Spanish energy group Repsol (REP.MC) is selling a 25% stake in its oil and gas exploration division to U.S. fund EIG for $4.8 billion, building up a warchest for renewables projects as the energy industry moves to a lower-carbon future. The deal, first reported by Reuters earlier this year, values the whole business at $19... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Maersk Drilling has secured a contract extension with Shell, a UK-headquartered energy giant, for a 7th generation drillship, enabling it to carry out drilling services offshore Mexico once it completes its current assignment with this oil major. The rig owner revealed on Thursday that Shell has exercised an option to extend the... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured two new contract awards in the Gulf of Mexico for one of its ultra-deepwater drillships. Transocean announced on Tuesday that the ultra-deepwater drillship, Deepwater Asgard, received two contract awards in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for a total of approximately 14 months of work, adding $181 million to the firm... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Siemens Energy said on Tuesday it has a placed 960 million euro ($949.63 million) mandatory convertible bond to help fund its takeover bid for wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa. It expects settlement of the notes to take place on or around Sept. 14, it said in a statement. "With the planned full integration of... Continue Reading →
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