Fugro has reported a revenue increase of 5.8% for the financial year 2021 compared to 2020, accompanied by a 21% revenue increase from renewables, led by buoyant offshore wind activity levels. EBITDA for the full year increased to €175.6 million, said to be driven by improvements in Europe-Africa and Americas, resulting in an EBIT margin... Continue Reading →
Eni posts best results since 2012 to drive green shift
(Reuters) - Italy's Eni became the latest energy group to benefit from the oil and gas boom as it posted its best result since 2012 to provide cash to cover returns to investors and also fund its green drive. The group swung to an adjusted net profit of 4.74 billion euros ($5.4 billion) last year... Continue Reading →
Steel Pipe Giant Tenaris Sees Further Sales and Margins Boost in H1, Shares Rise
Steel pipe giant Tenaris TENR.MI expects a further increase in sales in the first half of the year after posting strong results in the latest three months of 2021, driving a 2.4% rise in its Milan-listed shares on Thursday. The company, which makes seamless and welded steel pipes for oil and gas exploration activities, said... Continue Reading →
Facing Texas pushback, BlackRock says it backs fossil fuels
(Reuters) - At the risk of being dropped from Texas pension funds, BlackRock Inc (BLK.N) has ramped up its message that the world's largest asset manager is a friend of the oil and gas industries. As a large and long-term investor in fossil fuel companies, "we want to see these companies succeed and prosper," BlackRock executives wrote... Continue Reading →
Repsol Beats Forecasts Thanks to High Oil and Gas Prices
High oil and gas prices helped Spain's Repsol REP.MC to post earnings above market expectations on Thursday, giving it more financial firepower to spend on low-carbon operations investors are increasingly demanding of energy companies. Benchmark Brent crude oil LCoC1 and Henry Hub gas rose 70% and 86% respectively during 2021 as tight gas supplies collided... Continue Reading →
Guyana partners reveal spending plan for second exploration well
Partners Frontera Energy and CGX Energy plan to spend up to $130 million on their second exploration well on the Corentyne block offshore Guyana following positive results from the first well, Kawa-1. Frontera Energy is the majority shareholder of CGX and joint venture partner of CGX in the Petroleum Prospecting License for the Corentyne block.... Continue Reading →
Report: Saipem to Rethink Green Push After Profit Warning
Italy's Saipem is set to take a more cautious approach to new green business after delays to a wind farm project helped to tip the energy contractor into issuing a profit warning, two sources close to the matter said on Wednesday. Saipem, a [company specializing] in subsea exploration and construction and provider of services to... Continue Reading →
PetroRio 4Q21 & 2021 Earnings Release
Highlights for the Year Message from the Management “We would like to thank all employees for their dedication this year, with important operational achievements such as the tieback between the Polvo and Tubarão Martelo fields, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. They overcame various challenges and were responsible for the Company’s success. 2021 was a year... Continue Reading →
Glencore’s traded oil volumes in 2021 fell to lowest since 2015
(Reuters) - Glencore's (GLEN.L) traded oil volumes fell to below 4 million barrels per day in 2021 for the first time since 2015, the company's results showed on Tuesday. The global trader and miner traded 3.86 million bpd in 2021, down from 4.2 million bpd a year earlier, showing it has not recovered volumes after the peak... Continue Reading →
Saipem to submit updated business plan to board on March 15
(Reuters) - Italian energy services group Saipem said on Tuesday it would submit an updated strategic plan for approval by the board on March 15. Sapem, which presented its 2022-2025 plan last October, issued a surprise profit warning at the end of last month and pulled its outlook. The company, controlled by energy group Eni... Continue Reading →