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(Reuters) - Oil prices were steady on Thursday as markets weighed the possibility of an aggressive and unforecast rate hike for a steeper rise in energy demand. After rising more than 1% in early trade, Brent crude futures settled down 14 cents, or 0.2%, at $91.41 a barrel. U.S. Texas Intermediate crude , which rose... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Italy's Saipem does not face a liquidity crunch for now and should meet an April bond repayment deadline, ratingsagency S&P said, as it races to come up with a rescue plan. The energy services group shocked investors last week when it warned it would report a 2021 loss of over one-third of its... Continue Reading →
The FPSO Cidade de Anchieta, currently in the Parque das Baleias area, on the coast of Espírito Santo, had its production paralyzed after the presence of oil was discovered near the unit. The information was revealed in the 2021 financial and operational report of the Dutch SBM Offshore, which charters the vessel to Petrobras. The... Continue Reading →
French energy major TotalEnergies is withdrawing from its operated project located in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico to focus on better opportunities to allocate its capital. TotalEnergies informed on Thursday that its affiliate, TotalEnergies E&P USA, decided not to sanction and so to withdraw from the North Platte deepwater project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore shares dived on Thursday after the Dutch oil and gas services company's cautious guidance disappointed the market despite full-year results meeting expectations. For 2022, the group expects revenue to amount to more than $3.1 billion and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) to reach about $900 million. Analysts polled by the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) swung back to profit in 2021 thanks to surging oil and gas prices, and announced on Thursday a $2 billion share buyback scheme, an increase in dividends and a series of investments. With net income of $16 billion and adjusted net income of $18.1 billion, the French oil major's results were at their... Continue Reading →
Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta has concluded the purchase of an FPSO for the Definitive System of its operated Atlanta field located off Brazil. Following a letter of intent from December 2021, Enauta entered into an agreement with Yinson to buy the FPSO OSX-2 in January 2022. The agreement was contingent on compliance with the agreed... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) -- In the past four years Brazil’s state-owned oil company Petrobras has gone from the world’s most indebted oil producer to showering profits on investors. A controversy over fuel prices on Brazil’s campaign trail is signaling the good times may not last. Rising pump prices are angering voters. Former president Luiz Inacio Lula da... Continue Reading →
Petrobras posted an excellent operational performance in 2021, reaching all production targets for the year with the achievement of the following marks: The highlights for 2021 were: FPSO Carioca production start-up, on August 23, the first platform in Sépia field, in Santos Basin pre-salt. Throughout the year, 3 new producing wells were connected and currently... Continue Reading →
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”), following best practices in corporate governance and transparency, informs its investors and the market in general the preliminary unaudited production data for January 2022 in the assets that the Company holds participation. (1) Refers to 3R's stake in all Polo Macau concessions. On December 21, 2021,... Continue Reading →
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