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(Reuters) - Technip Energies (TE.PA) has renounced new business opportunities in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, the head of the French oil and gas services provider said on Thursday, as its full-year margin guidance drove up shares. "We have ceased to work on future business opportunities in Russia," Arnaud Pieton said in an earnings statement, but... Continue Reading →
(OE) Oil major TotalEnergies could see its license to develop a major offshore South African gas find scrapped if it does not submit a production plan by September, the oil and gas regulator said on Thursday. TotalEnergies discovered two large gas fields, Brulpadda and Luiperd, in offshore block 11B/12B about 175 km off South Africa's... Continue Reading →
In response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the United States and 30 other countries that are members of the International Energy Agency (IEA) have committed to releasing a total of 60 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves in an effort to stabilise the global energy markets. An emergency meeting of the IEA member countries was held... Continue Reading →
(OE) It is clear only a few weeks into 2022 that this year can be a watershed moment for American offshore wind. The Department of the Interior has positioned 2022 to be a record year in terms of offshore wind lease offerings and project greenlights. At the end of 2021, the Bureau of Ocean Energy... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Oil prices surged over 7% on Tuesday to their highest since 2014, as a global agreement to release crude reserves failed to calm fears about supply disruptions from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and instead underscored energy shortage concerns. Members of the International Energy Agency (IEA), which include the United States and Japan, agreed... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Oil prices surged on Tuesday as concerns over supply disruptions after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and related sanctions outweighed talks of a coordinated global crude stocks release. May Brent crude futures were up $3.63, or 3.71%, to $101.60 a barrel by 1116 GMT, after early hitting $102.32 a barrel. The benchmark touched a... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Germany aims to speed up wind and solar energy projects, a document seen by Reuters showed on Monday, as the war in Ukraine underscores the need to reduce reliance on Russian gas. Cutting back on Russian gas has been tricky for Europe's largest economy as it is already set to exit nuclear power this... Continue Reading →
(PN) The Brazilian Institute for the Environment (Ibama) granted the preliminary license for the production storage and offloading platform (FSO) in the Pargo field, in the Campos Basin. In addition to the vessel, the license also attests to the environmental feasibility of the new 8″ PPG-1A export pipeline. French-British Perenco has been responsible, since October... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - BP is abandoning its stake in Russian oil giant Rosneft in an abrupt and costly end to three decades of operating in the energy-rich country, marking the most significant move yet by a Western company in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Rosneft accounts for around half of BP's oil and gas reserves... Continue Reading →
The Department of the Interior today announced the results of the nation’s highest-grossing competitive offshore energy lease sale in history, including oil and gas lease sales, with the New York Bight offshore wind sale. These results are a major milestone towards achieving the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of reaching 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by... Continue Reading →
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