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Feb 26 (Reuters) - Italian energy group Eni beat forecasts on Thursday with a 35% year-on-year jump in fourth-quarter adjusted earnings, driven by a strong performance in its exploration and production division and improved refining results. Adjusted net profit came in at 1.2 billion euros ($1.4 billion) between October and December, beating an analysts' consensus forecast... Continue Reading →
Feb. 26 (Reuters) Dutch offshore oil services company SBM Offshore announced a 57% annual surge in shareholder returns to a record $470 million (397.8 million euros) on Thursday and said it will return at least $2.1 billion to investors over six years. The Amsterdam-based floating production specialist said it would pay $2.57 per share through... Continue Reading →
Feb. 25 (Reuters) Italian oil contractor Saipem is ready to resume activities in Venezuela for both offshore and onshore projects after the easing of U.S. sanctions, Chief Executive Alessandro Puliti said on Wednesday. "Things in Venezuela are changing very quickly. It's a country where we worked a lot in the past, and we are ready... Continue Reading →
Feb. 25 - BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“Brava” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), communicates its investors and the market in general that received the industry's top O&G award and reaches a level of worldwide excellence. For the first time, an independent Brazilian company wins the OTC Distinguished Achievement Award for Companies. The achievement stems from the development... Continue Reading →
Feb. 25 (OE) Saipem has released its preliminary results for the fourth quarter and financial year 2025, confirming, for the fourth consecutive year, the trajectory of growth and improvement in profitability together with a further acceleration in cash generation. Revenue stood at €15.5 billion in 2025, a growth of 6.5% compared to the previous year,... Continue Reading →
Feb 24 (PN) Petrobras President Magda Chambriard announced that the company completed the anchoring of the P-79 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel in the Búzios field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, in record time. The activity was completed in just 12 days, an unprecedented milestone for the company among its... Continue Reading →
Feb. 23- ANP will hold a public hearing on March 13th to discuss the update of the Permanent Production Sharing Offer tender, with the inclusion of 15 new exploratory blocks. The current tender includes eight blocks (Jade, Ágata, Amazonita, Safira Leste, Safira Oeste, Larimar, Turmalina and Ônix). With the addition of the new blocks (Cruzeiro... Continue Reading →
Feb. 20 (Reuters) General licenses for oil and gas exploration in Venezuela issued by the U.S. this month will allow Shell to progress with its Dragon gas project, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday. The project, envisioned to produce gas from a field in Venezuelan waters with 4.5 trillion cubic feet of reserves, has... Continue Reading →
Feb. 20 - Petrobras is close to advancing in a tender to contract the supply of up to 523.2 kilometers of electro-hydraulic umbilicals, including accessories, four termination units (UTAs), as well as the rental of reels and the signing of an agreement for the sharing of an area intended for the storage of materials. The... Continue Reading →
Feb. 20 (OE) Norway-based subsea well intervention and installation services company AKOFS Offshore has signed a firm contract with Petrobras for its Aker Wayfarer vessel. AKOFS Offshore, majority owned by Akastor, said the 2010-built vessel will continue to perform services as a Subsea Equipment Support Vessel (SESV) for Petrobras in Brazil. The contract, valued at... Continue Reading →
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