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(Reuters) - Saipem (SPMI.MI) will launch a 2 billion euro ($2.2 billion) capital increase this year and sell assets to help fund a turnaround plan to bring the troubled Italian energy services group back into the black. The company stunned investors in January when it downgraded earnings by a billion euros due to a significant deterioration of... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) The Swiss trading arm of Russian energy giant Lukoil (LKOH.MM) has scaled back operations after the oil company cut its supply of capital to guarantee nearly $1 billion in margin calls in the wake of Western sanctions, according to three people familiar with the matter. Litasco, which was handling more than 3.6 million barrels per day,... Continue Reading →
The independent oil company closed 2021 with net revenue of R$ 1.04 billion. Of this total, BRL 285 million refers to the fourth quarter, with a growth of 38.1% compared to the same period in 2020. In addition, the company's net income reached BRL 176.9 million in the consolidated for 2021 and EBITDA in the... Continue Reading →
(FT) The crisis in global energy markets will force some smaller commodity traders out of business and unleash a wave of consolidation in the sector, a senior executive at one of the world’s largest trading houses has warned. Christophe Salmon, Trafigura’s chief financial officer, said a surge in the capital needed to keep commodities flowing... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Saipem (SPMI.MI) core investors Eni (ENI.MI) and CDP together with a pool of banks are ready to advance 1.5 billion euros of an overall 2 billion euro capital increase to rescue the troubled Italian energy service group, two sources said. The two investors, tied by a shareholder pact, will stump up in advance most of their share... Continue Reading →
(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 →
