Bloomberg PetroChina Co brushed off a $1.5 billion writedown from the disposal of some assets as it estimated full-year net income more than doubled last year thanks to higher crude prices. China’s biggest oil and gas producer said net income could have jumped as much as 132 percent in 2018, according to a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange, …

Bloomberg The Brazilian unit of EDP — Energias de Portugal SA plans on boosting investments once Latin America’s largest economy starts to recover, aiming to double in size by 2020. The firm, which began operating in Brazil during the privatisation wave of the 1990s, is “completely optimistic” with the outlook for the country, Chief Executive Officer Miguel Setas said in …

Bloomberg MEG Energy Corp looks to be on its own again after Husky Energy Inc pulled its hostile bid for the Canadian oil-sands producer and no white knight emerged during the takeover battle. The data room that MEG had opened to entice other suitors during the Husky tussle is now closed, and its strategic review process has concluded, said Megan …