Petrobras wrapping up due diligence to buy back refinery from Mubadala, sources say

(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab is wrapping up due diligence for a bid on the Mataripe refinery it sold to Abu Dhabi sovereign fund Mubadala for $1.65 billion in 2021, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva campaigned against the sale of Petrobras refineries and has pushed for... Continue Reading →

Oil & gas production uptick sets the scene for ‘solid’ financial performance as Equinor bolsters low-carbon shift with spike in renewables

( Offshore-energy.biz) The Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has managed to maintain a stable net profit in the second quarter of 2024, registering a drop quarter on quarter but a slight increase compared to the same period last year, while the firm continued working on field developments and supplied hydrocarbons to Europe to increase the... Continue Reading →

GA Drilling Teams Up with Petrobras for Next-Gen Downhole Drilling Systems

(OE) Slovakia-based drilling specialist GA Drilling has entered into a technical cooperation program with Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras to deliver more efficient deep drilling system. In cooperation with Cenpes, Petrobras’ research, development, and innovation center, the partnership aims to bring a next-generation downhole drilling system to fruition, expected to significantly reduce well... Continue Reading →

Saipem Reports 36% Rise in Second Quarter Core Profit

(Reuters) Italian energy contractor Saipem confirmed its 2024 guidance on Wednesday after reporting a 36% rise in adjusted core profit in the second quarter compared with the same period of last year. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) came in at 297 million euros ($322 million) between April and June, boosted by... Continue Reading →

Rovco Wins Survey Work on Green Volt Floating Wind Farm Offshore Scotland

(offshoreWIND.biz) Rovco has been selected to conduct site characterization operations on the Green Volt floating offshore wind farm project in Scotland. UK-based company will focus on geophysical surveys in the offshore wind farm array area, offshore and nearshore export cable corridors, shallow Piezocone Penetration Test (PCPT), and vibrocoring. Rovco’s DP2 survey vessel Glomar Supporter will begin its... Continue Reading →

Transocean Ltd. Provides Quarterly Fleet Status Report

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) today issued a quarterly Fleet Status Report that provides the current status of, and contract information for, the company’s fleet of offshore drilling rigs. This quarter’s report includes the following updates: Deepwater Atlas – Awarded a four-well contract in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico at a dayrate of $505,000,... Continue Reading →

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