(Reuters) - European banks are providing billions of dollars of funding to expand oil and gas production, a report on Monday showed, despite International Energy Agency guidance against new facilities in order to slow global warming. Last year, 25 of the region's leading banks collectively provided $55 billion to energy companies planning to expand oil... Continue Reading →
New York’s First Offshore Wind Farm: Ørsted, Eversource Sanction 130MW South Fork Wind Project
Ørsted and Eversource have taken the final investment decision (FID) on the South Fork Wind project that will be New York’s first offshore wind farm. The FID comes after the South Fork Wind joint venture, owned 50/50 by Ørsted and Eversource, last month received final approval from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for its construction... Continue Reading →
SBM advancing construction of latest Guyana, Brazil FPSOs
SBM Offshore has issued a progress report on various FPSO construction programs in its latest results statement. The third stage flash gas compressor on the Liza Destiny, which operates on the Liza field offshore Guyana, remains stable and continues to operate. Engineering is in progress on a re-designed flash gas compressor, which should be installed around mid-year.... Continue Reading →
Italy’s Saipem does not face liquidity risk in short term, S&P says
(Reuters) - Italy's Saipem does not face a liquidity crunch for now and should meet an April bond repayment deadline, ratingsagency S&P said, as it races to come up with a rescue plan. The energy services group shocked investors last week when it warned it would report a 2021 loss of over one-third of its... Continue Reading →
Petrobras: Highlights on Production and Sales in 2021
Petrobras posted an excellent operational performance in 2021, reaching all production targets for the year with the achievement of the following marks: The highlights for 2021 were: FPSO Carioca production start-up, on August 23, the first platform in Sépia field, in Santos Basin pre-salt. Throughout the year, 3 new producing wells were connected and currently... Continue Reading →
Equinor Posts Record Q4 Results
Norway's Equinor joined European peers in hiking shareholder payouts after posting record pretax profits for the fourth quarter due to a boom in oil and gas prices. Adjusted earnings before tax rose to $15.0 billion in the October-December quarter from $756 million in the same period a year ago, exceeding the $13.2 billion predicted in a... Continue Reading →
Cactus Energia plans to invest 5 billion euros in a green hydrogen plant in Ceará
(epbr) The government of Ceará and Cactus Energia Verde signed a memorandum of understanding for the production of green hydrogen (H2V) at the Pecém Port Complex. These are investments estimated at 5 billion euros, to produce 10.5 thousand tons of H2V monthly, in addition to 5.25 thousand tons of green oxygen. The intention is to... Continue Reading →
Energy giant BP speeds up green makeover plan
(Reuters) - BP said on Tuesday it was aiming to accelerate its goal to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 as the British energy giant seeks to shift away from fossil fuels and boost its renewable energy capacity. The company, which two years ago started on the biggest revamp in its history, now intends to halve... Continue Reading →
BP’s Profits Hit Their Highest in Eight Years in 2021
BP's profits hit their highest in eight years in 2021, lifted by soaring gas and oil prices, as the company boosted share repurchases and said it was accelerating plans to cut emissions with increased spending on low carbon energy. BP's rebound to an annual profit of $12.85 billion after a large loss in 2020, is... Continue Reading →
Offshore Wind Farms Could Help Capture Carbon from Air and Store It Long-term – Long Read
(OE) Off the Massachusetts and New York coasts, developers are preparing to build the United States’ first federally approved utility-scale offshore wind farms – 74 turbines in all that could power 470,000 homes. More than a dozen other offshore wind projects are awaiting approval along the Eastern Seaboard. By 2030, the Biden administration’s goal is to have 30 gigawatts of offshore... Continue Reading →