(Reuters) - Russian gas giant Gazprom (GAZP.MM) has decided not to pay dividends on last year's results, the first time it will not pay out since 1998, sending its shares plunging 27%. "The shareholders decided that in the current situation it is not advisable to pay dividends based on the 2021 results," Deputy CEO Famil Sadygov said.... Continue Reading →
The Biggest Threat To Brazil’s Oil Boom
(OP) Latin America’s largest economy Brazil is experiencing a massive offshore energy boom which has seen the country overtake Venezuela and Mexico in little over a decade to become the region’s largest oil producer. This is driven by pre-salt petroleum discoveries in offshore Brazil, with the first being made by national oil company Petrobras in the Santos... Continue Reading →
Seismic Firm TGS Launches Takeover Offer for OBN Specialist Magseis Fairfield
Norwegian seismic data acquisition and processing company TGS is set to acquire all shares of the Norwegian ocean bottom node survey specialist Magseis Fairfield. TGS will put forward a voluntary exchange offer to acquire all shares of Magseis for a consideration to the Magseis shareholders in the form of 0.0426 ordinary shares of TGS and... Continue Reading →
Analysis: Argentina’s economic crisis whack-a-mole goes into overdrive
(Reuters) - Argentina's economic alarm bells are ringing loudly with fears of a global recession and spiraling inflation stoking investor fears over possible defaults, missed targets with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and political unrest. The South American country, an important global supplier of soybeans, corn and wheat, has seen its bonds sink to record... Continue Reading →
Consultancy finalizes pre-salt asset management assessment for Petrobras
(TN) The consultancy Grupo I Can completed the asset management assessment of Petrobras' Santos Basin Exploration and Production Business Unit (UN-BS). Since 2019, the UN-BS has started to implement asset management at the unit, which is located in the pre-salt layer, to understand the maturity level of the organization and, based on that, to develop... Continue Reading →
Apache, Shell Win Offshore Exploration Blocks in Uruguay
(OE) Uruguay's ANCAP has awarded three of the six available offshore blocks on its continental shelf to Shell and Apache, following bids received in the most recent ANCAP 2022 Open Bidding Round. Shell won the rights to the shallow-water block OFF-2 and deepwater Block OFF-7. Apache won the rights to the Block OFF-6. The award... Continue Reading →
BW Energy to Buy Saipem FPSO in Brazil for $73M
Oil and gas company BW Energy has agreed to buy Saipem's Cidade de Vitoria FPSO for $73 million in cash. The vessel is currently owned by Saipem and operated for Petrobras in the Golfinho field offshore Brazil. The sale and purchase of the FPSO is subject to the closing of the acquisition by BW Energy... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of E&P assets in the Espírito Santo Basin
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 06/23/2022, informs that it signed today with BW Energy Maromba do Brasil Ltda (BWE), the contracts for the sale of its total stake in the maritime concessions groups named Golfinho Cluster and Camarupim Cluster, in the post-salt deep waters, located in the Espírito... Continue Reading →
Saipem sees financial resources running out by Q1 2023 if capital hike fails
(Reuters) - Italy's Saipem (SPMI.MI) said on Thursday it would have financial resources available for less than one year if its plans to raise capital did not go through. The Italian energy services group on Wednesday launched a 2 billion-euro ($2.10 billion) rights issue, which will start on June 27, as it strives to bolster its finances... Continue Reading →
BW Energy to expand its footprint off Brazil as Petrobras greenlights sale of two clusters
Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras has approved the sale of two assets, located in the Espírito Santo Basin offshore Brazil, to BW Energy, an Oslo Stock Exchange-listed oil and gas E&P company. Earlier this month, Petrobras announced that the divestment process of the maritime concession called Golfinho cluster was still in the binding phase, adding that BW Energy was... Continue Reading →