(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Friday posted a $9.1 billion third-quarter profit, about a 54% drop from record earnings a year ago but up from the prior quarter as oil prices recovered. Earnings at the largest U.S. oil producer have benefited from higher crude oil prices compared to the previous quarter and demand for gasoline... Continue Reading →
Chevron’s third-quarter profit miss estimates
(Reuters) - Chevron (CVX.N) posted third-quarter profit that missed Wall Street estimates by a wide margin, sending its share price down in pre-market trading. Oil company earnings have slumped from record year-ago levels as crude prices eased and higher costs crimped refining and chemical profits. Results remain strong by historical standards but are well off year-ago levels.... Continue Reading →
Analysis: Cash-rich Exxon, Chevron use stock for mega deals amid energy market jitters
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) and Chevron (CVX.N) are flush with cash yet their acquisition targets are taking stock as the only form of payment, an arrangement that allows the two largest U.S. energy companies to clinch transformative deals despite volatile oil and gas prices. Chevron said on Monday it would acquire Hess (HES.N) in a $53 billion all-stock deal, less than two... Continue Reading →
Biggest oil and gas sector deals since start of the century
(Reuters) - Chevron Corp (CVX.N) said on Monday it will buy smaller rival Hess Corp (HES.N) in a $53 billion all-stock deal, putting the company head to head with rival Exxon (XOM.N) in two of the world's fastest growing oil basins - shale and Guyana. The deal comes weeks after Exxon made a $59.5 billion offer for Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD.N) that would make it the biggest... Continue Reading →
Chevron to Buy Hess Corp for $53B in All-stock Deal
(Reuters) Chevron said on Monday it agreed to buy Hess HES.N for $53 billion in stock, the second proposed mega-merger among the biggest U.S. oil players after Exxon Mobil bid $60 billion for Pioneer Natural Resources earlier this month. The proposed deal raises the competition between Chevron, the No. 2 U.S. oil and gas producer behind Exxon,... Continue Reading →
With $64.5 billion merger in the works, ExxonMobil set on reinforcing US energy security and curbing emissions
(OET) U.S.-headquartered energy giant ExxonMobil is in the process of expanding its footprint in the U.S. even further, thanks to a definitive agreement to acquire Pioneer Natural Resources in an all-stock transaction, which has an implied total enterprise value, including net debt, of approximately $64.5 billion. The oil major believes that this deal will strengthen the... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC and Petrobras expand ‘many years of collaboration’
Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras has awarded TechnipFMC with a contract to supply flexible pipes for pre-salt fields offshore Brazil. Under the contract deemed as “significant”, TechnipFMC will design, engineer, and manufacture 14 kilometers of gas injection riser pipes and will supply associated services including packing and storage. Jonathan Landes, President of Subsea at TechnipFMC... Continue Reading →
Investor financing backs commercialization of Nauticus’ ocean robots fleet
U.S.-based developer of ocean robots Nauticus Robotics has secured term loan financing of up to $20 million from existing investors that will be used to bolster the commissioning and commercialization of its fleet. Nauticus Robotics entered into a senior secured term loan agreement with existing stakeholders Transocean, ATW Partners, Material Impact, and RCB Equities which provides the... Continue Reading →
Shell CEO Comes Under Pressure from Within on Renewables Shift
(Reuters) Shell CEO Wael Sawan has come under pressure over his strategy from within the energy company after two employees issued a rare open letter urging him not to scale back investments in renewable energy, sparking an internal debate. The open letter, posted earlier this month on Shell's internal web and seen by Reuters this week, comes... Continue Reading →
Chevron readies new oil drilling push in Venezuela to boost output
(Reuters) - Chevron Corp (CVX.N) plans to add 65,000 barrels per day (bpd) of Venezuelan oil output by the end of 2024 through its first major drilling campaign in the nation since Washington allowed it to restore production clipped by U.S. sanctions, three people familiar with the matter said. The effort could help Venezuela keep lifting crude... Continue Reading →