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Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the material fact released on August 4, 2021, informs that it is making today the payment of the 1st installment of the remuneration anticipation to shareholders related to fiscal year 2021. The gross amount distributed, in the amount of R$ 21,000,003,096.30, corresponds to a gross amount of... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 08/12/2021, informs that today it received cash payment of US$ 2.9 billion for the obligations of its partners CNODC Brasil Petróleo e Gás Ltda. (CNODC) and CNOOC Petroleum Brasil Ltda. (CNOOC) in the Búzios Coparticipation Agreement (Agreement). With this payment, Petrobras will issue... Continue Reading →
French energy giant TotalEnergies has exercised an option for the extended use of one of Maersk Drilling's offshore drilling rigs in Suriname. TotalEnergies, which became the operator of the prolific Block 58 in January where it has in the past year with partner Apache struck several oil discoveries, has now added one additional appraisal well to the... Continue Reading →
China's top offshore oil and gas driller CNOOC Ltd said on Thursday its first-half net profit more than tripled from a low base last year, supported by rebounding oil prices and recovering energy demand after the pandemic. CNOOC Ltd, a listed branch of China National Offshore Oil Corp, said net profit reached 33.33 billion yuan... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - BHP Group (BHP.AX) has agreed to sell its petroleum business to Woodside Petroleum in a merger to create a top 10 independent oil and gas producer worth A$38.5 billion ($28 billion) with growth assets in Australia and the Americas. BHP's exit from petroleum, which made up just 5% of its annual earnings, speeds up its... Continue Reading →
The company earned R$94.5 million and recorded net cash above R$450 million in the period PetroReconcavo, one of the leading independent oil and gas operators in the revitalization of mature onshore fields in Brazil, announced its results for the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21). Net revenue was R$ 249 million in the period, a growth... Continue Reading →
Australian oil company Woodside confirmed Monday it has been in talks with BHP over the potential acquisition of BHP's oil and gas business. "Woodside notes recent speculation regarding a potential transaction between Woodside and BHP Petroleum. Woodside continuously reviews the composition of its asset portfolio and opportunities to create and deliver value for shareholders. Woodside... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Vantage drilling this week posted a net loss of $29 million in the second quarter of 2021, but its CEO was optimistic on the back of several important jack-up drilling rig contracts secured recently, especially in Qatar, almost doubling its backlog. “The second quarter represented more evidence that the industry is back... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) --Pemex fought tooth and nail to wrest control of the country’s biggest private oil find from the companies that discovered it. Now it has found itself without the cash to actually develop the field. After taking operational control of the Zama megafield last month, the Mexican state-owned oil producer doesn’t have the nearly $2... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Russian oil producer Rosneft's (ROSN.MM) second-quarter net profit showed a fivefold increase from the same period last year, it said on Friday, citing recovering oil prices. Net profit surged to 233 billion roubles ($3.2 billion) while revenue doubled to 2.167 trillion roubles. Rosneft, which includes oil major BP (BP.L) among its shareholders, said that liquid hydrocarbon production... Continue Reading →
