Oslo-listed marine contractor Siem Offshore has reduced its Q4 2020 deficit despite revenue drop of 20 per cent against prior-year quarter. Quarterly operating revenues were $57 million, compared to $71 million in Q4 2019. The decrease in revenues from 4Q 2019 is mainly due to lower revenues from the AHTS fleet, the Brazilian and the... Continue Reading →
Loss widens for DOF Subsea
Oslo-listed DOF Subsea has seen its fourth-quarter 2020 loss widened on higher depreciation and impairment charges and lower operating revenue compared to same time last year. The company reported NOK 115 million loss in the fourth quarter of 2020, versus NOK 30 million in Q4 2019. Operating revenue was NOK 872 million, against NOK 990 million... Continue Reading →
Oceaneering narrows loss in fourth quarter
Subsea engineering specialist Oceaneering has narrowed its loss in the fourth quarter of 2020, despite revenue drop of close to 25 per cent. The Houston-based company has reported a net loss of $25 million on revenue of $424 million for the fourth quarter 2020. Adjusted profit was $1.8 million, reflecting the impact of $9.8 million... Continue Reading →
Petronas Posts 4Q Loss. Outlook Challenging, CEO Says
Malaysian state oil firm Petronas fell to a fourth-quarter loss on Friday hurt by lower oil prices and demand. Petronas announced in a virtual briefing a 1.1 billion ringgit ($272 million) loss after tax for the October-December quarter versus a profit of 4.1 billion a year earlier. It was the third straight quarterly loss at... Continue Reading →
Saipem CEO: “2021 is certainly not a back to normal year”
Italian energy services group Saipem said it was unable to provide guidance for the year due to the ongoing health pandemic after it missed earnings expectations, sending its shares down around 9%. "2021 is certainly not a back to normal year," Chief Executive Stefano Cao said in a conference call on results. "We don't expect... Continue Reading →
Exxon Mobil’s total reserves drop by a third after COVID-19 oil price drop
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp’s global oil and gas reserves tumbled by a third last year as the COVID-19 pandemic slammed global oil prices and demand, the company said on Wednesday. The largest U.S. oil producer is reeling from the sharp decline in oil demand and a series of bad bets on projects when prices... Continue Reading →
WEG’s profit grows 48.5% in the 4th quarter, to R $ 742.2 million
The manufacturer of machinery and equipment WEG had a profit of R $ 742.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, which represents an increase of 48.5% compared to the same period of the previous year. The company's revenue grew 29.5%, to R $ 4.88 billion. The result was influenced by factors such as the... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 reports $1.1 billion loss in 2020
Subsea 7 has recognised a major loss in 2020, mostly on impairment charges, but increased its backlog by 20 per cent and kept revenue down only five per cent compared to 2019. The engineering and construction specialist recognised 2020 net loss of $1.1 billion, against loss of $82 million in 2019. In the full year... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC stays in the red
UK-based TechnipFMC has reported fourth-quarter 2020 loss of $39 million or 9 cent per diluted share against $2.4 billion loss same time last year. Adjusted diluted earnings per share was 5 cents, with analysts projecting some 20 cents. Revenue for the quarter was down from Q4 2019 some eight per cent at $3.32 billion and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras’ Performance 4Q20
MESSAGE FROM THE CEO Dear Shareholders,I am very happy to present the report on Petrobras financial performance in 2020, a superb performance in a very challenging environment. Amidst a severe global recession and the effects of a major global shock to the oil industry, we promised to engineer a J-shaped recovery. The goal was to... Continue Reading →