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(OilPrice) It’s an open secret within energy circles that the eventual death of oil and thermal coal won’t come from environmentalists or even directly from renewable energy, but rather when big banks decide to stop financing it, rendering it ‘unbankable’. And the U.S. oil and gas sector came dangerously close to meeting that fate after Wall... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - ING Groep NV (INGA.AS) will no longer finance new oil and gas projects, its energy chief said, becoming the biggest bank yet to commit to such a step in the fight against climate change. The move by the Dutch financial services firm raises pressure on peers to heed a call by the International Energy Agency... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Peru's embattled state-owned oil firm Petroperu (PETROBC1.LM) will not submit its annual financial audit before the end of July, new Chief Executive Francisco de la Torre told Reuters on Tuesday, meaning it will miss a key May deadline to present the document. Petroperu was downgraded earlier this month to junk by credit agencies after accounting... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 ended 2021 with excellent operational and financial performance. Revenue reached US$ 5 billion, representing growth of 45% compared to the previous year. The company's EBITDA reached US$ 521 million, an increase of 55% compared to 2020. Net income for the year was US$ 36 million. The global order backlog hit the $7.2 billion... Continue Reading →
Oil and gas company Tullow Oil has completed the pre-emption related to the sale of Occidental Petroleum’s interests in the Jubilee and TEN fields in Ghana to Kosmos Energy, increasing its interest in the fields. The cash consideration paid on completion was $118 million reflecting closing adjustments and was funded from cash on the balance... Continue Reading →
The net profit of the oil company Enauta in 2021 reached the level of R$ 1.4 billion, a record in the company's history. According to the company, the result was driven by the price of Brent oil, the appreciation of low sulfur oil and the recognition of the entire Atlanta field. Another important factor was... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - A $40 a barrel rise and fall in oil prices in March pushed many investors to exit the volatile trade and created the conditions for more wild price swings in the weeks ahead, traders, bankers and analysts said. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has driven many commodity prices to all-time highs, stretching the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - State-run Brazilian oil company Petrobras is close to reaching an agreement to sell to U.S. private equity firm EIG Energy Partners control of a natural gas pipeline that connects Bolivia and southern Brazil, three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the company is formally known, is expected... Continue Reading →
(OE) Norwegian offshore support vessel owner Siem Offshore said Monday a Brazilian court had ruled in favor of Petrobras in a case related to a late vessel delivery in 2015. "Siem Offshore do Brasil has been notified of the final unfavorable decision of a Brazilian court in a lawsuit filed against Petrobras. The case is... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Eni and BP are near a deal to raise around $2.5 billion in financing to merge their oil and gas operations in Angola and close to a separate agreement for Eni to buy stakes in Algerian gas plants, three sources told Reuters. The two companies last year announced plans to combine their Angolan businesses into a... Continue Reading →
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