(OE) Despite oil prices recently edging past $80 a barrel, scars from two recent oil industry downturns in five years have forced offshore seismic surveyors to look at ways to diversify. Marine seismic survey companies provide essential data to offshore oil and gas explorers to make better-informed drilling decisions. However, with every oil industry downturn,... Continue Reading →
U.S. Congress puts Big Oil in the hot seat in climate deception probe
(Reuters) - The U.S. Congress on Thursday will open a year's worth of investigations into whether Big Oil deceived Americans about its role in climate change, with Democratic lawmakers planning to grill the chiefs of four oil companies and two lobby groups. Environmental groups and their congressional allies hope the hearing evokes the Big Tobacco... Continue Reading →
Global green bond issuance could pass $1 trln next year, survey says
(Reuters) - Investors expect global green bond investment to double and reach $1 trillion for the first time in a single year by the end of 2022, a survey by the Climate Bonds Initiative showed on Thursday. The Climate Bonds Initiative, a London-based non-profit body that promotes investment in the low-carbon economy, forecasts that green... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies says high gas prices could last into spring as profits surge
(Reuters) - TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) said high gas prices in Europe and Asia could last into spring as the French energy group reported a sharp rise in third quarter earnings on Thursday on surging power prices. The company's third-quarter adjusted net profit soared to $4.8 billion, from just $848 million last year, from core earnings that more than... Continue Reading →
Iberdrola’s Net Profit Falls 10% on High Energy Costs, Taxes
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 →
EXCLUSIVE Gas crisis helps to land BP $500 million windfall
(Reuters) - BP's trading team made at least $500 million in the third quarter of 2021, two sources with knowledge of the company's trading results said, as the energy major benefitted from a gas crisis that has left consumers and industries smarting. Natural gas and power prices soared to an all-time high in Europe and... 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 →
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 →
TOTALENERGIES IS STILL ATTRACTED BY BRAZILIAN OIL AND GAS MARKET
(Valor) TotalEnergies (formerly Total) promises to intensify investments in renewables, but, at the same time, it is looking closely at the Brazilian oil and gas market. The French oil company, which changed its name to symbolize its migration towards the energy transition, sees Brazil as a strategic player in the search for projects with increasingly... Continue Reading →