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As US withdraws Chevron’s licence to export crude from Venezuela, what will happen to Repsol’s strategic assets in Tomoporo and La Ceiba?

Banco Sabadell | According to press reports, the US has withdrawn Chevron’s licence to export crude oil from Venezuela, with the effective date of 3 April. This decision is in response to the failure of the Maduro government to fulfil its electoral commitments and is part of a package of extended sanctions that will also affect companies such as Halliburton, Schlumberger, Barker Hughes and Weatherford, which will have to suspend…


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Repsol buys 40% of Unioil and strengthens presence in Philippines and rest of Southeast Asia

Renta 4 | Repsol has reached an agreement to acquire 40% of Unioil, a Philippine lubricant manufacturer. This acquisition will allow it to strengthen its presence in the Philippines and Southeast Asia and add a fifth manufacturing plant to those already existing in Spain, Mexico, Singapore and Indonesia. At the end of 2024, Unioil had a total production capacity of 25,000 tonnes. Assessment: Qualitatively positive news, which is in line…


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Repsol posts net income of €1.756 billion in 2024

Repsol reported a net income of €1.756 billion in 2024, 45% less than the previous year. Adjusted income amounted to €3.327 billion, 34% lower than in 2023. The 2024 earnings were influenced by a complex geopolitical context; lower crude oil, gas, and electricity prices; moderate margins in refining; and low margins in chemistry. In this scenario, the performance of the company allowed it to improve shareholder remuneration and maintain an…


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Repsol approves €800 million investment in Tarragona Ecoplanta, first in Europe to manufacture renewable and circular methanol from waste

Link Securities | Repsol’s Board of Directors on Wednesday gave the green light for investment in the Ecoplanta, a pioneering project in Europe to transform urban waste into renewable fuels and circular products, becoming a solution for reducing CO2 emissions in transport, while at the same time promoting the circular economy. The facility, which will be located in Tarragona and in which more than 800 million euros is expected to…


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Repsol plans to enter data centre business with project worth around €4,000 million and 400+ MW

Renta 4 | According to press reports, Repsol is preparing a new leap in its diversification process, with the entry into the data centre business with a project of just over 400 MW. The plan is to be developed in Escatrón, Zaragoza, where it will take advantage of the land, electrical installations and water supply it currently has in the area, which now houses a combined cycle power plant it…


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Repsol and Italian EVO Auto to jointly promote use of LPG as alternative and ecological fuel

Link Securities | The Spanish company and EVO Auto, the car brand of the Italian group DR Automobiles, have signed a framework collaboration agreement in Spain to promote the use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), as reported by both companies through a joint statement, Expansión reported yesterday. Thanks to this alliance, Repsol and EVO Auto are committed to promote the use of LPG as an alternative and environmentally friendly fuel,…


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Unlike BP, Shell, or Exxon, Repsol’s refining margin improves in 4Q24 to $4.8/b

Norbolsa | Repsol (REP) published its trading statement for 4Q24 on Wednesday at the close of the market. The production figure for Q4 (554 k b/d) was similar to that of Q324 and 7% lower than in Q422, with the maintenance of Brazil being offset by higher production in Libya. On a yearly basis, production stood at 571 k b/d, at the lower end of its target range for the…


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New US sanctions on Russian oil could lead Repsol to scale back buyback programme

Morgan Stanley | Our analyst Martijn Rats notes that the US has gone further than expected on new sanctions on the Russian oil industry, which has driven up downside risk to oil supply, at least temporarily. This has led the strategist to slightly increase his forecast for Brent to $77.5/bbl in 1Q25 (vs. $72/bbl previously) and $75/bbl in 2Q25 (vs. $70/bbl previously). In this context, it is worth noting once…


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Ecopetrol reaches agreement to acquire Repsol’s 45% stake in CPO-09 oil well

Alphavalue/DIVACONS | The oil company’s CEO, Jose Jon Imaz, criticised the government for “settling regulatory and fiscal policies in a bazaar” and urged to “raise our voices against the tax on energy companies”, assuring that it is “making investment in Spain impossible”. In other news, as we read on Monday in elEconomista, Ecopetrol has entered the sale of 45% of the Colombian oilfield CPO-09, which Repsol held in the country…


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Spain: PNV refuses to support extraordinary tax on energy companies

Reconciling the support of center-right nationalist parties, such as the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) or Junts per Catalunya (the party of the fugitive Puigdemont), with that of extreme left parties (Podemos, Sumar…) was possible a year ago, to elevate Pedro Sánchez to the presidency of the Government despite having lost the elections. Spain has never had a weaker government, more willing to stay in power by making the necessary concessions…