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Baker Hughes has reported profit of $57 million or 11 cents per share on GAAP basis for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. The result compares with $13 million profit in Q3 2018, and $9 million loss sequentially. Adjusted net income (non-GAAP) attributable to Baker Hughes was $114 million, up 46% from same time last... Continue Reading →
French oil major Total recorded a decrease in its 3Q 2019 profit affected by lower oil and gas prices despite an increase in production. Total’s adjusted net profit was $3.02 billion in the third quarter of 2019, a 24% decrease when compared to the same period last year and the adjusted net profit of $3.96... Continue Reading →
Slumping revenues pushed Mexico's Petroleos Mexicanos to a net loss of 87.4 bln pesos ($4.43 billion) in the third quarter, but the struggling state oil firm said on Monday it had cut back its hefty debt load, bucking the trend of recent years. Pemex, as the company is generally known, held financial debts of $106... Continue Reading →
Affected by impairments for three retired rigs, offshore drilling contractor Transocean more than doubled its losses in the third quarter of the year when compared to the last year’s 3Q. According to Transocean’s quarterly report published on Monday, the company’s total contract drilling revenues were $784 million in 3Q 2019, compared to $816 million in... Continue Reading →
BP’s third-quarter results took a hit due to lower oil prices, maintenance works, hurricane impacts, and a divestment charge. Underlying replacement cost profit for the third quarter of 2019 was $2.3 billion, compared to $3.8 billion a year earlier. The result was impacted by significantly lower Upstream earnings, resulting from lower prices, maintenance and weather... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore nearly doubled its losses as its revenues dropped in the third quarter of 2019 when compared to the same period in 2018. Diamond has also secured a new contract for one of its semi-submersible rigs with Woodside. Diamond on Monday posted revenues of $254 million for the third quarter of... Continue Reading →
10/25/2019 Petrobras intends to use the R $ 34 billion it will receive from the Federal Government from the auctiont of the Transfer of Rights, scheduled for November 6. The auction will offer the right to extract oil and gas in areas in the pre-salt polygon granted to Petrobras in 2010. Chief Financial and... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA) is studying exiting its stake in Braskem SA (BRKM5.SA) via a share offering, an executive said on Friday, the latest in a series of proposals to separate itself from the petrochemical firm. Anelise Lara, head of Petrobras’ downstream division, divulged the potential share offering, which she said... Continue Reading →
Finland’s Wartsila (WRT1V.HE) warned on Friday of a tough outlook for 2020 due to weaker demand for its ship technology and power plants and took a surprise multi-million euros charge on project cost overruns. Shares in the engineering group plummeted to their lowest level in seven years. “We are going to have, for the next... Continue Reading →
Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras said on Thursday that some of its costs in a key oil-producing region plunged in the third quarter, a positive sign given that the company is making a huge bet on the region. In a securities filing announcing its third-quarter results, Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the company is formally known,... Continue Reading →
