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Baker Hughes names Ahmed Moghal CFO

Baker Hughes, a U.S. oilfield technologies firm, announced on Monday that Ahmed Moghal has been appointed as its Chief Financial Officer with immediate effect. The shares of the company dropped 1.3% during morning trading. Moghal was the former finance director for the Industrial and Energy Technology (IET) division of the company. Baker Hughes, which is currently undergoing a strategic pivot in order to maximize its IET portfolio in order to grow and expand in the natural-gas and LNG sectors and to scale new energy and digital business, made the appointment. "... It is important to have a CFO who has...

Oil & Gas Equipment

Exxon wants to build its eighth oil and gas project in Guyana, as production increases

The head of Exxon Mobil in Guyana announced on Wednesday that a consortium led by Exxon Mobil had requested environmental permits for its eighth project - the first to generate gas unrelated to oil production - and to explore a second well at its massive offshore blocks. Exxon is preparing for an active exploration and production year in Guyana, following upgrades to two of its floating facilities. A fourth vessel will arrive in the next few weeks and increase the total capacity of the group's output to 940,000 barrels a day. Guyana has pressed Exxon to deliver and produce more...

Oil & Gas Drilling

Trinidad increases revenue from LNG sales following contract revamp

Stuart Young, the energy minister of Trinidad and Tobago (the largest producer in Latin America and Caribbean) said that the government is generating more revenue through LNG exports. The cargoes are sold at a price between 15 and 55 percent above the Henry Hub, he added. After five years of negotiation, the increase is a result of a revamped contract in late 2023, which set new financial conditions for participants in Atlantic LNG, the country's flagship LNG project. Prior to the revamp, LNG production in Trinidad barely reached prices near Henry Hub for cargoes that were sold to customers throughout...

Oil & Gas Equipment

TotalEnergies Namibia's project is smaller and later than expected

FID is expected to end in 2026, not by the end of 2025 Production capacity has dropped to 150,000 barrels a day from 160,000 The country has been discovered by fellow majors PARIS, February 5 - CEO Patrick Pouyanne stated on Wednesday that the French oil major TotalEnergies will make a final decision on investment in its Namibian oil discovery by 2026. The project would produce 150,000 barrels a day. This is down from the initial 160,000 barrels a day that was discussed during its Investor Day in October. Pouyanne's previous target for the decision date on FID was 2025....

Fossil Fuels

US Interior Department begins to implement Trump's energy agenda

The U.S. The U.S. The agency released a statement stating that former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum signed six orders during his first day of office as Interior Secretary. These orders are a result of a series of executive orders Trump released in his first few days as president. These actions instructed agencies to accelerate the permitting of energy projects, and undo environmental protections his administration considers burdensome. Burgum's actions signal a radical shift in Interior Department policy. The former president Joe Biden’s administration tried for four years, as part of its strategy to combat global warming, to slow down...

Oil & Gas Drilling

Wright, Trump's energy nominee, will speak at a conservative event in London on April 16, says a group.

The organization announced on Thursday that Chris Wright, Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Energy Department will be speaking to a conservative think-tank in London, next month. Wright has advocated expanding fracking operations in previous meetings. Wright, who will be confirmed by Senate on Friday, according to a spokesperson for the department, will not attend in person the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship Conference. It wasn't immediately clear if he would be addressing the conference from Feb. 17-19 virtually. Wright, CEO of the oilfield services firm Liberty Energy, spoke last at an ARC in 2023, when he said that fracking...

Oil Equipment

Texas oilfield accident kills one and injures two

On Monday, ProPetro Services conducted fracking at a Permian Resources Corporation well site in Texas. One man died and two other people were injured. Edward Rodriguez, 45 years old, died when a pressured device ruptured. Two other workers were taken to hospital. According to a Reeves County Sheriff's Office statement, ProPetro has shut down its fracking operation and turned off the power in the area during a safety inspection. ProPetro released a statement confirming the incident and stating that the company is working with relevant authorities to determine what caused the incident. Permian Resources Corp has not responded to a...

Oil & Gas Equipment

One dead and two injured in fatal Texas oilfield accident

On Monday, ProPetro Services conducted fracking at a Permian Resources Corporation well site in Texas. One man died and two other people were injured. Edward Rodriguez, 45 years old, died when a pressured device ruptured. Two other workers were taken to hospital. According to a Reeves County Sheriff's Office statement, ProPetro has shut down its fracking operation and turned off the power in the area during a safety investigation. ProPetro and Permian Resources Corp have not responded to requests for comment. The Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division investigators determined that the incident was caused by a pressurized pipe containing approximately...

Oil & Gas Equipment

Halliburton flags flat to lower 2025 revenue on weak U.S., Mexico activity

Halliburton anticipates flat to slightly lower incomes in 2025, the oilfield service company said on Wednesday, as it warned of softer activity in North America and Mexico. Shares of the business, which beat analysts' quotes for fourth-quarter earnings by 1 cent, were down 1% at $29.23 in midday trading. The lukewarm outlook echoed that of competing SLB, which flagged flat revenue in 2025 revenue as customers limited activity and costs due to an oversupply of oil. Halliburton is expecting flat earnings from international markets in 2025 due to lower activity in Mexico. Revenue from worldwide markets had gained 2.4% in...

Oil & Gas Equipment

Flowco valued at $2.55 bln as shares leap in strong NYSE debut

Shares of Flowco Holdings opened almost 21% above the going public cost in their market debut on Thursday, offering the oilfield services supplier a market price of about $2.55 billion. The business's shares opened at $29 apiece, compared to the IPO cost of $24. Hopes of a friendlier regulative environment for offers and offerings under the incoming Donald Trump administration have boosted investor cravings in fresh stock flotations. Strong equity markets and falling rates of interest have also enhanced companies' self-confidence to come forward with listings. Houston, Texas-based Flowco offered 17.8 million shares above the marketed variety of $21-$ 23...

Climate Change

New york city City claim against Exxon, BP, Shell over environment modification dismissed

A judge has dismissed New York City's lawsuit declaring that Exxon Mobil, BP and Shell were accountable for misinforming the public about their items, and their commitment to renewable energy and battling climate modification. In a decision on Tuesday, state Supreme Court Justice Anar Patel in Manhattan declined the city's argument that the oil business must have informed climate-conscious residents that fossil fuels cause climate change due to the fact that this information was openly understood. Patel also found no proof that the companies conducted greenwashing projects, including declarations about clean energy and alternative energy sources, so they might offer...

Oil & Gas Drilling

Upstream tasks in Texas oil slipped in Nov, industry group says

Upstream oil companies wound down employing in November, the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) said on Friday, ending 5 straight months of job development. WHY IT is essential Employing in the upstream sector, which includes activities associated to drilling and producing oil, can function as an indication of the health of the oil and gas market. Companies causing more staff members could imply more drilling to come. TIPRO represents nearly 3,000 independent manufacturers and royalty owners across Texas, home to the respected Permian Basin which accounts for simply under half of total U.S. crude production, according to...

Europe

Oil & Gas

The core profit of Vallourec drops due to lower tube prices in North America

France's Vallourec announced a 24% decline in its core profit for the fourth quarter on Thursday. It cited lower average selling prices for its steel tubes, its primary market, in North America. Vallourec makes tubings for oil and gas markets, low-carbon energies and industrial markets. Its operating earnings before interest taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), fell to 214 millions euros ($224) in the fourth quarter of 2024. This was due to a 27% decline in North American tubes. In the fourth quarter, around 92% (globally) of Vallourec’s total revenues came from the tubes business. In a conference call with journalists,...

Oil & Gas

Elliott, a hedge fund that is known for its relentless activism, has captured the attention of C-suites.

Bankers and lawyers that have dealt with Elliott Investment Management say that executives should expect to receive a thorough analysis of their weaknesses, backed up by rigorous research and financial power. Elliott is now focusing on the legendary oil giant BP. The $70 billion investment firm has not revealed the size of their stake in BP, or what they want to see changed. The mere hint that Elliott was playing the corporate agitator in this week's BP share price spiked to its highest level since August on the expectation the fund would force improvements and unlock shareholder value. The day...

Energy Markets

Big Oil's profits from refining are expected to decline in 2025

Oil executives are not optimistic about the refining industry in 2025 Exxon and Chevron Q4 profit hurt by weak refinery sector Fuel demand in the US and China is waning, posing challenges for independent refiners Sheila Dang & Shariq Khan HOUSTON, January 31 - Big Oil executives saw little hope for a near-term increase in refinery profits, after Chevron Exxon Mobil, and Shell reported earnings in the fourth quarter that were severely affected by a decline in margins. Refining margins have been hurt by a combination of sputtering growth in demand and an increase in global refinery capacity in 2024....

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East Asia

Mineral Resources

SLB launches lithium filtration system after Nevada tests

SLB on Tuesday said it will commercially launch its version of a direct lithium extraction (DLE) system after years of tests in a Nevada desert and could be producing the electric automobile battery metal for customers by 2027. The Houston-based oilfield services huge, previously called Schlumberger, is the most recent to make a significant push into the fast-growing DLE sector, which has absorbed Exxon Mobil , Rio Tinto, International Battery Metals and others aiming to reinvent how the ultralight metal is processed for the energy transition. Lithium has actually historically been produced utilizing big, water-intensive evaporation ponds or open-pit mines....

Pollution

EU clears 1.75 bln euro compensation for eastern German coal exit

Germany's economy ministry stated it won the European Commission's clearance in principle to compensate power business LEAG with up to 1.75 billion euros ($ 1.90 billion) for exiting coal by 2038, part of Berlin's. efforts to accelerate decarbonisation. In 2020, Germany's previous federal government accepted shut. coal-fired power plants by 2038 as part of Berlin's ambitions to. become climate neutral by 2045. It agreed with LEAG on the. compensation amount, pending EU approval. LEAG currently provides 7 gigawatts of lignite-fired power,. or around 10% of the total in Germany. But the transition, and efforts to accelerate it, have. got a...

Electric Utilities

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

The following quotes, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1945 GMT on Tuesday: ** Hess investors authorized the company's $53. billion merger with No. 2 U.S. oil business Chevron,. according to preliminary outcomes of the vote. ** BHP was struggling to find commonalities with. Anglo American in talks over its takeover deal, without any. brand-new concessions as a deadline nears for the world's biggest. miner to send a binding deal, 5 sources stated. ** Royal Mail's moms and dad business International Distributions. Services (IDS) is set to advise a company offer by. Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, a person with...

Oil & Gas Drilling

Guyana states it could reallocate gas locations if Exxon does stagnate job forward

An Exxon Mobilled oil consortium will need to choose by October whether it will proceed and establish a big natural gas find off the coast of Guyana, the country's vice president said on Thursday. The government has actually been pressing for a gold mine from mostly untapped gas reserves found by the Exxon-led group. The consortium, that includes Hess Corp and CNOOC Ltd. , is needed under its production contract to return. to the federal government by October about 20% of its huge Stabroek. block if that area stays undeveloped. Exxon has said it wishes to finish an appraisal of...

Environment

Asian area LNG edges up as heat spurs demand

Asian area melted gas (LNG) prices increased this week to its greatest levels given that January, as heat throughout the region spurred more demand for the superchilled fuel, and as it tracked gains in European gas costs on the back of maintenance outages and lower wind output. The average LNG cost for July delivery into north-east Asia rose to $10.90 per million British thermal systems ( mmBtu), up from $10.50/ mmBtu in the previous week and its strongest levels considering that Jan. 5, market sources estimated. Asian provided rates have actually edged higher in the previous few days ... as...

Oil & Gas Equipment

Urals unrefined discount rates to Brent narrow on softer freight rates to Asia

Urals unrefined discount rates to Brent narrowed amid softening freight rates for crucial paths from Russia's western ports to Asia, while outright prices for the grade dip in line with the global oil market, traders stated and computations showed on Friday. Freight rates for Aframax ships, which generally fill some 720,000 barrels of Urals crude in Primorsk or Ust-Luga for a. one-way voyage to Indian ports, eased to balance some $7 million. from some $7.5 million for April and March-loading cargoes, 2. sources stated. This is still above $5 million for the trip last. September. Rates for Suezmax tankers, which...

Oil & Gas

Some Urals flows to Asia diverted through Africa, India remains leading location

At least three tankers with Russian Urals oil on board picked a longer path to Asia around the Africa's Cape of Great Hope in March and April as military risks in the Red Sea stay high, 2 traders stated and LSEG information revealed. 2 tankers, Fos Picasso and Hydra, bring some 200,000 metric lots of Urals oil packed from Baltic in April went to India around Africa, while the vast bulk of the vessels with Russian oil have actually been selecting the shorter path by means of Suez channel and Red Sea, LSEG information shows. Many ships bring Russian items...

Fossil Fuels

French and Chinese companies ink offers on sidelines of Xi's Paris see

French and Chinese business signed on Monday offers ranging from energy, financing and transportation on the sidelines of Chinese President Xi Jinping's. check out to the French capital. WHY IT is very important French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission chief. Ursula von der Leyen prompted Xi in Paris to guarantee more well balanced. trade with Europe at a time of growing service tensions. MAIN AGREEMENTS - Agreement to establish a global tactical partnership in the. battery market between Xiamen Tungsten New Energy and Orano. - Memorandum of understanding in between Envision and Suez. - Supply contracts for electric traction...

Oil & Gas Equipment

Financiers bet weaker U.S. payrolls stimulate more Fed rate cuts

Global shares rose on Friday as investors bet that news of slowerthanexpected U.S. nonfarm payrolls tasks development would give the Federal Reserve more reason to cut rate of interest later on in the year. U.S. rates of interest futures priced in two cuts of 25 basis points each this year, possibly starting in September, compared with just one cut being forecast before the jobs numbers were launched ahead of Wall Street's opening bell. The information also sent U.S. stock futures sharply higher, developing on a currently bullish state of mind after news of Apple's record $110 billion share buyback. A...

Oil & Gas Refining

United States greenlights Exxon-Pioneer deal, declares shale founder colluded with OPEC

U.S. regulators offered the goahead on Thursday to Exxon Mobil's $60 billion purchase of Leader Natural Resources, but barred Pioneer's former CEO from Exxon's board on allegations he attempted to conspire with OPEC to raise oil rates. Former Pioneer CEO Scott Sheffield collaborated efforts with U.S. shale oil manufacturers to constrain their output and raise energy rates, the Federal Trade Commission said. Commonly thought about the dean of U.S. shale since of his long period and blunt talk about market output and spending, Sheffield used his influence to line up oil production across the Permian Basin in West Texas and...

Oil & Gas Exploration

Guyana to reveal winners of overseas oil-block auction by end of March

Guyana plans to divulge winners of the nation's first competitive auction of offshore oil blocks by the end of March, an official with the country's. Ministry of Natural Resources said on Monday. The government continues to examine propositions and evaluate. documents provided by six of eight groups that placed bids in an. oil auction last September, Senior Petroleum Planner Bobby. Gossai Jr. told at the country's annual energy. conference. His remarks came at an energy conference designed to. highlight the nation's rise as the world's fastest-growing oil. manufacturer. Officials utilized the very first day of the conference to lay. out...

Fossil Fuels

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

The following quotes, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Friday: ** Hedge fund Barington Capital prompted Paramount Global to scrap its exclusive merger talks with Skydance Media, arguing all shareholders would benefit if the business took a look at other possible bidders. ** U.S. Steel shareholders authorized its proposed $14.9. billion acquisition by Japan's Nippon Steel 5401. T, taking the. merger one step better to conclusion even as political. opposition to the deal mounts. ** An Exxon Mobil arbitration case that might block. the sale of Hess Corp to Chevron could drag on. until year-end, Hess...