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(Bloomberg) - Green power is set to draw around $11 trillion of investment in the coming decades as the cost of renewables plummets and more of the world’s energy comes from electricity. That’s the latest analysis from BloombergNEF in its annual New Energy Outlook report. It’s further evidence of how cheap renewable power sources will... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - U.S. oil and gas producer Hess Corp HES.N reported a wider-than-expected loss on Wednesday and slightly lowered its full year production forecast, as its operations were affected by hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and lower production in South East Asia. The company also cut its exploration and production budget for the year to $1.8... Continue Reading →
Norwegian oilfield services provider Aker Solutions boosted its profit in the third quarter of 2020 despite lower revenues as oil and gas operators reduced their activity levels amid lower oil prices and Covid-19 pandemic. Aker Solutions on Wednesday posted a net income of NOK 119 million ($13 million) for the third quarter of 2020, an... Continue Reading →
Danish energy group Ørsted beat third-quarter profit expectations on Wednesday but said offshore wind projects in the United States faced “significant” delays. The world’s largest offshore wind farm developer kept its full-year guidance for earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of 16-17 billion Danish crowns ($2.5-$2.7 billion). “Despite the tenacious COVID-19 pandemic, our... Continue Reading →
Italian energy services group Saipem expects no major delay to projects and predicted brisker business in the last part of the year after swinging to a loss in the third quarter. "We are not out of the woods yet ... (but) the picture starts to get brighter," Chief Executive Stefano Cao said in a conference call. Saipem... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held yesterday, approved the revision of the Shareholders Compensation Policy in order to enable the Management to propose the payment of dividends compatible with the company's cash generation, even in years with accounting losses. With the changes approved, in the scenario... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that, after negotiations with its partners in BM-S-11 Consortium, Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda (25%) and Petrogal Brasil S.A. (10%), signed a commitment to purchase platform P-71, subject to the foregoing conditions related to milestones in the unit's physical progress. It was also agreed to prepare a new Development Plan... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras approved yesterday the Guide to Ethical Conduct for its suppliers. It is the first document exclusively aimed at our suppliers, with guidelines on expected values and ethical behavior. The Guide applies to all service companies, in Brazil or abroad, that are involved in business processes and have signed contracts, agreements... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs, regarding the news published in the media, that it received yesterday binding proposals for the sale of its 51% stake in Gaspetro S.A. (Gaspetro) and the proposal of Compass Gás e Energia S.A. was one of those received. The receipt of binding proposals is one of the stages of... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) A Venezuelan floating oil facility that had been listing in recent weeks is upright and shows no sign of sinking, but plans to offload crude from the vessel posed some risks, the energy minister of neighboring Trinidad and Tobago said on Thursday. A team of experts from Trinidad inspected the Nabarima facility on Tuesday... Continue Reading →
