TotalEnergies to Invest in Iraq’s Gas Growth Integrated Project

As a follow-up to the confirmation of the terms of development and production contract signed in September 2021. French energy giant TotalEnergies on Wednesday announced a multi-billion-dollar deal with the Iraqi government and will pick up a key stake in the Middle Eastern nation’s Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP).
India’s Adani tries to calm investors as market rout continues

India’s Adani Group sought to reassure investors on Monday as a rout in its shares continued, saying its business plans were fully-funded, its cashflows strong and it remained confident of delivering attractive returns to shareholders.
Adani’s market losses top $100 bln as shelved share sale spooks investors

India’s Adani group shares sank on Thursday after it abandoned its flagship company’s $2.5 billion stock offering, swelling the conglomerate’s market losses to more than $100 billion and sparking worries about the potential systemic impact.
Analysis: Europe Inc’s wage hikes alarm investors as worries about recession grow

Plans by European companies to hike wages and pay one-off bonuses to help staff cope with a torrid winter are raising alarm among investors concerned that the extra cost could hurt profits and undermine the region’s economy.
Analysis: U.S. LNG exports to Europe on track to surpass Biden promise

When U.S. President Joe Biden promised European leaders in March that he would help secure new supplies of liquefied natural gas to offset shortages from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, his pledge was greeted with scepticism.
Shell posts record quarterly profit, lifted by energy price surge

Shell (SHEL.L) on Thursday reported a record first-quarter profit of $9.13 billion, boosted by higher oil and gas prices, stellar refining profits and the strong performance of its trading division.
EXCLUSIVE Major buyers of Russian oil struggle with bank guarantees -sources

The global oil market was thrown into chaos on Thursday after Russia invaded Ukraine, with top buyers of Russian oil struggling to secure guarantees at Western banks or find ships to take crude from one of the world’s largest producers.
Shell ends 2021 on high note, hikes dividend, buybacks again

Shell (SHEL.L) again boosted its dividend and share repurchases on Thursday after fourth quarter profits hit their highest in eight years, fuelled by higher oil and gas prices and strong gas trading performance.
Analysis: Shrink to fit: the year Big Oil starts to become Small Oil

Europe’s Big Oil companies are planning to spend their windfall from high energy prices on becoming Small Oil.
EXCLUSIVE Exxon prepares to bid for new oil blocks in Brazil -sources

Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) is prepared to bid on Friday for new blocks in Brazil’s deep-water oil fields, a focus area for its oil and gas production growth, people familiar with the matter said.