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By Bruce Beaubouef, Managing Editor (Offshore-mag.com) The “Big 3” offshore drillers – listed as Transocean, Noble Corp., and Valaris by Evercore ISI – are all reporting “strong offshore fundamentals and a robust outlook” that will likely stretch out to 2030, according to a recent report by the oilfield marketplace consulting firm. Evercore based its analysis... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Siemens Energy on Wednesday raised its free cash flow outlook for the second time in three months, citing stronger demand for its power grid equipment and gas turbines as the group recovers from a crisis at its wind division. The company, which supplies the utility sector with components and services, had to seek help from the... Continue Reading →
Barry Parker, Contributor of bdp1 Consulting Ltd (OE) Early 2024 saw a group of financial deals that have implications, in a broad sense, for how offshore wind projects may be financed. While offshore wind projects might be thought of as being in the ‘utility finance’ basket, they are ultimately high-risk deals that might better suit the... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) -- Brazil analysts lifted their key rate forecast for the end of next year as the biggest currency rout in emerging markets fans concerns of more persistent inflation going forward. The benchmark Selic will hit 9.75% in December of next year, up from the prior estimate of 9.5%, according to a weekly central bank... Continue Reading →
(Oil Now) Subsea7 is closely watching Suriname’s offshore oil sector, with hopes of winning a massive subsea contract to support TotalEnergies’ Block 58 project. In a Q2 earnings presentation, Subsea7 listed the Suriname project among a selection of Invitations to Tender (ITT) in-house or expected in the next 12 months. It expects the contract to... Continue Reading →
Camorim announces the July 2024 contract with Petrobras, in partnership with GranEnergia, for the operation of the Sayan Polaris vessel. The contract, worth approximately USD 60 million, will last for 2 years, where the Sayan Polaris vessel will act as an accommodation and personnel transfer unit for the Petrobras units that will be served during... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's Petrobras will include at least one partner in its bid for a 40% stake in Galp Energia's Mopane oil prospect in Namibia, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Last week, Petrobras' director of exploration and production, Sylvia dos Anjos, told Reuters that the state-run firm had made a non-binding... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Chevron reported second-quarter earnings on Friday that missed Wall Street estimates due to industry-wide pressure from lower refining margins and natural gas prices, sending its shares down 1.5% in premarket trading. The company earlier had warned oil output this quarter would slip and refining would suffer from turnarounds at two refineries in California. Refining... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Exxon Mobil on Friday posted a better-than-expected $9.2 billion second-quarter profit based on rising output from its purchase this year of shale oil firm Pioneer Natural Resources. Exxon delivered a $2.14 a share profit that beat analysts' estimates on oil production and pricing gains that offset refining weakness. Results mirrored profit beats by rivals... Continue Reading →
(OE) Oilfield services firm Archer has entered into an agreement with Air Drilling Associates to acquire its managed pressure drilling (MPD) subsidiary ADA Argentina. ADA provides MPD services to Archer's largest customers in the Vaca Muerta basin in Argentina. MPD is an adaptive drilling process used to precisely control the annular pressure profile throughout the... Continue Reading →
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