(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil on Friday beat Wall Street's third quarter profit estimate, boosted by strong oil output in its first full quarter that includes volumes from U.S. shale producer Pioneer Natural Resources. Oil industry earnings have been squeezed this year by slowing demand and weak margins on gasoline and diesel. But Exxon's year-over-year profit fell 5%,... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies Q3 income hits three-year low as refining margins plunge
(Reuters) - French oil major TotalEnergies third-quarter profit hit a three-year low of $4.1 billion on Thursday, slightly missing expectations as refining margins and upstream outages dragged down earnings. Adjusted net income was down 37% from a year earlier and 12.7% lower from the previous quarter's $4.7 billion. The result just missed analyst expectations of $4.2 billion. Adjusted... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs about collective action judgement in the Netherlands
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, further to the Announcements to the Market of January 29th 2020, May 27th 2021 and July 26th 2023, hereby informs that the District Court of Rotterdam ("Court") today handed down a favorable judgment on its main arguments in the collective action filed by the Stichting Petrobras Compensation Foundation ("Foundation") against... Continue Reading →
Shell’s $6 billion profit smashes forecasts as LNG offsets weak refining
(Reuters) - Shell reported on Thursday third-quarter profits of $6 billion that exceeded forecasts by 12% as higher liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales offset a sharp drop in oil refining and trading results. The results, together with a drop in debt and strong cash flow, could lift investor confidence in CEO Wael Sawan's efforts to boost... Continue Reading →
Chevron confirmed as new operator of offshore Uruguay block
(OM) Challenger Energy has completed the transfer of a 60% interest in the AREA OFF-1 block offshore Uruguay to Chevron subsidiary Chevron Mexico Finance LLC, Sucursal Uruguay. All approvals for the transaction have come through from the Uruguayan regulatory authorities. Challenger has received a cash payment of $12.5 million and retains a 40% interest in the block, with Chevron... Continue Reading →
Avangrid, Invenergy Winners of First Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Auction
(offshoreWIND.biz) Avangrid and Invenergy have each secured two lease areas in the Gulf of Maine auction, where total bids exceeded USD 21.9 million (approximately EUR 20 million), marking the first lease sale in the region and the first for floating offshore wind on the US Atlantic coast. The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)... Continue Reading →
Hess posts quarterly profit beat as Guyana oil output stays strong
(Reuters) - Hess Corp beat estimates for third-quarter profit on Wednesday, helped by higher oil production in Guyana. The Guyana assets are at the center of an ongoing dispute between oil giants Chevron and Exxon that has delayed Chevron's $53 billion takeover of Hess. Hess agreed to the buyout last October, but the deal has been challenged by... Continue Reading →
Mexico’s Pemex posts wider third-quarter loss, hit by weaker peso
(Reuters) - Mexican state-owned oil company Pemex reported a deeper $8.2 billion third-quarter net loss on Tuesday, hurt mostly by a weaker exchange rate even as it benefited from support from the country's new government. The company, in a filing with the Mexican stock exchange, posted a loss of around $4.5 billion in the third... Continue Reading →
Net zero target needs $3.5 trillion in annual green energy investment, Wood Mackenzie says
(Reuters) - Investment in the green energy transition needs to double to $3.5 trillion per year if the world is to meet the Paris Agreement's goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2050, a report by Wood Mackenzie said on Tuesday. On top of the investment gap, the consultancy's analysis said global efforts to shift... Continue Reading →
BP’s Profit Drops 30% to Almost Four-Year Low
(Reuters) BP on Tuesday reported a 30% drop in third quarter profit to $2.3 billion, the lowest in almost four years, weighed down by weaker refining margins and oil trading results. The drop in profit from a year earlier was, however, smaller than expected. It comes amid a slowdown in global economic activity and oil... Continue Reading →