(Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab reported first-quarter profit of $7.7 billion on Thursday, exceeding expectations as disruption to Red Sea shipping and Russian refining boosted oil trading and liquefied natural gas production rose. The company said it will buy back a further $3.5 billion of its shares over the next three months, at a similar... Continue Reading →
Exxon to Shut Two Platforms in Guyana for Two Weeks for Pipeline Connection
(Reuters) Exxon Mobil Corp will shut down two offshore oil production projects in Guyana for two weeks each, between July and August, to connect a natural gas pipeline, the company's country head Alistair Routledge told reporters in Georgetown on Tuesday. The 140-mile (225-km) pipeline will feed Guyana's $1.9 billion gas-to-power project aimed at ending the... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies earnings fall in first quarter on lower gas prices
(Reuters) - French energy giant TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA), opens new tab posted a 22% decline in first-quarter earnings due to a steep decline in profits from natural gas, while warning that rising crude oil prices could weigh on refining margins in coming months. Adjusted net income for the three months to end-March came to $5.1 billion, the company... Continue Reading →
Chevron posts Q1 profit beat with oil production gains
(Reuters) -Oil giant Chevron Corp beat estimates for first-quarter profit on Friday as higher production volumes in the U.S. helped offset a hit from weak natural gas prices and fuel margins. The second largest U.S. oil producer posted a profit of $5.5 billion in the quarter ended on March 31, down from $6.57 billion, or... Continue Reading →
Exxon profit drops 28%, falls short of estimates
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp on Friday missed analysts' estimates with a 28% year-on-year drop in first quarter profits as weaker refining margins and lower natural gas prices offset volume gains. The largest U.S. oil company, which is in the process of closing a $60 billion deal for top shale oil producer Pioneer Natural Resources,... Continue Reading →
Vallourec Wins ExxonMobil’s Whiptail Order Offshore Guyana
(OE) France-based tubular solutions supplier for the energy market Vallourec has secured an order from ExxonMobil for the supply of line pipe for the Whiptail development, offshore Guyana. This is the fourth major order in the framework of the long-term agreement signed in 2021 with ExxonMobil Guyana. Vallourec will deliver over 180 km of line... Continue Reading →
Operators consider novel rig deals to limit day rates
(OM) Offshore rig rates hit a nine-year high last year, according to a report from Westwood Global Energy Group subsidiary RigLogix. Day rates for jackups, semisubmersibles and drillships averaged $118,000, $368,000 and $419,000, respectively, 54% up on the figures for 2021. However, the inflationary prices, caused by a combination of higher global rig demand, rising rig use... Continue Reading →
Hess reports Q1 profit beat on higher production
(Reuters) - Hess Corp (HES.N), opens new tab reported a first-quarter profit on Thursday that beat analysts' estimates, helped by higher production from the oil and gas company that is set to be acquired by U.S. energy major Chevron (CVX.N), opens new tab in a $53 billion deal. Net production at Hess jumped 27.3% to 476,000 barrels of oil... Continue Reading →
Uruguay – from totally open to totally licensed in just a few years
History is repeating itself in Uruguay. And Chevron plays an important role (Geo Expro) When the Kudu gas field was discovered offshore Namibia in the early 1970s, Chevron jumped to the other side of the Atlantic to take acreage in Uruguay in a similar setting. It led to the drilling of Uruguay’s first couple of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras and bp sign Memorandum of Understanding for business and research in various segments of activity
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with bp to promote cooperation and business opportunities between the companies. The non-binding agreement covers topics such as Sustainable Fuels, Carbon Credits, Biorefining and Exploration and Production. The companies also aim to work together on research, development, and innovation projects.... Continue Reading →