(Reuters) - Elliott Management Corp is readying for a new fight with Hess Corp (HES.N) to remedy what the activist hedge fund called on Thursday “continuing underperformance” by the U.S. oil and gas producer.
This would be the second time...
(Bloomberg) The Trump administration is preparing to unveil as soon as this week an expansive offshore oil plan that would open the door to selling new drilling rights in Atlantic waters, according to people familiar with the plan.
President Donald...
Petrobras and ExxonMobil today signed a memorandum of understanding regarding a strategic alliance to jointly identify and evaluate potential business opportunities.
The memorandum of understanding was signed in Rio de Janeiro today by Pedro Parente, president of Petrobras, Brad Corson, president of...
Fresh off its Turbot-1 well discovery in the South American nation of Guyana, ExxonMobil has made a discovery at the Avestruz-1 well drilled offshore Equatorial Guinea, though the commerciality of the find is still to be determined.
The well was...
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Chevron Corp (CVX.N), the second largest U.S.-based oil producer, is budgeting $18.3 billion for capital projects next year, the company said on Wednesday, about 4 percent less than this year and lower for a fourth year in a row.
International...
(Hart Energy) At night from space it’s easy to see why Africa is called the “Dark Continent,” but bright oil and gas lights are starting to flicker in West Africa, reflecting huge hydrocarbon potential that could still play an...
(Offshore) Brazilian oil company Petrobras has declared commerciality of the field in the Libra Northwest area, in the pre-salt of Santos Basin off Brazil, renaming it Mero.
Namely, Petrobras said in its statement last Thursday that it had submitted the declaration...
Statoil and partners have delivered to Norwegian authorities a $5.9 billion development plan for their massive Arctic Johan Castberg oil discovery, having halved costs for the project that now has a $35-per-barrel breakeven price.
The development, which Statoil calls the biggest...
TechnipFMC said on Monday it has been awarded a US$4.2B contract, jointly with Samsung Engineering and Tecnicas Reunidas, from Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) for the Bapco Modernization Program (BMP).
TechnipFMC awarded Subsea Contract for Liza deep water project
The project is located...