Vestas Records First Quarter Profit Despite Predictions

(Reuters) Wind turbine maker Vestas on Tuesday reported an unexpected operating profit for the first quarter, contrary to analysts' predictions of a loss, and kept its outlook for the year unchanged despite geopolitical uncertainty. The Danish company reported an operating profit before special items of 14 million euros ($15.8 million) against a year-earlier loss of... Continue Reading →

BW Energy Takes FID for Maromba Field Offshore Brazil

(OE) BW Energy has made a final investment decision (FID) for the Maromba development offshore Brazil, which will feature an integrated drilling and wellhead platform (WHP) and a refurbished floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. The Maromba development targets 500 million barrels of oil in place in the highly delineated and tested Maastrichtian sands.... Continue Reading →

Shell profit beats expectations, buybacks kept steady

 (Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab exceeded analyst expectations on Friday, reporting a 28% drop in first-quarter net profit to $5.58 billion, while holding steady the pace of its share buyback programme despite falling oil prices and lower refining margins. That contrasts with rival BP (BP.L), opens new tab that cut its buybacks this year to try to strengthen its... Continue Reading →

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