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Offshore drilling company Transocean said Thursday that its Deepwater Atlas, the world's first 8th generation drillship, had started its first contract. The offshore drilling rig, delivered by Singapore's Sembcorp Marine in June, is under a contract with Beacon Offshore Energy in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Deepwater Atlas is the first of two ultra-deepwater drillships... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Chevron Corp (CVX.N) on Friday reported its second-highest ever quarterly profit, blasting past analysts' estimates, driven by soaring global demand for its oil and gas and rising production from its U.S. oilfields. The surge comes as oil companies book mounting profits with prices near record levels and supplies tight on output cuts during the COVID-19... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Friday smashed expectations as soaring energy prices fuelled a record-breaking quarterly profit, nearly matching that of tech giant Apple. Its $19.66 billion third-quarter net profit far exceeded recently raised Wall Street forecasts as sky-rocketing natural gas and high oil prices put its earnings within reach of Apple's $20.7 billion net... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Spanish utility Iberdrola (IBE.MC) posted a 29% rise in nine-month net profit on Wednesday as growth in the United States and Brazil helped offset a fall in Spain that the company's chairman partly blamed on government overregulation. Energy prices in Europe have soared since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, which has hit markets that were... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - U.S. oil and gas producer Hess Corp (HES.N) reported a quarterly profit which topped Wall Street's estimates on Wednesday, on the back of higher crude prices amid tighter energy supplies following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Oil prices have pulled back but were still trading at eight-year highs amid Western sanctions against major exporter Russia and... Continue Reading →
U.S. oil and gas major ExxonMobil has made two discoveries at the Sailfin-1 and Yarrow-1 wells in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, adding to its extensive portfolio of development opportunities. ExxonMobil has made more than 30 discoveries on the block since 2015, and it has ramped up offshore development and production at a pace that... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - General Electric Co (GE.N) on Tuesday trimmed its full-year profit forecast after reporting a decline in third-quarter earnings, primarily due to higher warranty and related reserves at its renewable energy business. The company, however, reported much higher-than-expected free cash flow. Its quarterly revenue also topped Wall Street's estimates. GE's shares were down about 1.8% at... Continue Reading →
The installation work on the export cable for Vineyard Wind 1, the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the U.S., has now begun with Prysmian’s cable laying vessel (CLV) Cable Enterprise set to start installing the offshore part of the project’s link to the grid on land after a pre-lay grapnel run. According to the AIS data... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Halliburton Co (HAL.N) posted a rise in profit for the third quarter on Tuesday that beat analysts' forecasts, the latest oilfield services firm to report better-than-expected results amid a surge in drilling activity around the globe. Brent crude averaged $98.96 a barrel during the quarter, up about 33% from a year earlier as sanctions on... Continue Reading →
With the addition of 115 new global offshore wind projects during 3Q, Quest Floating Wind Energy (Q FWE) are actively tracking 696 projects (with statuses Possible, Planned, Pre-development and Under development) representing $1.75 trillion in CapEx, a one-half billion quarter over quarter gain. The Quest Offshore Wind Turbine Index (QOWTI), which tracks the Total Addressable... Continue Reading →
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