(Reuters) - Malaysia's state energy firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad, or Petronas, swung to a third-quarter profit on higher prices and demand, and forecast a modest recovery in demand. The company reported third-quarter profit of 16.3 billion ringgit, compared with a loss of 3.4 billion ringgit in the year-ago quarter. Revenue rose 50% to 61.8 billion... Continue Reading →
Soaring oil & gas demand to catapult well intervention over $14 billion by 2031, Fact.MR says
Offshore oil and gas exploration projects are expected to double the growth of well intervention market, as operators seek to increase production from existing fields amid skyrocketing oil and gas demand. Fact.MR expects the global well intervention market to reach $7.1 billion in 2021 with an increase of 7 per cent CAGR between 2021 and 2031, thus, surpassing $14... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Awards Long-term Charters for Seadrill Drillship Duo
Offshore drilling company Seadrill has won two contracts with Brazil's Petrobras for the West Carina and West Tellus drillship. The two rigs will work on the Búzios field offshore Brazil. Both contracts have been signed on a 3-year fixed-term basis, with an expected start in September 2022. The total contract value for the two contracts... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras boosts payouts and spending under new plan – analysts
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras loosened its dividend policy and raised capital spending projections in a new five-year strategic plan unveiled late on Wednesday that was cheered by analysts and investors. In a securities filing, Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA), as the company is formally known, said it was ending its previous dividend policy, which... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on enhancing the Shareholder Remuneration Policy
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held today, approved the revision of the Shareholder Remuneration Policy (Dividend Policy). The enhancement of the Dividend Policy has become important because of the anticipated achievement of the target of gross debt below US$ 60 billion in the 3rd quarter of... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras raises investment plan to $68 bln, lowers 2022 production forecast
(Reuters) - Brazil's Petrobras (PETR4.SA) said on Wednesday it expects to invest $68 billion from 2022 to 2026, a sharp increase from its previous five-year plan, as the state-run oil company seeks to grow oil production from the subsea pre-salt area. The oil production forecast for next year fell slightly, however, with Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the... Continue Reading →
Swiss Public Prosecutor Fines SBM Offshore for Bribery
SBM Offshore, one of the world's largest suppliers of FPSO vessels for the offshore oil and gas industry, has been ordered to pay 7.0 million CHF (around USD 7.6 million) for bribery in the 2005 – 2012 period. A year ago, SBM Offshore said that three of its subsidiaries in Switzerland had received a notification... Continue Reading →
Yellowtail subsea contract among top 10 global awards for the century – Rystad Energy
French-American multinational, TechnipFMC recently landed a multi-million dollar contract to supply the subsea equipment for ExxonMobil’s fourth project in the Stabroek Block at the Yellowtail Development area. Based on its analysis of this contract alongside its record of others in the industry over the years, Rystad Energy recently noted that it ranks among the top... Continue Reading →
New clean hydrogen production tax credit of up to $3/kg approved by US House, paving way for cheap green H2
A ten-year tax credit worth up to $3 per kilogram of “clean hydrogen” was approved by the US House of Representatives on Friday as part of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Bill. The cleaner the hydrogen produced, the higher the tax credit received by producers — a move that could make green H2 derived from... Continue Reading →
Guyana to Request Stronger Financial Guarantees from Oil Operators
Guyana is getting ready to raise requirements on oil operators to protect the nation against spills and future removal costs of production platforms, the head of its environmental agency told Reuters. Guyana currently requires financial assurance, a type of insurance, to cover emergency responses to accidents. Financial assurance is also used at times in some... Continue Reading →