Thursday, January 30, 2025

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BP raises Asian profile with Chinese acetic acid plant plan

Source: Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – BP is increasing its Asian presence with an initial agreement, or memorandum of understanding, with China’s Zhejiang Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (ZPCC) to build a 1 million tonne a year acetic acid plant, BP said on Friday. The planned production site for acetic acid, which is used in chemical products such as paints and adhesives,

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BP, Shell among bidders in $800 million Brazilian oil auction

Source: Reuters BP Plc, Chevron Corp and Royal Dutch Shell Plc are among the companies that will compete for exploration and production rights off the Brazilian coast on Thursday, in the first of three oil bidding rounds scheduled for coming weeks. Combined, the minimum signing bonuses for the blocks in the so-called 16th post-salt oil bidding round in the Latin

Alaska Is the Biggest Bet Yet for Texas’s Anti-Shale Oil Billionaire

From Bloomberg Hildebrand gained fortune buying old, conventional oil assets, bet may be timely as investors begin to sour on shale Texas oilman Jeffery Hildebrand became a billionaire by shunning the shale revolution taking place in his home state. Now, he’s making his biggest bet yet — Alaska — just as shale producers run out of steam. Hildebrand’s Hilcorp Energy

SEACOR Marine Announces Departure of COO - Oil & Gas 360

Galveston Company Enters Race to Supply IMO 2020 Fuels

From The Houston Chronicle With a massive shift in the marine fuel market just months away from implementation, a Galveston fuel storage operator says it plans to operate a 50,000 barrel a day crude processing facility to meet new stricter environmental regulations set to take affect in January. Texas International Terminals confirmed Wednesday reports from Reuters that it plans to

BP Divests Alaska for $5.6 Billion

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 BP sells its entire Alaskan business to Hilcorp for a total consideration of $5.6 billion BP (stock ticker: BP), through its subsidiary BP Alaska, has agreed to sell its entire business in the state to Hilcorp Alaska, a subsidiary of Hilcorp Energy Company, for a total consideration of $5.6 billion. Under

Venture Global LNG Raises $675 Million - Oil & Gas 360

Venture Global Closes on Project Financing for Calcasieu Pass LNG

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Proceeds from Venture Global’s debt and equity financing will fully fund the construction and commissioning of its Calcasieu Pass LNG facility Venture Global LNG Inc., headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, has closed on the project financing for its Calcasieu Pass LNG facility and associated TransCameron pipeline in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The proceeds

Saudi Aramco Valuation Gap Persists as IPO Talks Resume – Sources

From Reuters Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is insisting on a $2 trillion valuation of oil firm Aramco, even though some bankers and company insiders say the kingdom should trim its target to around $1.5 trillion, industry and banking sources said. With Aramco talking again to banks about an initial public offering (IPO), its board is meeting later this

BP to Enter India’s Fuel Retail Market with Reliance Tie-Up

From Reuters Global oil major BP is deepening its ties with Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries by forging a fuel retailing joint venture to capitalize on rising demand in Asia’s third-biggest economy. The move comes days after BP said it would build a network of charging hubs for electric vehicles with China’s Didi Chuxing, betting on the world’s largest market for

Shell Invests in New Deep-Water Gulf of Mexico Project, Sells Assets to Equinor and Noreco - Oil & Gas

Shell Invests in New Deep-Water Gulf of Mexico Project, Sells Assets to Equinor and Noreco

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Shell Offshore Inc. makes final investment decision for PowerNap deep-water project in U.S. Gulf Shell Offshore Inc., a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc (stock ticker: RDS-A, RDS-B), has reached a final investment decision (FID) for the PowerNap deep-water project in the US Gulf of Mexico, electing to move forward with

BP Profit Again Outstrips Forecasts, Lifted by Higher Oil Output

From Reuters A strong rise in oil and gas production helped BP (BP.L) offset weaker crude prices and refining profit to again beat profit expectations on Tuesday, boosting its shares. BP’s second quarter contrasts with Total (TOTF.PA) and Norway’s Equinor (EQNR.OL), which posted sharp earnings drops, and builds on a steady recovery after deep cost cuts since the 2014 downturn,

The Shale Boom in the Permian Is Slowing Down - 360

Texas Shale Pioneers Struggle to Appease Investors

From Reuters Seven years ago, Diamondback Energy Inc went public with a modest parcel of drillable land in the Permian Basin of West Texas. Like dozens of other Permian startups, the firm then pursued a classic wildcatter’s strategy – borrowing to buy up acreage, acquire competitors and quickly boost output in the booming shale field. Today, Diamondback (FANG.O) is the