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A strong rise in oil and gas production helped BP (BP.L) offset weaker crude prices and refining profit to again beat profit expectations on Tuesday, boosting its shares. BP’s second quarter contrasts with Total (TOTF.PA) and Norway’s Equinor (EQNR.OL), which posted sharp earnings drops, and builds on a steady recovery after deep cost cuts since... Continue Reading →
Anadarko Petroleum Corp (APC.N), in its last earnings report before shareholders vote on its sale to Occidental Petroleum (OXY.N), on Friday reported a quarterly profit that topped analysts’ estimates, as higher production offset lower prices for its oil. It reported a net loss on a $1 billion breakup fee paid to Chevron Corp (CVX.N). Anadarko... Continue Reading →
Mexico’s state oil company Pemex posted another quarter of major losses on Friday, weighed down by falling output and lower crude prices, as the heavily indebted firm faces the prospect of a fresh downgrade from credit agencies critical of its direction. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has pledged to rescue the ailing Mexican oil giant... Continue Reading →
July 25, 2019 -Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, pursuant to article 24 of CVM Instruction 400 of December 29, 2003, as amended, reports that today the overallotment option (“Greenshoe Option”) was fully exercised under the secondary public offering of shares issued by Petrobras Distribuidora SA (“BR”) and held by Petrobras. With the exercise of the... Continue Reading →
Italian oil and gas company Eni saw its profit drop by 66% in the second quarter 2019 when compared to the same period last year. Eni reported on Friday that its adjusted operating profit for 2Q 2019 was €2.28 billion, down by 11% q-o-q and adjusted operating profit of €2.56 billion. Excluding the impact of... Continue Reading →
July 25, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that it received this week R$ 425 million as a result of leniency agreements and repatriations carried out by the Federal Prosecutor’s Office. Thus, the total amount of funds returned to the company as a result of cooperation, leniency agreements and repatriation exceeds R$ 4 billion.... Continue Reading →
July 24, 2019 Petrobras is expected to start drilling a well in the Sagitario prospectus next quarter, Repsol said in its financial report released Wednesday. The initial forecast was that the activity would take place in the second quarter, but the schedule was postponed. Sagitario was awarded in the seventh round of ANP bids to... Continue Reading →
July 25, 2019 Compared to other countries and other infrastructure sectors (such as electricity, for example), the oil and gas sector makes little use of project finance and other domestic capital market instruments to finance itself, making capital investment more common by the shareholders of the concessionaires. However, this reality may change. After years... Continue Reading →
Rio de Janeiro, July 24, 2019 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that the Administrative Board of Tax Appeals (CARF) issued today an unfavorable decision on an administrative tax proceeding which deals with the collection of CIDE - Import tax regarding remittances abroad for the payment of charter contracts in the calendar year of... Continue Reading →
Oceaneering has reported a net loss of $35 million, or 36 cents per share, for the three months ended June 30, 2019. The result compares with net loss of $33 million same time last year. During the prior quarter ended March 31, 2019, Oceaneering reported a net loss of $25 million, or 25 cents per... Continue Reading →
