(Reuters) - TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) swung back to profit in 2021 thanks to surging oil and gas prices, and announced on Thursday a $2 billion share buyback scheme, an increase in dividends and a series of investments. With net income of $16 billion and adjusted net income of $18.1 billion, the French oil major's results were at their... Continue Reading →
Enauta closes purchase of existing FPSO, making room for first oil in 2024
Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta has concluded the purchase of an FPSO for the Definitive System of its operated Atlanta field located off Brazil. Following a letter of intent from December 2021, Enauta entered into an agreement with Yinson to buy the FPSO OSX-2 in January 2022. The agreement was contingent on compliance with the agreed... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum – Production Data January 2022
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”), following best practices in corporate governance and transparency, informs its investors and the market in general the preliminary unaudited production data for January 2022 in the assets that the Company holds participation. (1) Refers to 3R's stake in all Polo Macau concessions. On December 21, 2021,... Continue Reading →
Keppel Offshore & Marine Reels in $186M in New Contracts
Singapore's Keppel Offshore & Marine said Wednesday it had secured contracts worth around S$250 million (~$186 million) for the conversion of a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU), integration of a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, and the "jumboisation" of two Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers (TSHD). For the first contract, Keppel Shipyard has... Continue Reading →
Enauta Books Semi-Submersible Rig for Atlanta Field Drilling
Brazilian oil company Enauta has hired the Alpha Star semi-submersible drilling rig to drill the fourth production well at its Atlanta field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. Enauta expects to start drilling in the fourth quarter of 2022. The contract could eventually be extended to include two more wells for Atlanta’s Full Development System.... Continue Reading →
Equinor Posts Record Q4 Results
Norway's Equinor joined European peers in hiking shareholder payouts after posting record pretax profits for the fourth quarter due to a boom in oil and gas prices. Adjusted earnings before tax rose to $15.0 billion in the October-December quarter from $756 million in the same period a year ago, exceeding the $13.2 billion predicted in a... Continue Reading →
PetroReconcavo registers increase in 2P reserves in 2021
PetroReconcavo ended 2021 with an increase of 5.3 million barrels of oil equivalent in its reserves. The Reserves and Resources Certification report was prepared by the independent consultancy Netherland, Sewell & Associates and released this week by the oil company. Thus, the volume of new 2P reserves (proved and probable) totaled 10.8 million barrels of... Continue Reading →
Cactus Energia plans to invest 5 billion euros in a green hydrogen plant in Ceará
(epbr) The government of Ceará and Cactus Energia Verde signed a memorandum of understanding for the production of green hydrogen (H2V) at the Pecém Port Complex. These are investments estimated at 5 billion euros, to produce 10.5 thousand tons of H2V monthly, in addition to 5.25 thousand tons of green oxygen. The intention is to... Continue Reading →
Energy giant BP speeds up green makeover plan
(Reuters) - BP said on Tuesday it was aiming to accelerate its goal to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 as the British energy giant seeks to shift away from fossil fuels and boost its renewable energy capacity. The company, which two years ago started on the biggest revamp in its history, now intends to halve... Continue Reading →
Ecopetrol reserves rise 13% in 2021, company says
(Reuters) - The proven oil and gas reserves of Colombia's majority state-owned oil company Ecopetrol (ECO.CN) rose 13% last year, the company said on Monday, thanks partially to an improved international price for Brent. Ecopetrol's proven reserves - also known as 1P reserves - finished last year at 2 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe), compared with... Continue Reading →