Global wind power leader Iberdrola reported a 10% fall in net profit on Wednesday but beat market expectations for a turbulent nine months on energy markets which saw its home government in Spain swoop on utilities' earnings. Power and gas prices have soared to record highs around the world as economies fired up after the... Continue Reading →
Investors on Board as U.S. Oil Majors Dismiss Wind and Solar Projects
Top U.S. oil firms are doubling down on drilling, deepening a divide with European rivals on the outlook for renewables, and winning support from big investors who do not expect the stateside companies to invest in wind and solar. Among a dozen U.S. fund managers contacted by Reuters from companies overseeing about $7 trillion in... Continue Reading →
GALP: SOLAR MUST DEMAND 500 THOUSAND TO 700 THOUSAND EUROS PER MW IN BRAZIL
(PetroleoHoje) Galp's recently acquired solar energy projects in Brazil should require investments between €500,000 and €700,000 per MW, informed the company's executive director, Andy Brown, at an investor conference on Monday. “But we expect to get 65%-70% financing as well, so the equity contribution is much smaller,” he said. Located in Bahia and Rio Grande... Continue Reading →
Upgrading Offshore Rig DP Systems Could Cut CO2 Emissions by 5,000t a Year, ADC Energy Says
ADC Energy, an Aberdeen-based offshore rig inspection firm, has announced the completion of a trial with "a major rig owner" that found that an upgrade to Dynamically Positioned (DP) rigs power systems can reduce carbon emissions by nearly 5,000 tonnes per year. "Typical DP drilling units operate in HV split-bus, or open-bus, configuration with the... Continue Reading →
Carbon needs to cost at least $100/tonne now to reach net zero by 2050: Reuters poll
(Reuters) - Setting the global average price of carbon per tonne significantly higher at $100 or more is necessary right away to incentivise net zero emissions by 2050, according to a Reuters poll of climate economists. Carbon pricing has come to the forefront of policy measures seen as ways to reduce emissions to a level... Continue Reading →
Green hydrogen to account for 20% of European power demand by 2050 -Statkraft
(Reuters) - Hydrogen produced from renewable energy sources will account for 20% of Europe's power consumption in 2050, and for 10% globally, a report published by Norwegian power company Statkraft on Thursday showed. Green hydrogen is produced by splitting water molecules with a current of renewable electricity in electrolysers. The gas is touted as a... Continue Reading →
Bourbon embarks on fleet transformation with 40 crew transport vessels in the works
French vessel owner and offshore services provider Bourbon has revealed plans to build 38 more new units after the first two crew boats from its new Bourbon Surfer-200X series completed their sea trials. Bourbon’s two new crew transport vessels in the Surfer-200X series have completed their sea trials off the Normandy coast in France. The vessels will... Continue Reading →
Petrobras – Highlights on production and sales in 3Q21
Petrobras - In 3Q21, we continued to operate safely and with a solid performance, still with a differentiated regime and special protocols due to the pandemic scenario, but with a gradual increase in the number of people on board. The average production of oil, LGN and natural gas reached 2.83 MMboed, 1.2% above 2Q21, mainly... Continue Reading →
Exxon board debates dropping several major oil and gas projects – WSJ
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) board is debating whether to continue with several major oil and gas projects amid a global push from investors for fossil fuel companies to be more cost-conscious and green-energy friendly, WSJ reported on Wednesday. Activist investor Engine No. 1 in May shocked the oil-and-gas industry when three of its four nominees... Continue Reading →
Big fossil fuel producers’ plans far exceed climate targets, U.N. says
(Reuters) - Major economies will produce more than double the amount of coal, oil and gas in 2030 than is consistent with meeting climate goals set in the 2015 Paris accord to curb global warming, the United Nations and researchers said on Wednesday. The U.N. Environment Programme's (UNEP) annual production gap report measures the difference... Continue Reading →