(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 →
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 →
Stolthaven and Pecem Complex join to develop Green Hydrogen export hub
Stolthaven Santos and the Pecém Industrial and Port Complex, a joint venture formed by the government of Ceará and the Port of Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the study of a new storage terminal in Porto do Pecém, Brazil. The terminal will focus on providing storage... Continue Reading →
Portugal to Hold First Floating Offshore Wind Auction
(Reuters) Portugal plans to hold its first auction for floating offshore farms this summer, which it hopes will be able to produce between 3 and 4 gigawatts (GW) of power in 2026, Environment and Energy Transition minister Joao Matos Fernandes told Reuters. As part of a global shift away from carbon-emitting fossil fuels, countries are... Continue Reading →
Offshore wind “vital” to global decarbonisation, but most will have to float
(RenewEconomy) Floating offshore wind could play a crucial role in helping to reduce the world’s reliance on fossil fuels, says a new report from the Global Wind Energy Council, and will be crucial for countries with limited opportunities to deploy fixed-bottom turbines. The GWEC says offshore wind – now emerging as a key new technology... Continue Reading →
Permian oil output forecast to hit record high in April -EIA
(Reuters) - Oil output in the Permian in Texas and New Mexico, the biggest U.S. shale oil basin, is due to rise 70,000 barrels per day (bpd) to a record 5.208 million bpd in April, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its productivity report on Monday. Total output in the major U.S. shale... Continue Reading →
EXCLUSIVE Petrobras and EIG near deal for Bolivia-Brazil gas pipeline
(Reuters) - State-run Brazilian oil company Petrobras is close to reaching an agreement to sell to U.S. private equity firm EIG Energy Partners control of a natural gas pipeline that connects Bolivia and southern Brazil, three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the company is formally known, is expected... Continue Reading →