(Reuters) - TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) said on Thursday it aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its fuel product sales by more than 30% by 2030, compared with 2015. The French oil major, which is due to hold an investor conference call on Thursday, also said it was setting new targets for reducing its methane emissions and routing... Continue Reading →
Brazil to increase oil production by 300,000 barrels per day to help stabilize the global energy market
Brazil will increase its oil production by 300,000 barrels a day by the end of the year to help stabilize global energy markets. The information was revealed today by the Minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Albuquerque, during the opening ceremony of the Ministerial Meeting of the International Energy Agency (IEA), in Paris. The additional... Continue Reading →
Big Oil Is No Longer “Unbankable”
(OilPrice) It’s an open secret within energy circles that the eventual death of oil and thermal coal won’t come from environmentalists or even directly from renewable energy, but rather when big banks decide to stop financing it, rendering it ‘unbankable’. And the U.S. oil and gas sector came dangerously close to meeting that fate after Wall... Continue Reading →
BP and Marubeni form strategic partnership to pursue offshore wind in Japan
BP, the British oil major with growing renewables ambitions, has partnered up with Marubeni, the major Japanese integrated trading and investment conglomerate, to explore "a selected offshore wind development opportunity in Japan." The companies have agreed to form a strategic partnership for offshore wind and potentially other decarbonization projects, including hydrogen. As part of... Continue Reading →
EXCLUSIVE Dutch bank ING ends financing for new oil and gas projects
(Reuters) - ING Groep NV (INGA.AS) will no longer finance new oil and gas projects, its energy chief said, becoming the biggest bank yet to commit to such a step in the fight against climate change. The move by the Dutch financial services firm raises pressure on peers to heed a call by the International Energy Agency... Continue Reading →
2021 Subsea 7 results grow 45% with revenues over U$5 billion
Subsea 7 ended 2021 with excellent operational and financial performance. Revenue reached US$ 5 billion, representing growth of 45% compared to the previous year. The company's EBITDA reached US$ 521 million, an increase of 55% compared to 2020. Net income for the year was US$ 36 million. The global order backlog hit the $7.2 billion... Continue Reading →
Baker Hughes to enhance life-of-well capabilities by buying well intervention specialist
(Offshore Energy) Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes has inked a deal to acquire Altus Intervention, a provider of well intervention services and down-hole oil & gas technology, to strengthen its technological capabilities while enabling its customers to maximise production from fields. Baker Hughes informed on Monday that it is acquiring Altus Intervention to bring critical capabilities... Continue Reading →
Colombia’s Ecopetrol starts green hydrogen project in Cartagena
(Reuters) - Colombia's majority state-owned oil producer and energy company Ecopetrol (ECO.CN) on Friday launched its first green-hydrogen pilot project at its refinery in the Caribbean city of Cartagena, it said in a statement. Using a 50-kilowatt Proton Exchange Membrane electrolyzer, 270 solar panels, and water used by the refinery, Ecopetrol will produce 20 kg (44 lb)... Continue Reading →
Shell seeks environmental license to generate offshore wind power in Brazil
(Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L) announced on Friday it has applied for a license from Brazil's environmental agency Ibama to generate offshore wind power in six areas in the country. The six projects are located in the Brazilian states of Piaui, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul. The total... Continue Reading →
Equinor Sees Renewables Generating 10% of its Energy by 2030
(Reuters) Norway's Equinor said on Friday it expects renewable sources to account for about 10% of its energy output in 2030 despite a sharp increase in investment, while oil and gas will make up the remaining 90%. The majority of state-owned company plans to increase gross investments in renewables and low carbon solutions, such as... Continue Reading →