Spanish oil company Repsol more than doubled its net income in the first quarter of 2017 with upstream and downstream improvements as well as a new mega-find in the US.
Norway’s offshore safety body has cleared Spain’s Repsol to drill an exploration well on the Stordal prospect. The Transocean Spitsbergen semi-submersible rig will drill the well on Stordal in the Norwegian Sea, about 395kilometres west of Bodo. Drilling is slated to start in early March and last 33 days.
The Press and Journal’s long standing energy editor was handed a special award at a glittering ceremony hosted by the oil and gas industry’s leading trade body.
A group of seven oil and gas companies, including Shell, will reveal plans for a renewable energy investment fund on Friday, a news report said, citing unidentified sources.
Chinese energy conglomerate Sinopec has served an arbitration notice to Spain's Repsol demanding around $5.5 billion in compensation over a 2012 joint venture.
Repsol, the worst-performing major European oil stock over the past year, beat analysts’ estimates as the performance at the refining and chemicals division compensated for low oil prices.
Norwegian company OKEA said it had entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Repsol for a 60% stake in the Yme field.
The company said the move will be subject to approval by the Norwegian authorities once an update plan for development and operation has been submitted.
Repsol SA is considering selling its stake in Tangguh LNG, one of Indonesia’s largest liquefied natural gas projects, as Spain’s biggest oil company seeks to reduce debt, according to people familiar with the matter.
Repsol’s 3.1 percent stake in the gas fields, operated by BP Plc, may fetch as much as $300 million in a sale, the people said, asking not to be identified as the deliberations are private.
Repsol SA, Spain’s largest oil company, reported a 62 percent decline in third-quarter earnings as lower crude prices countered improved refining performance.