Brought to you by Quest Offshore & Southern Cone Consultants
Offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore has named a former boss of Pacific Drilling and a former executive of Noble Corporation as the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer who will also serve on the board of directors. Diamond revealed on Monday that Bernie G. Wolford Jr. succeeds Marc Edwards, who retired from the company as Chairman, President, and... Continue Reading →
Tullow Oil's $1.8 billion bond, which was launched to help it manage a $2.4 billion debt pile, drew more interest from investors than expected after the Africa-focused producer's financial overhaul, the chief executive said on Friday. Rahul Dhir also told Reuters the firm did not plan to sell more oil and gas fields after disposing... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras following up on the release disclosed on April 29, 2021, in relation to the request to call an Extraordinary General Meeting to reconstitute the Board of Directors, in view of the resignation of Mr. Marcelo Gasparino da Silva announced on April 16, 2021, informs that the company's Board of Directors, by... Continue Reading →
(Offshore Energy) Just like its rival Transocean, offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation, which has recently marked its 100th anniversary, is optimistic about the market outlook for its rig fleet with a pipeline of tender opportunities developing on the horizon as well as higher day rates. Noble Corporation celebrated its one-hundred-year anniversary about a month ago, but that... Continue Reading →
Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine continues to face COVID-19 supply chain constraints and shortage of skilled workers, the company said announcing its Q1 results. The workforce shortage has been ascribed to the ongoing travel bans caused by the pandemic, as foreign workers, primarily those from India and Bangladesh, are unable to return to Singapore. Specifically, the Ministry... Continue Reading →
Italian oil and gas and renewable industry services giant Saipem has appointed Francesco Caio as its new CEO. Born in 1957, Caio has a degree in Electronic Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from INSEAD Fontainebleau, France. He takes over from Stefano Cao who served as CEO of... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 S.A. (the Group) (Oslo Børs: SUBC, ADR: SUBCY, ISIN: LU0075646355) announced today results for the first quarter which ended 31 March 2021. First quarter highlights First quarter 2021 revenue up 33% year-on-year to $1.0 billionAdjusted EBITDA up 50% to $102 million after incurring net Covid-19 costs of approximately $9 millionOrder intake of $0.8... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has received from shareholders holding more than 1% of the company's capital stock, a request to call an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to reconstitute the Board of Directors, in view of the resignation of Mr. Marcelo Gasparino da Silva announced on 04/16/2021, as communicated to the market... Continue Reading →
In 1Q21, we kept a solid operating performance, even with the worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. The average production of oil, NGL and natural gas in 1Q21 was 2.77 MMboed, 3.1% higher than 4Q20, as P-70, installed in the Atapu field, continued to ramp-up, and due to lower losses with maintenance stoppages on... Continue Reading →
Energy transition company Technip Energies has agreed to buy €20 million (approx $24.2 M) equivalent of its own shares from TechnipFMC. In February 2021, TechnipFMC and Technip Energies were separated as two independent, publicly traded companies. Technip Energies deals in LNG, hydrogen, and ethylene as well as blue and green hydrogen, sustainable chemistry, and CO2 management,... Continue Reading →
