Tag: Repsol YPF, S.A.

• Tuesday, October 4th 2011 - 06:34 UTC

  Spain concerned it might loose control of its flagship oil company Repsol

  

  Spain’s government is concerned that the country’s hydrocarbons flagship Repsol-YPF could fall into foreign hands following the 30% voting block made up of Mexico’s Pemex and construction company Sacyr Vallehermoso.

• Wednesday, September 21st 2011 - 05:52 UTC

  Spanish oil company takes the lead in super-fast analysis of seismic data

  

  Spanish oil major Repsol-YPF and the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre launched this week their new joint research centre aimed at speeding the analysis of seismic data.

• Monday, September 12th 2011 - 01:46 UTC

  On request from government Repsol-YPF ratified investment plans in Argentina

  

  Argentina’s government will monitor ownership changes at Spain’s Repsol and it reserves the right to wield its golden share in YPF, the Spanish concern’s local unit, YPF, said in a statement after a board meeting that included a state-appointed director.

• Friday, September 9th 2011 - 15:44 UTC

  Small shareholders question Pemex stake doubling in Repsol-YPF

  

  A group representing minority shareholders asked Spain’s CNMV stock market regulator to investigate the recent move by Mexican state oil company Pemex to double its stake in Spanish energy giant Repsol-YPF.

• Wednesday, August 31st 2011 - 08:46 UTC

  Rush to explore and develop shale oil and natural gas in Argentina’s Neuquen basin

  

  Exxon Mobil Corp, the largest US oil company, will spend as much as 76.3 million dollars to explore and develop shale oil and natural gas in Argentina with Americas Petrogas Inc.

• Friday, July 29th 2011 - 07:08 UTC

  Repsol-YPF earnings hit by civil war in Libya and labour strikes in Argentina

  

  Repsol-YPF, Spain’s largest oil company, said second-quarter earnings fell 7.3% after refining margins narrowed and output declined because of the civil war in Libya and strikes in Argentina.

• Tuesday, July 26th 2011 - 08:06 UTC

  Mexico Pemex buys Repsol shares, becomes third largest stock holder

  

  Mexico's state oil monopoly Pemex said on Monday it recently bought 825,150 shares in Repsol YPF, increasing its stake in the Spanish company to 5%. The stock purchase took place on July 13, Pemex's finance department said, without giving details of the cost of the deal.

• Monday, July 4th 2011 - 05:45 UTC

  Spanish-Chinese group discover oil in Brazil’s pre-salt cluster, 6.851 metres deep

  

  Spanish oil and gas group Repsol YPF announced last week that its joint venture with China's Sinopec Group had made a new discovery of good quality oil in Brazilian ultra-deep water.

• Monday, May 23rd 2011 - 01:04 UTC

  Violent riots in Argentine port on rumours two vessels were involved in Falklands oil exploration

  

  Two Norwegian flagged vessels contracted in support of Argentina’s YPF oil rigs in the South Atlantic but which rumours had them working for the Falkland Islands, triggered major rioting and protests Friday and early Saturday in the city of La Plata.

• Monday, May 9th 2011 - 18:48 UTC

  Repsol plans to sell an additional 3% of YPF in the Argentine market

  

  Spain’s oil company Repsol plans to sell up to 3% of YPF on the Argentine market as part of a gradual divestment of its stake in that unit, according to company sources.