(Reuters) - Shell Plc (SHEL.L), opens new tab is working with advisers to evaluate a potential acquisition of rival BP Plc (BP.L), opens new tab, though it is waiting for further stock and oil price declines before deciding whether to pursue a bid, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday citing people familiar with the matter. The oil major has... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts operating the second module of the Natural Gas Processing Unit (UPGN) in Rio de Janeiro
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the communication of November 11, 2024, informs that the second module of the Natural Gas Processing Unit (UPGN) of the Boaventura Energy Complex, located in Itaboraí (RJ), went into commercial operation. Added to the first module, inaugurated last year, the unit's total processing capacity reaches 21 million... Continue Reading →
BW Energy Takes FID for Maromba Field Offshore Brazil
(OE) BW Energy has made a final investment decision (FID) for the Maromba development offshore Brazil, which will feature an integrated drilling and wellhead platform (WHP) and a refurbished floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. The Maromba development targets 500 million barrels of oil in place in the highly delineated and tested Maastrichtian sands.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Hires Subsea7 for Buzios Field Offshore Work in $1.2B Deal
(OE) Subsea7 has secured a super-major contract by Petrobras, after winning a competitive tender, for the development of the Búzios 11 deepwater field, offshore Brazil. The field is located approximately 180 kilometers off the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at 2,000 meters water depth in the pre-salt Santos basin. The contract... Continue Reading →
Offshore Wind Grows by 11 GW in 2024 with 31 Projects Commissioned – WFO Report
(offshoreWIND.biz) According to a new report published by the World Forum Offshore Wind (WFO), 31 new offshore wind farms with a total capacity of 11 GW were put into operation in 2024, increasing the global offshore wind capacity to a total of 78.5 GW. China continues to lead the sector, according to the report, with... Continue Reading →
Brava Energia change in the composition of the Board of Directors and the Statutory Audit Committee
BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“Brava” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 44, hereby informs its investors and the market in general that, on May 2, 2025, received letters of resignation from Mr. Rogério Paulo Calderón Peres, from the positions of member of the Board of Directors and Coordinator of the Statutory Audit Committee,... Continue Reading →
Shell profit beats expectations, buybacks kept steady
(Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab exceeded analyst expectations on Friday, reporting a 28% drop in first-quarter net profit to $5.58 billion, while holding steady the pace of its share buyback programme despite falling oil prices and lower refining margins. That contrasts with rival BP (BP.L), opens new tab that cut its buybacks this year to try to strengthen its... Continue Reading →
DEME Concludes Havfram Acquisition
(OE) Belgium-based offshore installation services company DEME has completed the acquisition Havfram, an offshore wind installation contractor based in Norway, in a deal valued at approximately $1.02 billion (€900 million). The transaction, first announced in April 2025, has passed all customary closing conditions. DEME Offshore Holding, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DEME Group, has acquired all of... Continue Reading →
Chevron meets Wall Street profit estimates but cuts buybacks in Q2
(Reuters) - Chevron on Friday reported first-quarter earnings that met Wall Street estimates, but said it would spend less on share repurchases in the current quarter, reflecting the shaky economic outlook faced by Big Oil. The company's share repurchases this year could be between $11.5 billion and $13 billion, said Chevron Chief Financial Officer Eimear Bonner,... Continue Reading →
Southern Energy Partners Reach FID for FLNG Export Project in Argentina
(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 →