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Sept 17, 2020 Plans by European oil companies to increase their renewable power capacity are driving up the price tags on renewable businesses and projects, the CEO of British renewables and network company SSE, told Reuters. BP, Shell, and Total have all announced renewable expansion plans this year to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels and meet internal... Continue Reading →
Sept 15, 2020 Brazilian oil production will grow rapidly in the coming decades, from the current level of 3 million barrels / day to a peak of 4.3 million to 5 million barrels daily, according to estimates of “Energy Outlook 2020”, published on Monday by British oil company BP. Even with the growth in oil... Continue Reading →
Sept 14, 2020 Fossil fuel consumption is set to shrink for the first time in modern history as climate policies boost renewable energy while the coronavirus epidemic leaves a lasting effect on global energy demand, BP said in a forecast. BP's 2020 benchmark Energy Outlook underpins Chief Executive Bernard Looney's new strategy to "reinvent" the... Continue Reading →
Sept 11, 2020 Policymakers still tend to talk about the global energy transition in the future tense, as something that might or will happen in the next few decades, but the transition is already well underway and shows signs of accelerating. Global energy consumption has already been shifting from a mid-20th century system dominated by... Continue Reading →
Sept 8, 2020 Baker Hughes is pivoting to customers preparing for the transition to a low-carbon future, bolstering its footprint beyond oil and gas oilfield services, its chief executive said on Tuesday. The company will continue to downsize its oilfield services and equipment portfolio, CEO Lorenzo Simonelli said at the Barclays CEO Energy-Power conference, putting... Continue Reading →
As major oil companies prepare to spend billions on renewable energy assets to stay relevant in a low-carbon future, the industry’s patchy track record on takeovers is a red flag for some investors. Ten years ago, the world’s top energy companies were spending billions of dollars on major oil and gas assets and costly drilling... Continue Reading →
Norwegian offshore oil and gas drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling is stepping out of the comfort zone and into the offshore renewables space. The company, which provides drilling rigs for oil and gas companies, on Thursday announced its investment in Oceanwind AS, a company working on developing harsh environment floating offshore wind turbines. Continue reading
Aug 20, 2020 Equinor started licensing process with Ibama for the offshore wind farms Aracatu I and Aracatu II, with 2 GW in each and the possibility of expansion to 2.33 GW. The plan is to install the first wind farm on the coast of Rio de Janeiro and the second, between the states of... Continue Reading →
Following record losses in the second quarter of 2020 and the first dividend cut in a decade, BP revealed parts of its new strategy that would reshape the company from an international oil company to an integrated energy company. BP said on Tuesday that it aims to increase its annual low carbon investment ten-fold to... Continue Reading →
The United States has an opportunity to accelerate offshore wind energy growth, and benefit from 28 new gigawatts of clean energy and $1.7 billion in U.S. Treasury revenue by 2022, a new study released today from research group Wood Mackenzie finds. Findings from this study confirm additional lease areas are needed to meet demand, reduce... Continue Reading →
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