Energy intelligence provider Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business, believes that the oil and gas sector will continue to rebound in 2022, but the positive outlook will be tempered by concerns about its future. In its Global Upstream Outlook 2022, Wood Mackenzie points out the upstream industry must respond to the implications of the pledges made at COP26 and... Continue Reading →
Royal Dutch Shell shareholders expected to approve move to London
(Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSa.L) shareholders are expected to vote on Friday to approve a plan to end the company's dual share structure and move its headquarters to London from The Hague. The Anglo-Dutch company's board members presented the plan in November. They said the simplification would strengthen Shell's competitiveness and make share buybacks and paying... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of the BM-S-8 block – Bacalhau
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 11/22/2016 and 03/21/2018, informs that it will receive from Equinor Brasil Energia Ltda. (Equinor) the last contingent installment in the amount of US$ 950 million related to the sale of its stake in the exploratory block BM-S-8, where the Bacalhau field (former Carcará... Continue Reading →
Pemex Refinery Deal May Cost $1 Billion More Than Announced
(Yahoo) Petroleos Mexicanos could end up spending about $1.6 billion to take over Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s Deer Park refinery, more than twice the price announced in May, even as its finances are so dismal the government is injecting billions of dollars into the state oil producer. Pemex, as the company is known, has requested... Continue Reading →
ANP Approves Mero’s Development Plan
A new important milestone for Petrobras and its partners in the consortium that operates in the Libra block, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The board of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the first development plan for the Mero field, which is located within the Libra area. In all, 65 wells will be drilled in... Continue Reading →
Sapura Energy facing cash flow and liquidity issues
Malaysian oilfield services provider Sapura Energy is facing cash flow and liquidity issues exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Responding to recent news reports, Sapura Energy on Wednesday clarified that it is still a going concern. The company’s business segments continue to execute 59 projects globally and its Exploration & Production business, operated through SapuraOMV, continues... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies Sells Gabon Terminal, Offshore Fields to Perenco for $350M
(OE) French oil major TotalEnergies has completed the sale of the Cap Lopez Terminal and non-operated offshore field in Gabon to Perenco. "After receiving the approval of Gabonese authorities, TotalEnergies announces the closing of its agreement to divest to Perenco Oil and Gas Gabon the Cap Lopez Terminal and non-operated assets of its 58%-owned affiliate TotalEnergies EP Gabon," TotalEnergies said Thursday. With the transaction valued at $350 million before final adjustment, TotalEnergies EP Gabon... Continue Reading →
Prosafe unit gets extension
Offshore accommodation rig provider Prosafe has secured a contract extension for one of its units for operations in Trinidad and Tobago. In an update on Thursday, Prosafe revealed that the firm charter period for its Safe Concordia unit in Trinidad and Tobago has been extended and takes the firm operational period through to end-January 2022. The total... Continue Reading →
Trafigura nearly doubles profit to hit record in FY 2021
(Reuters) - Global commodity trader Trafigura Group hit a record net profit for a second year running in its 2021 financial year after a strong performance across divisions and significant energy market dislocations. The Geneva-based firm posted a net profit of $3.1 billion for its financial year ending Sept. 30, almost double the previous year.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the sale of the Miranga Cluster
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 02/24/2021, informs that it concluded today the sale of its total stake in nine onshore exploration and production fields, jointly called Miranga Cluster, located in the state of Bahia, to SPE Miranga S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of PetroRecôncavo S.A. (PetroRecôncavo). After compliance... Continue Reading →