Chevron’s market value leapfrogged that of Exxon Mobil for the first time on Wednesday during a week in which it closed a $4.1 billion, all-stock deal for Noble Energy, a smaller oil and gas producer. Chevron’s market cap ended the day around $142 billion, topping Exxon Mobil’s $141.65 billion market value at the end of... Continue Reading →
Premier Oil, Chrysaor Merger a “Win-Win” Analyst Says
As London-listed Premier Oil and UK North Sea focused Chrysaor announced their proposed all-stock merger this week, creating one of the largest UK North Sea oil and gas producers, Global Data analysts think the deal is a "win-win." As reported Tuesday, Premier said it would merge with Chrysaor through a reverse takeover, with London listing... Continue Reading →
Petroserv in financial restructuring
Tobias Cepelowicz and Roberto Jessourun are no longer heading the Ventura group (Petroserv). After almost five decades, the command of the rig and FPSOs company was transferred to Nelson Oliveira, executive of Geribá Investimentos, in the midst of a broad internal restructuring process, whose focus is to remedy the group's financial situation. Source: PetroleoHoje
Transocean’s efforts to avoid bankruptcy could lead to a default
(Bloomberg) --Measures taken by Transocean to stave off a bankruptcy filing could be exactly what ends up sending the offshore drilling company into Chapter 11 alongside some of its biggest peers. The world’s largest owner of deep-water oil rigs recently engineered a bond swap to trim some of its $9 billion debt load and ease... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on 3Q20 results
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports that it will release its quarterly production and sales report on October 20th, 2020 and its financial performance report on October 28th, 2020, after the markets close. On October 29th, 2020 two webcasts will be held, the first in Portuguese and the second in English, to present the company's... Continue Reading →
Premier Oil and Chrysaor to merge in largest independent oil & gas player on LSE
UK oil and gas company Premier Oil has reached an agreement with Harbour’s UK operating company Chrysaor regarding a proposed all-share merger between Premier and Chrysaor and the reorganisation of Premier’s existing debt and cross-currency swaps. According to Premier’s statement on Tuesday, the deal will create the largest independent oil and gas company listed on... Continue Reading →
Exxon to Lay Off 1600 Workers in Europe
U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil said on Monday it plans to reduce its European workforce by up to 1,600 across the company's affiliates by the end of 2021 as part of its global review. Exxon said country-specific cuts will depend on the oil major's local business footprint and market conditions, after the COVID-19 pandemic hammered... Continue Reading →
Mexico unveils $14 billion investment plan to speed up ailing economy
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico’s government presented an almost $14 billion infrastructure investment plan on Monday as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador seeks to repair rocky relations with business leaders and lift the struggling economy. The package, mostly privately financed, is the first clear sign of corporate bosses’ readiness to invest under Lopez Obrador since... Continue Reading →
Golar will appeal after being disqualified from Petrobras to lease a regasification terminal
(Reuters) - Golar Power said on Friday that it rejects the process that culminated in its disqualification by Petrobras of a bid to lease a regasification terminal for the state-owned company in Bahia, and stressed that it will file an appeal to return participate in the dispute. If this is not enough, the company also... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS READIES TENDERS FOR RIGS , WELL SERVICES AND SUBSEA SYSTEMS FOR THE FUTURE BUZIOS FPSOS
Petrobras readies new hires involving the next Petrobras platforms for the Brazilian pre-salt. In particular, the contracts related to the three future units that will be installed in the Búzios field (P-78, P-79 and FPSO Almirante Tamandaré), in the Santos Basin. In the next six months, the state company plans to launch tenders for the... Continue Reading →