Equinor ASA
Bye-bye buybacks? Big Oil’s record-breaking shareholder payouts are under threat
Oil prices held near two-week highs in early trading on Wednesday, supported by an agreement between the U.S. and China to temporarily lower their reciprocal tariffs and a falling U.S. dollar. Imaginima | E+ | Getty Images A protracted slump in crude prices has ramped up the pressure on Big Oil’s commitment to allocate cash […]
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Activist investor Elliott takes short position in Shell after building a stake in rival BP
A Shell gas station on May 03, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images U.S. activist investor Elliott Investment Management has taken a short position against British oil major Shell as part of a global hedging program. The move, which was first reported by British newspaper The Times on Thursday, comes shortly after […]
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Mining giant Fortescue says Big Oil is getting it wrong on renewables: ‘Your customers want green energy’
Fortescue Metals Group non-executive Chairman, Andrew Forrest, speaks during a Sustainability Week conference in London on March 11, 2025. Adrian Dennis | Afp | Getty Images Australian mining tycoon Andrew Forrest, founder and executive chairman of Fortescue, says Big Oil is getting it wrong on renewables — at a time when European energy majors are […]
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Shell and Equinor to create Britain’s largest independent oil and gas company in joint venture
The Equinor ASA offshore oil drilling platform on Johan Sverdrup oil field in the North Sea off the coast of Norway, on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil major Shell and Norway’s Equinor on Thursday announced plans to combine their British offshore oil and gas assets to create a jointly […]
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British oil giant BP posts weakest quarterly earnings in nearly four years on lower crude prices
British oil and gasoline company BP (British Petroleum) signage is being pictured in Warsaw, Poland, on July 29, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images British oil major BP on Tuesday reported its weakest quarterly earnings in nearly four years, weighed down by a slump in crude prices and lower refining margins. The energy firm posted underlying replacement […]
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Oil major BP raises dividend as second-quarter profit beats expectations
A general view of the BP logo and petrol station forecourt sign on January 22, 2024 in Southend, United Kingdom. John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty Images British oil giant BP on Tuesday reported stronger-than-expected net profit for the second quarter and raised its dividend despite previously warning of significantly lower refining margins. The oil […]
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Oil huge Shell beats very first-quarter gain estimates, launches $3.5 billion share buyback
The Shell symbol is shown outside the house a petrol station in Radstock on February 17, 2024 in Somerset, England. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images British oil giant Shell on Thursday documented stronger-than-predicted initial-quarter income, boosted by higher refining margins and robust oil trading. Shell described altered earnings of $7.7 billion […]
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Worried about a slowdown? A person asset management business shares a way to hedge — and names 10 world wide stocks
Large-yielding shares have been doing perfectly even with soaring desire charges, according to asset administration business AllianceBernstein. “Usually, higher yielding stocks have been believed of as bond proxies and had traditionally underperformed the broader fairness market place in intervals of increasing costs. Even so, that romance has flipped in new years which is quite crucial […]
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British isles presents approval for controversial Rosebank oil and gas subject improvement
A perspective of Sullom Voe Terminal, an oil and gas terminal in the Shetland Islands on September 2021. Adrian Dennis | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — British regulators on Wednesday gave acceptance for Norway’s power huge Equinor to create the controversial U.K. offshore Rosebank discipline in the North Sea, just off the northwest coastline […]
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The world’s greatest floating wind farm is now formally open up — and helping to electric power North Sea oil functions
The Hywind Tampen venture is situated in waters off the Norwegian coastline. Ole Berg-rusten | AFP | Getty Illustrations or photos A facility described as “the world’s biggest floating offshore wind farm” was formally opened by Crown Prince Haakon of Norway on Wednesday, marking the culmination of a significant renewable electrical power task several years […]
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