(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Friday signaled that skyrocketing margins from fuel and crude sales could generate a record quarterly profit, according to a securities filing. Energy prices have shot up this year with oil selling for more than $105 per barrel and gasoline at about $5 per gallon in the United States. The enormous... Continue Reading →
Mexico’s largest oil refinery opens to fanfare, not yet operational
(Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador formally opened a major new oil refinery on Friday, a signature project for the leftist leader who argues it will help the country cut a longstanding dependence on foreign gasoline and diesel supplies. The Olmeca refinery owned and operated by state-run oil company Pemex is billions of... Continue Reading →
Ecuador’s Petroecuador lost 1.99 mln bbl of oil output during protest
(Reuters) - More than two weeks of protests in Ecuador caused state-run oil company Petroecuador to lose 1.99 million barrels of oil production, the company said on Friday, adding that it expects to reach 90% of pre-crisis output in the next week. Protests erupted in Ecuador in June to demand lower fuel prices and limits... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum change in equity interest
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”), in compliance with provisions of article 12 of CVM Resolution No. 44, communicates to its investors and the market in general that received on June 30, 2022, notice from Banco BTG Pactual S.A. (“BTG Pactual” or “Bank”) informing about the change in its equity interest in... Continue Reading →
Gazprom cancels dividend for first time since 1998, shares dive
(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 →