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(OE) A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that if there was a concerted, global effort to eliminate unnecessary flaring and control leaks across the supply chain, there would be nearly 210 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas could be made available to gas markets. Russia’s war with Ukraine has sent energy... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - BP (BP.L) is beefing up its hydrogen management team as the energy company prepares to accelerate investments in the low-carbon fuel which it believes will play a key role in the world's shift away from fossil fuels. The revamp of the hydrogen team is the first clear sign of changes Anja-Isabel Dotzenrath, a former head... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies has entered into an agreement with Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL) to acquire a 25% interest in Adani New Industries Limited (ANIL). ANIL will be the exclusive platform of AEL and TotalEnergies for the production and commercialization of green hydrogen in India. ANIL will target a production of one million metric tons of green hydrogen... Continue Reading →
By: Elaine Maslin (OE) Wind power pioneer Henrik Stiesdal built his first wind turbine in 1978. It was one of Denmark’s first step towards becoming a wind energy powerhouse, with Stiesdal regularly at the helm. He’s now got wider climate initiatives in his sights, including industrializing floating offshore wind. He reflected with OE’s Elaine Maslin.... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Energy security concerns raised by Russia's invasion of Ukraine have provided even more impetus for adopting a range of low-carbon technologies to meet the Paris climate accord goals, industry executives told the Reuters Global Markets Forum (GMF). "Renewables in and of themselves aren't enough to solve this problem," Standard Chartered (STAN.L) Chief Executive Bill Winters... Continue Reading →
Corio Generation, a recently established offshore wind branch of Macquarie's Green Investment Group (GIG), is planning a major new offshore wind project in Australia, named Great Eastern Offshore Wind. If approved for construction following ongoing feasibility studies and consultation with local stakeholders, the 2.5 GW project could be among the first tranche of offshore wind... Continue Reading →
(OW) KfW IPEX-Bank, together with Crédit Agricole CIB, Banco Santander, S.A., Mizuho Bank, European Investment Bank (EIB), and the Danish Export Credit Agency (EKF), has decided to finance the 30 MW Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating wind project offshore France. KfW IPEX-Bank is the first German bank to finance a floating offshore wind farm,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Mexican state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos released thousands of tons of methane gas into the atmosphere from an oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico last December, research published on Thursday by the European Space Agency (ESA) showed. Invisible and odorless, but much more harmful to the environment than carbon dioxide,... Continue Reading →
(PEN) In a year with a record number of new contracts and solid results, the Brazilian CBO Group advanced in ESG (Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance) practices and published its first Sustainability Report, 2021 version. , investment in energy efficiency actions and the waste reduction results promoted by the Visão Verde Program. The maritime support... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Colombia's leftist firebrand presidential candidate Gustavo Petro is too close in recent polls for the comfort of oil companies and miners who worry that his promised policies would imperil Colombia's economy and energy self-sufficiency, high-ranking industry figures and business associations said. Petro, currently a senator, told a rally last month that coal and... Continue Reading →
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