(Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L) said on Thursday surging demand for oil products that had almost tripled refining profits in the second quarter would boost earnings by up to $1.2 billion. In an update before second quarter results on July 28, Shell also said it would reverse up to $4.5 billion in writedowns on oil and gas assets... Continue Reading →
Offshore Seismic Firms TGS, CGG to Acquire Certain Assets of ION Geophysical as Part of Chapter 11 Cas
Seismic data companies TGS and CGG said this week they were successful in their respective bids in the auction process conducted in relation to their rival's ION Geophysical Corporation’s (ION) Chapter 11 bankruptcy case pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. TGS will acquire certain assets related to ION’s... Continue Reading →
Intelatus Provides Snapshot of U.S. Offshore Wind Industry Progress
The U.S. offshore wind sector continues its journey to deploy 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030 and 110 GW by 2050, Intelatus Global Partners said in its July U.S. offshore wind report. Two major OCS projects with around 940 MW of capacity have reached FID and have started onshore construction, and seven projects are... Continue Reading →
U.S. investors form venture to pursue oil and gas projects in Venezuela
(Reuters) - Two U.S. investment funds on Tuesday said they formed a joint venture with a Venezuelan firm to pursue oil and gas exploration and production projects in the U.S.-sanctioned South American country. Gramercy Funds Management and Atmos Global Energy said their joint venture would work with an arm of Inelectra Group, a Caracas-based firm... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of its stake in Deten
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 04/28/02, informs that it has today finalized the sale of its entire interest (27.88%) in Deten Química S.A (Deten), located in the industrial complex of Camaçari, in the state of Bahia, to the company Cepsa Química S.A, which already has an indirect interest... Continue Reading →
Saipem’s cash call wobbles as investors dump shares, rights
(Reuters) - Investors dumped shares in Saipem (SPMI.MI) on Tuesday as well as the rights to buy into the Italian energy services group's 2 billion euro ($2 billion) cash call, heightening risks for banks that agreed to mop up any unsold shares. Saipem is tapping investors after a shock profit downgrade in January driven by deteriorating margins... Continue Reading →
Wall Street boosts Exxon forecasts as refining margins soar
(Reuters) - Wall Street analysts sharply increased their Exxon Mobil Corp(XOM.N)second-quarter profit estimates after a securities filing showed motor fuel sales rose $5 billion from the first quarter. Oil and gas prices soared in the first half, with crude selling for more than $105 per barrel and U.S. pump prices for gasoline surging to about... Continue Reading →
Helix takes ‘meaningful step’ towards its energy transition model by closing Alliance deal
Houston-headquartered offshore energy services provider Helix Energy Solutions has completed the acquisition of Louisiana-based, privately-held Alliance group of companies, enabling it to expand its decommissioning presence in the Gulf of Mexico. Back in May 2022, Helix revealed that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the equity interests of the Alliance... Continue Reading →
KNOT Offshore Partners LP Announces Acquisition of Synnøve Knutsen
(BW) KNOT Offshore Partners LP (the “Partnership”) (NYSE:KNOP) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, KNOT Shuttle Tankers AS, has acquired KNOT Shuttle Tankers 35 AS, the company that owns the shuttle tanker, Synnøve Knutsen, from Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS (“KNOT” “Sponsor”) (the “Acquisition”). The purchase price of the Acquisition, which has been financed on... Continue Reading →
Pemex, New Fortress Energy Ink Deal on $1.5B Offshore Gas project
(OE) Mexican oil and gas company Pemex has signed a letter of intent with the U.S.-based company New Fortress Energy to resume work on a $1.5 billion offshore gas project in Mexico, Pemex Chief Executive Octavio Romero said on Friday. The agreement is for the development of the long stalled the Lakach non-associated deepwater gas... Continue Reading →