(Bloomberg) -- Macquarie Asset Management is making a $50 billion bet on offshore wind after sidestepping a perfect storm of low power prices and cost inflation that forced many competitors to walk away. Corio Generation Ltd., the fully owned offshore wind unit of the Australian financial giant, along with partners including TotalEnergies SE, plans to... Continue Reading →
Further on the Enauta merger proposal with 3R Petroleum
(PN) Enauta announced that its Board of Directors approved the presentation of a proposal for the business combination with 3R Petroleum. The operation could create one of the main independent operators in Brazil and Latin America, with production potential that could exceed 100 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day – in line with the... Continue Reading →
SLB to buy ChampionX for $8 billion in growing deal-making in US energy sector
(Reuters) - Top oilfield services company SLB (SLB.N), opens new tab said on Tuesday it will buy smaller rival ChampionX (CHX.O), opens new tab in an all-stock deal valued at $7.75 billion, amid growing consolidation in the North American energy sector. Oilfield service providers have followed energy producers in pursuing deals as they navigate operational and pricing challenges while... Continue Reading →
New Merger to Create One of the Largest Oil & Gas Companies in Latin America – Enauta and 3R Petroleum
(OE) Enauta has proposed the merger with 3R Petroleum which would create one of the largest and the most diversified independent oil and gas companies in Latin America. The merger proposal has been approved by Enauta’s board of directors, and according to the company, the combination results in a balanced, five-year high organic growth portfolio... Continue Reading →
Acteon acquired by private equity investors
(OM) Acteon Group, an offshore energy infrastructure services business, has been acquired by private equity investors Buckthorn Partners and One Equity Partners (OEP). With this business investment, Buckthorn and OEP said they aim to "improve Acteon’s standing with suppliers and customers and enable it to compete even more strongly in its core markets." The investors’ said... Continue Reading →
Constellation’s net revenue grows 36% in 2023 and reaches US$552 million
Constellation, leader in the offshore drilling market in Brazil, recorded net revenue of US$552 million in 2023, a growth of 36% compared to the previous year. The result before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) was US$ 185 million, 176% higher than in 2022. The company released its 2023 financial results to the market this... Continue Reading →
Frade completes five years and corresponds for more than half of PRIO’s production
(PN) PRIO, one of the largest independent oil and gas companies in Brazil, is celebrating the production results of Campo de Frade, located in the Campos Basin (RJ), which is completing its fifth year of activities with the company. The field was acquired in March 2019. At the end of 2023, PRIO completed the second... Continue Reading →
Petrobras acquires international certificates that guarantee the 100% renewable origin of the electricity used in its operations
For the second year running, the company neutralizes "scope 2" emissions associated with energy consumption purchased from suppliers in Brazil. Petrobras has acquired international certificates attesting that 100% of the electricity used in its industrial and administrative operations in Brazil last year was generated from renewable sources. The I-REC (Renewable Energy Certificate) document guarantees that... Continue Reading →
Enauta Sells 20% Stake in Atlanta, Oliva Fields Offshore Brazil
(JPT) Brazilian independent Enauta has agreed to sell a 20% participating interest in the BS-4 concession, which includes the Atlanta and Oliva fields, to Westlawn Americas Offshore (WAO) for $301.7 million. WAO is a portfolio company of Westlawn Group LLC and owns various interests in the Gulf of Mexico offshore basins. Enauta said the sale... Continue Reading →
Oceaneering and GDi Team Up for Oil and Gas Digital Asset Management
(OE) Oceaneering International has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Global Design Innovation (GDi) to deliver digital asset management solutions for asset-intensive industries such as oil and gas, utilities, and power generation. The agreement Oceaneering signed through its Integrity Management and Digital Solutions group will allow the company to provide digital solutions, including a technology-focused... Continue Reading →