(Reuters) - Planned investment in clean energy must increase by 30% to a total of $131 trillion by 2050 to avert catastrophic climate change, with the need to massively scale up hydrogen production particularly acute, according to a study here published on Tuesday. In its annual flagship report, the International Renewable Energy Agency underscored the scale and... Continue Reading →
Pemex Offshore Discovery Could Hold 1B Barrels
(Bloomberg) -- Petroleos Mexicanos discovered what’s expected to be a billion-barrel oil field in Tabasco as it aims to reverse a decade and a half of sinking production. The new field at the southern part of the Gulf of Mexico, when combined with nearby deposits, is similar in size to other billion-barrel discoveries, Pemex Chief... Continue Reading →
BW Ideol entering Oslo stock exchange, sets 10 GW target for 2030
BW Ideol, a company established after oil & gas services provider BW Offshore’s bought into the floating wind technology developer Ideol, has applied for admission to the Oslo Stock Exchange and is expected to start trading there around 18 March. Through the offering of shares, for which a day-long bookbuilding period was launched on 11... Continue Reading →
Two oilfield services providers set to create full-cycle player
UK’s Expro Group, an energy services company, and Dutch Frank’s International, an oil services company that provides drilling and completions solutions and services, have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock transaction. Upon the closing of the transaction, Expro shareholders will own approximately 65 per cent of the combined entity, with Frank’s... Continue Reading →
Shell’s 2020 carbon emissions fall on the back of fuel sales drop
(Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell, owner of the world’s largest fuel retail network, said on Thursday its total greenhouse gas emissions dropped 16% in 2020 as oil and gas sales fell sharply due to the coronavirus pandemic. Shell said in its annual report that total emissions from its oil wells to forecourt fuel sales fell... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: BP bets on energy trading to fund strategy shift after bumper year
(Reuters) - BP’s trading arm made nearly $4 billion in 2020, according to a copy of an internal BP presentation seen by Reuters, almost equalling the record trading profit in 2019 despite the collapse in oil demand caused by the pandemic. Trading revenue for majors such as BP and rival Royal Dutch/Shell shielded them from... Continue Reading →
Chevron vows to slow carbon emissions, raise oil output with modest spending
(Reuters) - Chevron Corp on Tuesday outlined a plan to expand oil and gas production through 2025, but without spending significantly more, and pledged to limit the pace of growth of its carbon emissions. Falling energy demand due to pandemic-driven lockdowns sent the industry into a tailspin in 2020 and led Chevron to a $5.54... Continue Reading →
Seismic Data Firm CGG Expects Marginal 2021 Revenue Growth
French oil services group CGG said on Friday it expects its 2021 segment revenue to increase by low single digits from the previous year, mainly driven by growth in its equipment business and a gradual recovery in geoscience from the second-half of the year. The group, which provides geophysical services and equipment to oil and... Continue Reading →
YPF reports swing to profit in fourth-quarter, ending dire year on brighter note
(Reuters) - Argentine state-owned oil company YPF on Thursday reported a 2020 fourth quarter net profit that reversed a trend of quarterly losses over the last year as the coronavirus pandemic hit the oil price. The company, which is spearheading development of the South American nation’s huge Vaca Muerta shale fields, reported a net profit... Continue Reading →
Libor Moves to Its ‘Final Chapter’ as U.K. Sets End Dates
(Bloomberg) U.K. regulators kicked off the final countdown for Libor, ordering banks to be ready for the end date of a much maligned benchmark that’s been at the heart of the international financial system for decades. The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority confirmed Friday that the final readings for most rates will take place at end of... Continue Reading →