(OEM) While energy and climate crises take their toll on countries worldwide, occasionally pulling them in different directions, the energy transition takes root, steadily gaining ground in pursuit of the low-carbon and green shift. As it is estimated that investments amounting to a whopping $10 trillion are needed for the U.S. to reach its net-zero by... Continue Reading →
Louisiana’s Request to Oversee Carbon Storage Projects Moving Ahead, EPA says
(Reuters) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by May should complete a review of Louisiana's request to take on oversight of carbon capture projects, according to a letter to the state, which wants to speed up approvals. Louisiana is seeking to permit and monitor so-called Class VI wells, which bury carbon dioxide and other climate-warming... Continue Reading →
How is European and U.S. oil majors’ energy transition journey shaping up? Wood Mac
While the transition to low-carbon and green sources is making strides on the global energy stage, the major energy players in Europe and the U.S. have been making progress at a different pace with Big Oil keeping oil and gas firmly in the driving seat. However, Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group, believes all roads... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on agreement with Shell
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras announces that its CEO Jean Paul Prates, and Wael Sawan, Shell´s CEO, signed today a Memorandum of Understanding, during CERAWeek, in Houston, in order to encourage discussion and collaboration between the companies. The companies will work together on identifying potential upstream opportunities, sharing experience and best practices on reducing carbon... Continue Reading →
The Crown Estate and Crown Estate Scotland Survey Industry on Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage
The Crown Estate and Crown Estate Scotland have started the first round of formal engagement with developers on Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS). The two organizations, one responsible for the seabed around England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, the other for areas off Scotland, have issued a joint survey to industry stakeholders to explore and... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 sees highest order intake in last 9 years
Subsea 7 has reported an order intake of over $7 billion for the full year of 2022, representing the highest order intake since 2013, with a backlog of over $9 billion, said to have resulted in high revenue visibility for 2024 and beyond. In 2022, Subsea 7 reported revenue of $5.1 billion, which is a... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Financial Performance in 4Q22 – CFO message
With a strong sense of accomplishment, we are very proud to share 2022 results. They are the synthesis of a long trajectory of huge challenges which were overcome, efficient management, consistent strategic choices which were vindicated and the focus on value generation, all of which are today reflected in excellent economic and financial results and... Continue Reading →
‘Radical but durable’ paradigm needed for delivery of low-carbon energy infrastructure in race to net-zero – Long read
(OEM) Australia’s engineering company Worley has partnered with Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment to measure the indicators of change in the journey to net-zero by 2050, outlining that countries need to move from years to weeks to develop and build their low-carbon energy infrastructure to meet the net-zero challenge. According to Dr Fatih... Continue Reading →
Petrobras sets an annual record in CO2 capture, use and storage with 10.6 million tons registered in 2022
Petrobras set a record in CO2 capture, use and geological storage (the so-called Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage - CCUS) in 2022, reaching the mark of 10.6 million reinjected tons (equivalent to 5.8 billion m³ of CO2 ). For comparison purposes, this portion corresponds to 27% by volume of the total gas reinjected in our... Continue Reading →
Talos Energy Completes EnVen Acquisition
Talos Energy Inc., a U.S.-based offshore oil and gas producer, has completed its previously announced acquisition of EnVen Energy Corporation ("EnVen"). Talos, which owns oilfields in both the U.S. side and the Mexican side of the Gulf of Mexico, first said in September 2022, that it would buy EnVen, a private operator in the deepwater... Continue Reading →