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(OE) Pan American Energy and its partners Pampa Energia, Harbour Energy, YPF, and Golar LNG have taken the final investment decision (FID) for the Southern Energy floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) export project in Argentina. The Southern Energy FLNG project which envisages deploying two of Golar LNG's FLNG vessels - the Hilli Episeyo and MK... Continue Reading →
(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Group has secured work for two of its subsea vessels offshore Brazil. DOF’s Skandi Achiever diving support vessel has been awarded an offshore service and survey contract in Brazil in support of a SURF project with operations planned to start in early May and covering three campaigns during 2025.... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil on Friday beat Wall Street's estimate for first-quarter profit as higher oil and gas production from Guyana and the Permian basin helped boost earnings. The largest U.S. oil producer paid $4.3 billion in dividends and repurchased $4.8 billion in shares during the quarter. The buyback figure puts Exxon on track to meet... Continue Reading →
PRIO S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), informs its shareholders and the market in general that it has signed contracts with Equinor Brasil Energia Ltda ("Equinor") for the acquisition of 60% interest and operation of the Peregrino and Pitangola Fields ("Field" or "Peregrino"). The deal, which will add 202 million barrels of oil in 1P+1C reserves... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Pemex, Mexico's heavily indebted state energy company, reported an 11.3% drop in first-quarter production of crude and condensate on Wednesday as falling sales and foreign-exchange losses contributed to a 43.3 billion peso ($2.12 billion) net loss. In a filing with Mexico's stock exchange, Pemex, one of Mexico's largest companies, attributed the production slump... Continue Reading →
(OE) Offshore drilling company Valaris has secured over $1 billion of new contracts and extension for its drilling rigs since its previous fleet status report published mid-February 2025. Valaris’ contract backlog, excluding lump sum payments such as mobilization fees and capital reimbursements, increased to approximately $4.2 billion from approximately $3.6 billion as of February 18,... Continue Reading →
(OE) Subsea Integration Alliance, a partnership between Subsea7 and SLB OneSubsea, has secured engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contract by BP for the Ginger project offshore Trinidad and Tobago. For the Ginger EPCI project, Subsea7 will supply a diver-installed tie-in system, a flexible production flowline, and associated infrastructure. SLB OneSubsea will deliver four standardised... Continue Reading →
Suriname is experiencing renewed optimism for its oil industry with the approval of the GranMorgu project and significant investment from international energy companies. The country hopes to leverage its offshore oil discoveries to address economic challenges and reduce poverty, drawing inspiration from neighboring Guyana's successful oil boom. Several offshore blocks, including Block 58 and Block... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Chinese offshore oil and gas major CNOOC first-quarter net profit fell 7.9%, weighed down by weaker oil prices, though higher output helped stem the decline. Net income for January-March was 36.56 billion yuan ($5.03 billion), versus 39.7 billion yuan in the same period last year, according to a company filing with the Hong Kong... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) BP on Tuesday reported a deeper-than-expected 48% drop in net profit to $1.4 billion on weaker refining and gas trading and announced the departure of its strategy chief. CEO Murray Auchincloss is in under pressure from activist investor Elliott to improve profitability and cut costs. He has announced plans to sell $20 billion of... Continue Reading →
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