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Feb. 20 (Reuters) The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down sweeping tariffs that Trump pursued under a law meant for use in national emergencies. It hands a stinging defeat to the Republican president in a landmark opinion with major implications for the global economy. In a 6-3 ruling authored by conservative Chief Justice John Roberts, the justices upheld a lower court's... Continue Reading →
Feb.20 - DOF Group ASA's (“DOF” or the “Group”) revenue for 4th quarter (management reporting) totals USD 577 million (USD 445 million) and EBITDA totals USD 220 million (USD 152 million). The operating profit (EBIT) is USD 174 million (USD 190 million) and includes reversal of impairment of USD 9 million (USD 98 million). Net financial... Continue Reading →
Feb. 20 (Reuters) General licenses for oil and gas exploration in Venezuela issued by the U.S. this month will allow Shell to progress with its Dragon gas project, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday. The project, envisioned to produce gas from a field in Venezuelan waters with 4.5 trillion cubic feet of reserves, has... Continue Reading →
Feb. 20 - Petrobras is close to advancing in a tender to contract the supply of up to 523.2 kilometers of electro-hydraulic umbilicals, including accessories, four termination units (UTAs), as well as the rental of reels and the signing of an agreement for the sharing of an area intended for the storage of materials. The... Continue Reading →
Feb. 20 - Petrobras has already begun preparations to resume drilling of the pioneering well in block FZA-M-059, in the Foz do Amazonas Basin, on the Equatorial Margin. As a reminder, activity has been suspended since January 4th, following a loss of drilling fluid on the Foresea drillship ODN-II. “Petrobras has begun preparations to resume... Continue Reading →
Feb. 20 (OE) Norway-based subsea well intervention and installation services company AKOFS Offshore has signed a firm contract with Petrobras for its Aker Wayfarer vessel. AKOFS Offshore, majority owned by Akastor, said the 2010-built vessel will continue to perform services as a Subsea Equipment Support Vessel (SESV) for Petrobras in Brazil. The contract, valued at... Continue Reading →
Feb. 19 (offshoreWIND.biz) The US Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division, filed a Notice of Appeal on 17 February in the case in which a federal judge ruled in favour of 18 states that sued the Trump administration over the sweeping ban on wind energy projects. In May 2025, seventeen US states and the District... Continue Reading →
Feb 19 (Reuters) - The scrapping of the foundation for U.S. federal climate regulations has upended energy investor narratives that have prevailed so far this decade, and is sparking a re-think on which sectors might now win and lose in the U.S. energy space. The repeal of the so-called Endangerment Finding removes the legal basis for federal... Continue Reading →
Feb 19 (Reuters) - In September, a rig used to drill wells in shallow waters completed the long trip from China to Venezuela's oil-producing region of Lake Maracaibo. The passage of the big old rig named Alula just inches below the bridge connecting Maracaibo city with the oilfields of the lake's eastern coast stirred excitement... Continue Reading →
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil's fifth and sixth projects in Guyana - Uaru and Whiptail - are progressing ahead of schedule and under budget, the oil major's president of Guyana operations said on Wednesday during an energy conference. Alistair Routledge, Exxon Guyana President, declined to provide a specific timeline for startup of the projects,... Continue Reading →
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