(Reuters) - Chinese refiner Sinopec posted a 52.1% year-on-year decline in net profit to 8.54 billion yuan ($1.2 billion) for the third quarter because of lower oil prices and weak refining margins. The world's largest refiner by capacity, Sinopec's third-quarter revenue was 790.4 billion yuan, down 9.8% from a year earlier, the company said in... Continue Reading →
Portugal’s Galp Record 22% Profit Fall with Less Oil Output
(Reuters) Portugal's Galp Energia on Monday posted a 22% fall in third-quarter adjusted core profit, hit by lower oil output and a sharp drop in refining margins, but earnings still beat estimates for the period. The energy firm reported adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of 820 million euros ($885 million), beating the... Continue Reading →
Moody’s upgrades Suriname’s credit rating amid offshore oil boom expectations
(oilnow.gy) Moody’s Ratings has upgraded Suriname’s long-term local and foreign-currency issuer ratings from Caa3 to Caa1. The outlook is now positive, reflecting the anticipated economic benefits from a significant offshore oil project. This change is driven by TotalEnergies’ recent decision to proceed with the GranMorgu oil project in Block 58, which holds 750 million barrels of recoverable reserves. The... Continue Reading →
Modec announces progress on Guyana bound FPSO Errea Wittu
Japan’s Modec has made further progress in the construction of a hull for a floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO) that will be deployed at ExxonMobil’s fifth oil development in the Stabroek block, offshore Guyana. The company announced the completion of the hull assembly of the FPSO Errea Wittu, 40 days ahead of schedule.... Continue Reading →
Argentina’s Shale Boom Goes Global
(oilprice) Argentina’s shale province has been touted for years as the next Permian that would make the South American country a net exporter of energy after decades of import dependence. The Vaca Muerta shale basin is estimated to be the world’s second-largest shale gas deposit and the fourth-biggest resource of shale oil. However, Argentina’s... Continue Reading →
Italy’s Eni to boost buyback after Q3 profit beats expectations
(Reuters) - Italian energy group Eni (ENI.MI), opens new tab will increase its share buyback programme by 25% to 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion), it said on Friday, after beating third-quarter profit expectations. It reported an adjusted net profit of 1.27 billion euros, topping the 1.08 billion expected by analysts in a poll compiled by the company... Continue Reading →
Inyanga Marine Energy Group launches crowdfunding round for its pioneering tidal energy technology.
Renewable energy innovator Inyanga Marine Energy Group has announced it is launching a crowdfunding round in partnership with Crowdcube. This round presents an opportunity to invest in Inyanga’s patented tidal energy technology, HydroWing. Tidal energy is a 100% predictable renewable energy source and one of the most reliable sources of renewable energy available. HydroWing aims... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore divests minority interest in FPSO Sepetiba
SBM Offshore announces it has completed the divestment of a 13.5% ownership interest in the special purpose companies related to the lease and operation of the FPSO Sepetiba to China Merchants Financial Leasing (Hong Kong) Holding Co., Limited (CMFL). This follows the announcement on February 10, 2022, of an agreement whereby CMFL would acquire its... Continue Reading →
Lower Oil Prices Drag Equinor’s Q3 Earnings Below Estimates
(oilprice.com) Lower oil prices and production volumes failed to offset rising natural gas prices and output at Equinor, which reported on Thursday lower-than-expected adjusted operating income, its key earnings metric, for the third quarter. The Norwegian energy giant booked an adjusted operating income of $6.89 billion for Q3, down by 13% compared to the same period of... Continue Reading →
TGS sees record-high OBN contract activity following merger with PGS
(offshore-energy.biz) Norway-based energy data and intelligence company TGS has reported record-high ocean bottom node (OBN) contract activity in the third quarter of 2024, the first quarter including PGS, with the utilization of its streamer fleet improving on high bid activity. In Q3 2024, TGS said that the activity level within OBN acquisition was historically high, generating revenues... Continue Reading →