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(Reuters) Italian energy services group Saipem pledged on Thursday to cut costs and focus more on its traditional offshore business after it reported a swing to a core operating loss for the last year. Saipem said its adjusted core earnings, or EBITDA, were negative to the tune of 1.192 billion euros ($1.34 billion). That compares... Continue Reading →
French oil major TotalEnergies said Thursday it had made a significant discovery of light oil with associated gas on the Venus prospect, located in block 2913B in the Orange Basin, offshore southern Namibia. TotalEnergies said that its Venus 1-X well encountered approximately 84 meters of net oil pay in a good quality Lower Cretaceous reservoir.... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - At least three major buyers of Russian oil have been unable to open letters of credit from Western banks to cover purchases on Thursday, four trading sources said citing market uncertainty after Russia invaded Ukraine. "Banks are not willing to open LC’s for the moment so it is a bit of a standoff,"... Continue Reading →
In 4Q21, Petrobras posted solid operational and financial results. According to Petrobras’ CEO, Joaquim Silva e Luna, “Petrobras generated consistent results in 4Q21, demonstrating that a healthy company committed to society is capable of growing, investing, generating jobs, paying taxes and returning money to its shareholders, effectively contributing to the country’s development. None of this... Continue Reading →
Oil prices surged on Thursday, with Brent breaching $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014, after Russia attacked Ukraine, exacerbating concerns that a war in Europe could disrupt global energy supplies. After Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized what he called a special military operation, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in a tweet... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held today, authorized the submission to the General Shareholders' Meeting, scheduled for April 13, 2022, the proposal for distribution of complementary dividends equivalent to R$ 2.8610762 gross per outstanding preferred and common share. Considering the anticipations made in August and December... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The first contract for drilling at the key Ishpingo oilfield near Ecuador's Yasuni National Park has been awarded to China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), energy minister Juan Carlos Bermeo told Reuters on Wednesday. The South American country, which is pushing legal reforms to win private investment through tax and job incentives, has also... Continue Reading →
Transocean to sign a new charter contract with Petrobras. The company took the lead in the oil company's new request for quotation aimed at the international bid to carry out a drilling campaign in the Tayrona area, located offshore Colombia. According to PetróleoHoje, the two companies have already settled most of the commercial terms. The... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean expects rig dayrates to keep growing, boosted by high oil prices and growing demand, the company's CEO said Tuesday, as the company posted its fourth-quarter results. Transocean CEO Jeremy Thigpen said: "As we move into 2022, we are more optimistic than we have been in the past seven years. Energy demand... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The United States will hold its biggest ever sale of offshore wind development rights on Wednesday, in an area covering nearly half a million acres off the coasts of New York and New Jersey. It will be the first offshore wind lease sale under the administration of President Joe Biden, who has made... Continue Reading →
