(REUTERS) Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes on Wednesday reported a bigger second-quarter loss, hit by a $365 million charge from suspension of its Russian operations and supply chain inflation, dampening the benefits of higher oil prices. The company's shares fell about 4.5% to $26.95 in premarket trading. "Our second-quarter results were mixed as each product... Continue Reading →
France to pay $10 billion to take full control of EDF
(Reuters) - France's government is offering to pay 9.7 billion euros ($9.85 billion) to take full control of EDF (EDF.PA), in a buyout deal that gives it a free hand to run Europe's biggest nuclear power operator as it grapples with a continent-wide energy crisis. The finance ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that the... Continue Reading →
Halliburton sees years of oil drilling demand after profits jump
(Reuters) - Oilfield services provider Halliburton Co (HAL.N) on Tuesday posted a nearly 41% rise in second-quarter adjusted profit compared to the first quarter, and predicted multiple years of growth in demand for drilling. Driven by high oil prices, the increase was in spite of a $344 million hit from the company winding down assets in Russia... Continue Reading →
Cerulean reveals 6 GW floating offshore wind bid under INTOG leasing round
Green energy infrastructure developer Cerulean Winds has revealed it will bid for four seabed lease sites with a combined capacity of 6 GW of floating wind to decarbonise the UK’s oil and gas sector under Crown Estate Scotland’s Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round. This scale will remove more emissions quickly, keep... Continue Reading →
Afentra to Buy Further Stake in Shallow-water Area Offshore Angola
Oil and gas company Afentra plc, led by former Tullow CEO Paul McDade, has agreed to buy interests in two shallow-water offshore blocks in Angola from the Croatian oil company INA - Industrija Nafte. To remind, Afentra in April agreed to buy a 20% non-operated interest in Block 3/05, and 40% non-operating interest and Block 23,... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s most populous states cut local taxes on ethanol
(Reuters) - The governments of Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais, the two most-populous Brazilian states, on Monday cut local taxes on ethanol, a move followed by Parana state, in a bid to make the biofuel more competitive at the pump after a similar gasoline tax cut. Sao Paulo cut the ICMS tax, similar to a... Continue Reading →
U.S. oil mergers drop to $12 billion as volatility limits deals
(Reuters) - U.S. oil and gas dealmaking fell to $12 billion last quarter, down from the first quarter and nearly a third of the $34.8 billion in the same period a year ago, as commodity price volatility left buyers and sellers clashing over asset values, according to data released by energy analytics firm Enverus on... Continue Reading →
Aker Solutions Raises 2022 Revenue Outlook
(Reuters) Norwegian oil services firm Aker Solutions raised its 2022 revenue outlook as it sees increased activity from oil and gas companies, with tender activity heading for a new record, it said on Thursday. The company now expects its 2022 revenues to rise by around 30% year-on-year, compared with the rise of more than 20%... Continue Reading →
Venezuela’s refining arm Citgo on the verge of yet another power shake-up
(Reuters) - A new battle for control of Citgo Petroleum, the eighth largest U.S. oil refiner and Venezuela's foreign crown jewel, could soon be unleashed under a proposed management shake-up by the South American country's opposition lawmakers. The revamping would come despite the company posting strong profits after two years of losses and could lead... Continue Reading →
Banks to subscribe for at least 400 million euros of Saipem new shares
(Reuters) - A pool of banks will have to buy shares worth at least 400 million euros ($401 million) in Saipem (SPMI.MI) after a cash call by the Italian energy services firm failed to raise the 2 billion euro target it was seeking from investors. Saipem SpA said on Monday it had raised only around 1.4 billion... Continue Reading →