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(Reuters) - State-owned oil producer Saudi Aramco (2222.SE) on Sunday reported an almost 82% rise in first-quarter net profit, broadly in line with analyst forecasts, helped by strong oil prices. Aramco, which is at par with Apple Inc (AAPL.O) as the world's most valuable company, reported a net income of $39.5 billion for the quarter to March 31 from... Continue Reading →
(ON) As commercial discoveries continue to increase offshore Guyana, more projects will come online, generating an unprecedented inflow of revenue to the new oil producing South American country, which Norway-based Rystad Energy said could top US$130 billion. “If all discoveries were to be developed, you`re looking at, in the next 20 years, over $130 billion... Continue Reading →
Namibia on Thursday launched a sovereign wealth fund, months after oil discoveries by TotalEnergies and Shell off its coast. President Hage Geingob said at the launch the Welwitschia Fund would get an initial injection of 262 million Namibian dollars ($16.15 million) and invest 2.5% of its portfolio locally to bridge the country's infrastructure financing gap.... Continue Reading →
Highlights Year-to-date Directional1 revenue of US$970 million, in line with expectationFull year 2022 Revenue and EBITDA guidance maintainedCash dividend of US$1 per ordinary share paid, 13% year-on-year increase and representing c. 7% yield2FPSO Liza Unity delivered on time and on budgetFPSO ONE GUYANA award confirmed, to be added to the backlog Financial Overview YTD Directional in... Continue Reading →
Dutch dredging and marine services firm Boskalis raised its full-year core profit forecast on Thursday, pointing to a well-filled order book and favorable market outlook in the short and medium-term. Boskalis, which also offers services and contracting for the oil and gas sector and offshore wind industry, now expects its 2022 earnings before interest, tax,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's inflation slowed in April but still posted the steepest rise for the month in 26 years, pushing the 12-month figure to over 12% amid continued pressures on food and fuel, official figures showed on Wednesday. Consumer prices as measured by the benchmark IPCA index rose 1.06% in April, slightly above the 1.0%... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Colombia's majority state-owned oil company Ecopetrol (ECO.CN) said it will activate a contingency financing plan to avoid investment being affected while it waits for the government to pay 14.1 trillion pesos ($3.45 billion) it owes to the company. The debt the government owes to Ecopetrol (ECO.CN) corresponds to The Fund for Stabilization of Fuel Prices (FEPC), which... Continue Reading →
Japan's biggest oil and gas explorer Inpex Corp raised its net profit forecast for 2022 by 20% to a record 300 billion yen ($2.3 billion) thanks to higher-than-expected oil prices and a lower yen against the U.S. dollar. Its annual net profit prediction was raised from its February estimate of 250 billion yen as the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - U.S. oil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY.N) beat Wall Street's earnings estimates and swung to a profit from a year-ago loss, buoyed by soaring oil prices. The Houston-based company is the latest oil producer to benefit from high commodity prices, despite lower production volumes. Fuel prices have jumped following sanctions on Russia over... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has revealed that its shareholders have endorsed its plan to merge with Maersk Drilling in an all-stock transaction almost unanimously, despite concerns, which were voiced by certain shareholders over this plan in the past. A short time after the two rig owners announced their business combination on 10 November 2021, Cyprus-based S.D.... Continue Reading →
