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Large oil companies Exxon Mobil, Hess Corp, CNOOC, BP, Chevron, Total, and Eni are expected to present bids to buy the first three cargoes of Liza crude offered by Guyana's government, the South American country's director of energy said on Monday. A consortium of Exxon, Hess, and China's CNOOC has discovered more than 6 billion... Continue Reading →
Dec 16, 2019 The Brazilian Institute of Oil, Gas and Biofuels (IBP) has sent a letter to the Ministries of Economy and Infrastructure asking the government to evaluate the inclusion of tankers in the BR do Mar project, the Bolsonaro government's promise to encourage cabotage navigation. in Brazil. The IBP, which represents oil companies installed... Continue Reading →
Total said on Monday it had signed a sale and purchase agreement with state-owned Sonangol of Angola to acquire interests in Blocks 20/11 and 21/09 in the Kwanza Basin, offshore Luanda. Subject to the approvals of the competent authorities and partners, the group will hold a 50% working interest, alongside Sonangol (20%) and BP (30%),... Continue Reading →
Guyana has invited companies interested in purchasing the first three deliveries of the government's share of the country's looming oil production to present bids this week, the government said in a statement on Sunday. The government will later seek proposals from companies interested in a longer-term contract to market Guyanese crude, the statement said. Continue... Continue Reading →
An activist group is increasing the pressure on five big U.S. and European oil companies with shareholder resolutions urging them to meet the Paris climate goals and cut carbon emissions. Dutch group Follow This is targeting U.S. giants ExxonMobil, Chevron and their European rivals Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Equinor with climate resolutions ahead of... Continue Reading →
December 16, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage ( teaser) , referring to the sale of its interest in the concession BM-P2, located in the Pelotas Basin, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Petrobras and Total are partners in this concession and each has... Continue Reading →
atings agency S&P Global on Friday downgraded Tullow Oil's long-term credit rating to 'B' from 'B+', days after the Africa-focused company's Chief Executive Officer stepped down and it scrapped its dividend. The London-listed company, which failed to meet production targets due to weak performance by flagship assets in Ghana, has been plagued by technical problems at its... Continue Reading →
Oil major Shell has signed a $10 billion revolving credit facility, which replaces Shell’s existing $8.84 billion revolving credit facility and is provided by a syndicate of 25 banks. In anticipation of the cessation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), this is one of the world’s first credit facilities linked to the new Secured... Continue Reading →
U.S. producers Exxon Mobil Corp and Hess Corp plan to export the first-ever shipments of crude oil from Guyana between January and February, a milestone for Latin America's newest oil producer, sources with knowledge of the plans said. A consortium including both companies and a unit of China's CNOOC Ltd have so far discovered more... Continue Reading →
Oil major Chevron has announced that its organic capital and exploratory spending program for 2020 will be $20 billion, the same as this year. Chevron has also decided to reduce spending on gas-related projects and expects to take up to $11 billion charge in 4Q 2019. Chevron said on Tuesday that the 2020 budget supports... Continue Reading →
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