Post Tagged with: "chevron"

Source: Reuters

Chevron launches $500 million fund to invest in renewable energy technologies

World Oil


Publisher’s Note: Chevron Corp, (NYSE: CVX) is confirmed for EnerCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference on August 18-21, 2024. Register to attend.

(Bloomberg) – Chevron Corp.’s venture arm launched a fund — its third — with a …

U.S.-style oil megadeals “possible” in Canada following historic ExxonMobil, Chevron takeovers

U.S.-style oil megadeals “possible” in Canada following historic ExxonMobil, Chevron takeovers

World Oil


(Bloomberg) – A U.S.-style megadeal is possible in Canada’s oil patch, though the pressures that pushed Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. to pursue large takeovers aren’t as strong north of the border, says Bank of Montreal’s top …

Source: Reuters

Chevron leaves Myanmar

Oil Price


U.S. supermajor Chevron has quit operations in Myanmar by transferring its stake in a natural gas field and an associated pipeline to its former partners in the ventures, after pledging to leave the Southeast Asian country following a …

Source: Reuters

Netherlands’ $900 billion pension funds ready to invest big in renewables

Oil Price


The Netherlands’ five largest pension funds have said they are willing to invest billions in the country’s renewable energy sector and the electricity grid. The funds, with a combined 900 billion euros ($975 billion) in assets, have offered …

Source: Reuters

ExxonMobil “open” to talking with Chevron over oil offshore Guyana amidst Hess acquisition

World Oil


(Bloomberg) – Exxon Mobil Corp. is open to talking to Chevron Corp. about its proposed takeover of Hess Corp. as the oil giants spar over the deal’s implications for a massive offshore oil project in Guyana, Chief Executive …

Source: World Oil

Chevron, Challenger Energy partner to develop “promising” exploration region offshore Uruguay

World Oil


(WO) – Challenger Energy and its wholly-owned Uruguayan subsidiary, CEG Uruguay SA, have entered into a farm-out agreement with Chevron Uruguay Exploration Limited (“Chevron”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, related to a 60% interest in the AREA …

Source: World Oil

VAALCO Energy joins ExxonMobil, Chevron offshore West Africa with $66.5 million Svenska Petroleum Exploration acquisition

World Oil


(WO) – VAALCO Energy, Inc. has entered into a sales and purchase agreement (“SPA”) to acquire Svenska Petroleum Exploration AB (“Svenska”), a privately-held exploration and production (“E&P”) company based in Stockholm, Sweden. Svenska’s primary asset is a 27.39% …

Source: Oil Price

Big oil asks U.S. Supreme Court to throw out Honolulu climate lawsuit

Oil Price


Oil and gas supermajors, including Exxon and Chevron, petitioned on Wednesday the U.S. Supreme Court to toss a Hawaii Supreme Court decision allowing a climate lawsuit of Honolulu to proceed to trial.

Honolulu sued several major fossil fuel …

February 29, 2024 - 11:30 am Climate Change, Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News, Law
Source: Reuters

ANALYSIS-Exxon’s curveball move in Guyana alters Chevron-Hess deal prospects

Nasdaq


HOUSTON – Exxon Mobil’s surprise challenge to Chevron’s acquisition of Hess through a dispute over a stake in a major Guyana oil field could prove fruitful for the U.S. oil giant, even if it does not end up enlarging …

Source: World Oil

Booming shale production lifts Exxon, Chevron forecasts as oil and gas earning season kicks off

World Oil


(Bloomberg) – Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. surpassed earnings forecasts as bigger-than-expected oil output from shale fields helped cushion the blow from weakening crude prices.

Exxon rose as much as 1.6% in New York and Chevron climbed …

Source: Reuters

Chevron profit sinks but beats estimates, shares up

Yahoo Finance


HOUSTON – Chevron Corp on Friday beat analysts’ earnings estimates and increased dividends on higher oil and gas production, after a year of sharply lower profits on missteps and charges. Shares were up 2% in morning trading after …

Source: Reuters

ANALYSIS-California and Big Oil are splitting after century-long affair

Nasdaq


It is the end of an era for Big Oil in California, as the most populous U.S. state divorces itself from fossil fuels in its fight against climate change.

California’s oil output a century ago amounted to it being …

Source: Reuters

Chevron to sell Duvernay shale assets following major Hess acquisition

World Oil


(Bloomberg) – Chevron Corp. has begun marketing its Duvernay shale holdings in Alberta as the oil giant divests assets following its agreement to buy Hess Corp.

Chevron plans to shed all of its 70% stake in the Western …

Source: Reuters

Chevron to take up to $4 billion in charges in Q4

Nasdaq


Jan 2 (Reuters) – Chevron CVX.N said on Tuesday it would take non-cash writedowns on U.S. oil and gas production, primarily in California, and for securing abandoned wells and pipelines in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico that had been …

Source: Reuters

Concerns mount over Chevron-Hess merger amidst Guyana geopolitical risks

World Oil


(Bloomberg) — Traders are more jittery than ever about the outcome of Chevron Corp.’s proposed $53-billion takeover of Hess Corp. as Venezuela threatens to seize mineral-rich regions in neighboring Guyana.

Hess shares fell roughly 5% this week as …

Source: Reuters

Chevron expands Venezuela oil swap deal as sanctions ease

Oil Price


Following the U.S. sanctions relief on Venezuela’s oil industry, supermajor Chevron has started to supply Venezuelan state oil firm PDVSA with fuels in an expansion of an oil swap deal, Reuters reports, citing sources with knowledge of …

November 17, 2023 - 1:30 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News, South America
Source: Bloomberg

Israel natural gas flows to Egypt rise as Chevron resumes Tamar production

World Oil


(Bloomberg) – Israel’s natural gas flows to Egypt have increased as much as 60% this month, according to a person familiar with Egyptian imports, as safety concerns from the war with Hamas eases and a major natural gas …

Source: Reuters

Chevron to promote Venezuelan oil chief to run Latin American operations following sanctions relief

World Oil


(Bloomberg) – Chevron Corp. will promote Javier La Rosa to run its operations in Latin America as it builds its presence in the region. La Rosa, who joined the oil giant in 2000, will be based in Buenos …

Source: Reuters

US Senator Schumer, other senators urge FTC to probe Exxon, Chevron mega-deals

Nasdaq


Rewrites throughout to add discussion of higher prices, adds quote and other signatories in paragraphs 3-4, Exxon comment in paragraphs 8-9.  U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and 22 other Democratic senators wrote to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission …

Source: Reuters

Chevron expected to revitalize Bakken shale with Hess acquisition

Oil Price


Oil production in the Bakken shale play is set to increase after Chevron’s acquisition of Hess, although volumes are unlikely to hit the records seen before 2020, analysts have told Reuters. Last week, Chevron said it would buy …

Source: Reuters

Chevron’s third-quarter profit slumps, shares fall 5% on earnings miss

Investing


HOUSTON – Chevron (NYSE:CVX) posted a third-quarter profit that missed Wall Street estimates by a wide margin, sending its share price down in pre-market trading. Oil company earnings have slumped from record year-ago levels as crude prices …

Source: Reuters

Guyana government “very supportive” of Chevron megadeal, Hess CEO says

World Oil


(Bloomberg) – Guyana’s government is “very supportive” of Chevron Corp.’s deal to buy Hess Corp., which owns a large stake in the country’s oil developments, Chief Executive Officer John Hess said in an interview.

 

“We have spoken …

Source: Reuters

Chevron’s mega oil deal more expensive than Exxon’s

Yahoo Finance


Exxon Mobil’s $59.5 billion deal to acquire oil and gas producer Pioneer Natural Resources may have been larger than Chevron’s $53 billion agreement to buy Hess, but it is Chevron that is paying a loftier price tag.

Pioneer …

Source: Reuters

Saudi Prince says Exxon, Chevron megadeals show oil is here to stay

World Oil


(Bloomberg) – Oil is here to stay as U.S. majors strike blockbuster deals while Saudi policies are helping stabilize global crude markets, the kingdom’s energy minister said at the annual investment forum in Riyadh.

 

“It’s working,” Energy …

Source: Reuters

Chevron’s Hess acquisition delivers “richly-valued” oil independent

World Oil


(Bloomberg) – Chevron Corp.’s acquisition of Hess Corp. does more than give it a stake in the world’s fastest-growing oil field off the coast of Guyana and shale assets in the Bakken basin of North Dakota. It …

Source: World Oil

Value gap between European, U.S. oil majors “stubbornly wide” amidst Exxon, Chevron megadeals

World Oil


(Bloomberg) – Europe’s oil majors seem to finally be winning back investors by refocusing on their core business, yet the valuation gap with their dealmaking U.S. peers remains stubbornly wide. After companies such as bp Plc embraced net …

Source: Reuters

Analysis: Mega transatlantic oil mergers less likely after Exxon, Chevron deals

Yahoo Finance


LONDON – The prospect of Exxon Mobil or Chevron buying European majors has receded after the two leading U.S. oil companies announced major acquisitions focused on the Americas this month, investors said.

Speculation that Chevron and Exxon might …

Source: Reuters

Chevron to increase Guyana, Bakken shale production with $53 billion Hess acquisition

World Oil


(WO) — Chevron Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement with Hess Corporation to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Hess in an all-stock transaction valued at $53 billion, or $171 per share. Under the terms of …

Source: Reuters

Oil heavyweights Chevron, Repsol, Eni to benefit from Venezuelan sanctions relief

World Oil


(Bloomberg) – Venezuela has an opportunity to resuscitate the linchpin of its economy — oil — now that U.S. sanctions have been relaxed. The surprise move on Oct. 18 allows international companies to apply the full weight …

Source: Reuters

Chevron shuts down Israeli natural gas field after Hamas attack

Oil Price


Following this weekend’s attack by Hamas on Israel, Chevron, the operator of the Tamar gas field offshore southern Israel, has shut down production at the field per instructions from the Israeli energy ministry.

“Chevron Mediterranean Limited was instructed …