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(Reuters) - Spain's Acciona (ANA.MC) said on Thursday it was targeting a valuation of up to 9.8 billion euros ($11.66 billion) for its energy business following the listing of up to 25% of this unit, in what is set to be one of the biggest in a record year so far for listings in Europe. The deal... Continue Reading →
Operators have called for greater certification and ‘provenance’ of oil and gas production and encourage competition when it comes to lowest emission barrels as they position their businesses to align with the energy transition. Speaking at the Underwater Technology Conference (UTC) Wednesday (June 16), Arne Sigve Nylund, EVP for Technology, Projects and Drilling at Equinor, said... Continue Reading →
Equinor (EQNR.OL) will speed up investments in renewable energy and low carbon solutions as new oil and gas comes onstream ahead of peak production in 2026, the company said on Tuesday as the pressure mounts to prove it can adapt to a greener future. The majority state-owned Norwegian company said it would dedicate more than 50% of... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Norwegian energy major Equinor (EQNR.OL) must set tougher near-term targets for reducing the company's climate impact when it presents a new strategy next week, minority shareholders said. Chief Executive Anders Opedal, who took the helm late last year with a promise to speed up the state-controlled firm's renewable investments, also faces demands for climate action from... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) will seek ways to accelerate its energy transition strategy and deepencarbon emission cuts following a landmark Dutch court ruling last month, CEO Ben van Beurden said on Wednesday, a move that will likely lead to a dramatic shrinking of its oil and gas business. Shell plans to appeal the May 26 court... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on February 26, 2021, informs that today it has concluded the sale of the totality of its 51% interest in Eólica Mangue Seco 2 - Geradora e Comercializadora de Energia Elétrica S.A. (Eólica Mangue Seco 2) to Mangue Seco Participações S.A., invested by Fundo... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Chinese state-controlled oil giant Sinopec, said it expects to launch its first green hydrogen project, a zero-carbon fuel generated from renewable energy sources, in the Inner Mongolia region in 2022. The company, China's largest hydrogen producer, also said it will focus on fossil fuel-based hydrogen output over the next five years and set up... Continue Reading →
The subsea industry must act now to capitalize on the energy transition as the road to net zero is already underway and companies need to meet the change of pace required, according to Tom Heggarty, principal analyst in Wood Mackenzie’s Energy Transition Practice. Opportunities include facilitating the growth of the offshore wind market by supporting the installation of turbines, the... Continue Reading →
The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) has announced the world’s first comprehensive study on how to transition to a net-zero energy system by 2050. According to the IEA, climate pledges by governments to date – even if fully achieved – would fall well short of what is required to bring global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to net-zero... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Global investment in energy transition technologies needs to more than double over the next few decades to significantly reduce the cost of renewables, which are set to provide around 60% of the world’s energy needs by 2030, industry officials say. A breakthrough in commercial technology to decarbonise projects could reduce both project time and... Continue Reading →
