Australia-based Woodside Energy's all-stock merger with BHP's oil and gas business was completed Wednesday. Woodside has acquired the entire share capital of BHP Petroleum International Pty Ltd (BHPP) and issued 914,768,948 new Woodside shares to BHP, which BHP has distributed to its eligible shareholders. "BHP has paid the in specie dividend and distributed Woodside shares... Continue Reading →
Tullow Oil and Capricorn unveil merger plan to create new player with focus on Africa
London-listed Tullow Oil and Capricorn Energy, formerly known as Cairn Energy, have reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended all-share combination of Tullow and Capricorn to create what they say will be “a leading African energy company.” The two companies revealed on Wednesday that it is intended that the combination will be implemented by... Continue Reading →
Saipem Sells Onshore Drilling Business as Its Focuses on Offshore Drilling
(OE) Italian energy services group Saipem has agreed to sell its onshore drilling business to Britain's KCA Deutag (KCAD) for $550 million, as it strives to bolster its finances after a profit warning and focuses on offshore drilling. Asset sales and a 2 billion euros ($2 billion) new share issue are part of Saipem's efforts... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Bolsonaro May Need Months to Replace Petrobras Management
(Reuters) Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, seething about fuel prices as his poll standings slip ahead of October's presidential election, has intensified his calls to shake up the board and management of state-run oil company Petrobras. But it will take at least 45 to 60 days to complete the necessary procedural and bureaucratic steps to install... Continue Reading →
Italian Court Dismisses Bribery Case Against Tenaris Directors
Tenaris, a company manufacturing pipes and related services for the global energy industry, has informed that an Italian court has dismissed a case against Tenaris’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and two other Board members over allegedly improper payments in Brazil. Tenaris said it had been advised that the Milan court of first instance overseeing... Continue Reading →
Saipem, Havfram in Offshore Wind Partnership
Italian energy services company Saipem, Norwegian subsea services firm Havfram, and HVAS Invest Kappa AS (a company controlled by HitecVision) have signed a non-binding agreement to evaluate a potential collaboration in the development and construction of offshore wind farms. "The parties share the common objective to create a wider value proposition by integrating a range... Continue Reading →
Trident Energy Wraps Subsea Work in Brazil to Boost Pampo Field Output
(OE) Oil and gas company Trident Energy said Thursday it had completed its first Brazilian subsea campaign to connect the MA-34 production well to the P-08 semi-sub platform, as part of its plans to enhance production on its Pampo field. "Trident Energy set to relocate two existing flowlines from our old MA-1 X-tree (one production... Continue Reading →
U.S. Oil investors back energy transition plans at shareholder meetings
(Reuters) - Shareholders of Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) and Chevron Corp (CVX.N) on Wednesday voted in favor of the energy transition strategies proposed by the two largest U.S. oil producers, following similar support of European oil firms' climate plans. Major oil producers this year flipped the script and won over investors with recent steps to minimize carbon emissions and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the request for an Extraordinary General Meeting
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 05/23/2022, regarding the Ministry of Mines and Energy's Official Letter requesting the convening of an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to promote the substitution and election of a member of the Board of Directors and the nomination of Mr. Caio Mario Paes de Andrade,... Continue Reading →
Talos Energy Looking to Buy Offshore Fields from Oil Majors
(Reuters) Offshore oil and gas producer Talos Energy on Tuesday said it was interested in scooping up new production, particularly as major oil companies shed assets in a bid to decarbonize. "We're a natural consolidator, particularly when you think about the Gulf of Mexico," Chief Executive Officer Tim Duncan said on Tuesday during an analyst... Continue Reading →