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(Reuters) - Petrobras' Brazil-listed shares jumped more than 6% on Friday, approaching a 12-year high, after the state-run oil company smashed quarterly profit estimates and announced a record dividend payment. The company announced on Thursday afternoon an 87.8 billion-real ($17 billion) dividend payout, the largest ever, sending the firm's shares up some 3.3% in intraday... Continue Reading →
(Rigzone) Overall, Q2 was a challenging quarter for negotiating deals as volatility roiled both commodity and equity markets. That’s what Enverus Intelligence Research (EIR) stated in its summary of 2Q 2022 U.S. upstream M&A activity, which highlighted that, despite the challenge, about $12 billion was transacted “as numerous private equity (PE) firms brought their investments... Continue Reading →
- Once again we delivered solid quarterly results. According to our CFO, Rodrigo Araujo Alves, “Second quarter results show the resilience and strength of the Company, which is able to generate sustainable results, following its trajectory of value creation. In line with our commitment to distribute our results, we approved a shareholder remuneration of R$... Continue Reading →
2P reserves in the Atlanta field, in the Santos Basin, belonging to Enauta, went from 105.7 million barrels on December 31, 2021 to 155.7 million barrels on June 30, 2022. This is a 47% increase in 2P (Proved and Probable) reserves of the area. The new certification was carried out by the independent consultancy Gaffney,... Continue Reading →
Equinor said it will return an additional $3 billion to shareholders after reporting better-than-expected second-quarter profit on the back of soaring gas prices fuelled by the war in Ukraine. The company boosted gas supplies to Europe by 18% in the April-June period compared to a year ago, making Norway the continent's largest supplier of piped... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) said on Tuesday it has made two new oil discoveries offshore Guyana and that it has already exceeded its original year-end daily production target for the South American country. The announcements are part of Exxon's efforts to accelerate production in Guyana and to invest in long-term megaprojects that offer lower costs... Continue Reading →
Mexican national oil and gas company Pemex has taken over the ownership and operation of the FPSO operating on the second largest offshore oil complex in Mexico from Norway’s FPSO operator BW Offshore. BW Offshore revealed on Sunday that Pemex has assumed the ownership and operation of the FPSO Yúum K’ak’náab – known as El Señor del Mar (The Lord of the Sea) – with effect... Continue Reading →
(OEM) Looking at the future of the oil and gas industry in the sustainable energy landscape, Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group, has outlined three key elements of the energy super basins of the future. Ever since Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the outlook for the supply, demand, and price of fossil fuels is constantly shifting, which... Continue Reading →
(Rigzone) In the coming years, upstream capex in Latin America will shift into deeper and deeper water with Brazil, Guyana, and Mexico likely to lead the charge for new spending, Rystad Energy said. While onshore investments stabilized at around $14 billion and shallow water spending continues to decline, deepwater expenditure is projected to grow at... Continue Reading →
(OE) CGX, a Toronto-based oil and gas firm focused on the Guyana-Suriname Basin, has secured funding for its next offshore exploration well in Guyana's Corentyne block by agreeing to farm out a portion of its interest to its partner Frontera. As part of the agreement, CGX will transfer 29.73% of its interest in the Corentyne... Continue Reading →
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