Oil major BP has tripled its quarterly profit due to exceptional gas marketing, significantly higher oil prices, and higher refining margins. BP on Tuesday posted an underlying replacement cost profit for the first quarter of $2,63 billion, a significant rise when compared with $0.8 billion for the same period in 2020. According to the company, this... Continue Reading →
Oceaneering nets over $135 million in subsea contracts
Subsea engineering company Oceaneering International has through its Manufactured Products segment secured multiple contracts during the first four months of 2021, with anticipated aggregate revenue in excess of $135 million. The anticipated revenue from these contracts with international oil and gas operators and marine construction companies ranges in value from less than $10 million to... Continue Reading →
3R sees no risk of discontinuity of Petrobras divestments
(MegaWhat) One of the main participants in the divestment program of Petrobras, in number of closed deals, the Brazilian 3R Petroleum sees no risk of discontinuity of the plan for the sale of assets of the state company of onshore fields, with the new management. For the company, which won six bids and still participates... Continue Reading →
CGG Delivers Data from Agata Reimaging for Brazil Project
CGG delivered the fast-track data from its Agata Reimaging program over the Agata block in the Santos Basin, a highly prolific area of Brazil’s offshore pre-salt. The ultramodern reimaged seismic data set covering over 9,300 sq km will provide valuable information to oil and gas companies wishing to evaluate acreage and assess the potential of... Continue Reading →
Sinopec Reports $2.9 Billion Q1 Net Profit
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp swung to a first-quarter profit from a loss a year earlier, with net income reaching 18.54 billion yuan ($2.86 billion), amid a recovery in global oil prices and robust demand for refined oil products. Asia's top oil refiner, also known as Sinopec, posted a 19.15 billion yuan loss during the... Continue Reading →
Saipem Warns on Outlook After Mozambique Uncertainty
Italian energy service group Saipem said it was unable to update its outlook for the year due to uncertainty over a project in Mozambique as it missed first-quarter expectations. Earlier this week French energy group Total declared force majeure on its $20 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Mozambique following insurgent attacks. "Evaluations in... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Highlights on Production and Sales in 1Q21
In 1Q21, we kept a solid operating performance, even with the worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. The average production of oil, NGL and natural gas in 1Q21 was 2.77 MMboed, 3.1% higher than 4Q20, as P-70, installed in the Atapu field, continued to ramp-up, and due to lower losses with maintenance stoppages on... Continue Reading →
Shell climate plan should be opposed at AGM -funds group
(Reuters) Royal Dutch Shell’s climate change strategy does not go far enough and investors should advise against it at an upcoming meeting, a UK pension funds group said on Wednesday. Shell has asked investors to vote on its energy transition strategy, although the vote is advisory only. read more Its plans call for reaching net zero... Continue Reading →
Suriname Hopes To Become South-America’s Newest Oil Exporter
(OilPrice) As Guyana prepares to become a major oil production nation the spotlight is firmly on the Guyana-Suriname Basin and the former British colony’s neighbor Suriname. After decades of poor drilling results, ExxonMobil’s slew of large high quality oil discoveries in Guyana’s offshore Stabroek Block has reignited interest in the Guyana-Suriname Basin’s oil potential. Suriname,... Continue Reading →
Hess Corp swings to quarterly profit on fuel demand
U.S. oil producer Hess Corp (HES.N) on Wednesday swung to a profit in the first quarter despite lower production, as a winter storm boosted demand for natural gas, while steady COVID-19 vaccine rollouts aided a recovery in oil prices. Global crude prices have averaged around $61 in the first three months of the year, building on a... Continue Reading →