(BOE Report)– Liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be European oil major Shell’s biggest contribution to the energy industry over the next decade in terms of value and as it seeks to cut emissions from fossil fuel production, CEO Wael Sawan said on Monday. Sawan has increased Shell’s focus on natural gas to improve the company’s financial performance against its peers
(World Oil)– Shell’s return to Angola after a 20-year hiatus highlights a shift in sentiment toward the nation’s oil sector, as reforms aimed at attracting global capital start to show results. Shell, alongside Chevron and Sonangol EP, signed deals with the National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels for Block 33 in the Congo Basin, ANPG board member Alcides Andrade
(BOE Report)– Venture Global has won a legal battle against Shell over its failure to deliver liquefied natural gas under long-term contracts starting in 2023, the U.S. LNG major said on Tuesday. The company’s stock price rose almost 6% in after hour trade as investors cheered the decision. Firms, including Shell, BP, Edison and Galp, filed arbitration claims starting
(BOE Report) – LONDON, Aug 5 – When playing catch up, picking up the pace may not be enough. One also has to hope rivals don’t accelerate. Just ask Europe’s energy majors. Exxon Mobil and Chevron’s bumper oil and gas output in the second quarter served as a sobering reminder to their European rivals of the ferocious challenge the latter face in
(World Oil)– bp Plc and Shell Plc signed agreements with Libya’s National Oil Corp (NOC) to study new opportunities, joining international majors accelerating their return to the oil-rich African nation. bp, which has pivoted away from its failed low-carbon strategy to focus more on fossil fuels, signed a memorandum of understanding to study reviving two huge oil fields in Libya,
(World Oil)– ExxonMobil expects lower oil and gas prices to reduce the company’s earnings by about $1.5 billion as a volatile quarter for commodity prices weighs on second-quarter profits. Oil prices pulled down earnings by about $1 billion while gas contributed another $500 million hit when compared to the first quarter, the Spring, Texas-based company said in a statement Monday.
(World Oil) – (Bloomberg) — Shell Plc denied a Wall Street Journal report that it is in active talks about acquiring its London-based oil rival bp Plc. “This is further market speculation. No talks are taking place,” a Shell spokesperson said. bp surged as much as 10% in New York earlier on Wednesday on the report that it was in
(BOE Report) – BP has been the subject of takeover talks for several years due to its shares’ relative underperformance, but analysis of its disclosures shows the British energy firm may not be as cheap as its market valuation would indicate. BP says it has net debt of $27 billion – already more than some rivals – but its disclosures
(World Oil) – Namibia will offer financial incentives to help kick-start the development of oil fields managed by a group led by TotalEnergies, according to a special adviser in the presidency. TotalEnergies and Shell Plc in 2022 made the first in a series of finds off the coast of the southwest African nation. But the explorers have also hit dry wells,
(World Oil) – The chances that a rival oil company will take over bp Plc are slim right now, even as peers have been running the numbers, because of the firm’s size and complexity, said bankers from Moelis & Co. “We can’t identify anybody in the U.S. that would be a buyer,” Moelis Chairman and Global Head of Energy and Clean
(World Oil) – Ecopetrol SA plans to continue drilling for natural gas in Colombian Caribbean waters after partner Shell Plc exited three offshore blocks, betting on growing domestic demand and potentially lucrative reserves. Shell said in April it would pull out of the COL-5, Purple Angel and Fuerte Sur blocks as part of a “strategic” decision, ending its oil and gas
(Oil Price) – After years of watching Europe’s Big Oil commit growing shares of capex to low-carbon energy solutions, U.S. supermajor Exxon is now set to overtake Shell and BP in investments planned for low-emission projects. Exxon’s pledge largely depends on the Trump Administration not repealing key provisions in Biden’s flagship Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which offered incentives to companies
