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 →
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 →
CERAWeek: Oil Bosses See Crude Oil Demand Climbing, Even with Increased Focus on Renewables
Oil company executives at CERAWeek by IHS Markit were adamant on Monday that crude demand will rise over the coming decade and that the fossil fuel will remain a crucial part of the energy mix even as renewables draw increasing attention. Climate change and renewable fuels are taking center stage at this year's gathering of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs contract for Mangue Seco 2 sale
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 05/04/2020, informs that it signed today with Fundo de Investimento em Participações Multiestratégia Pirineus (FIP Pirineus), a contract for the sale of its entire 51% interest in the capital of Eólica Mangue Seco 2 - Geradora e Comercializadora de Energia Elétrica S.A. (Eólica... Continue Reading →
Offshore wind farm planned in Colombia
A new company in Colombia has proposed the South American republic’s first offshore wind farm.The Colombian Martime General Directorate (DIMAR) issued Resolution 9 of 2021 in January. This authorizes Vientos Alisios to conduct pre-feasibility studies from the Port of Cartagena.The proposed 200 MW wind farm, 15 km from the coast, is expected to use 35... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 reports $1.1 billion loss in 2020
Subsea 7 has recognised a major loss in 2020, mostly on impairment charges, but increased its backlog by 20 per cent and kept revenue down only five per cent compared to 2019. The engineering and construction specialist recognised 2020 net loss of $1.1 billion, against loss of $82 million in 2019. In the full year... Continue Reading →
Earnings drop for Helix Energy Solutions
Helix Energy Solutions has seen its fourth-quarter 2020 profit almost cut in half on lower well intervention activity, slightly offset by its robotics unit. The Houston-based company reported net income of $4.2 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter 2020 compared to $8.1 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the fourth... Continue Reading →
Hiring Spree Ahead: Offshore Wind Staff Count to Triple by Decade End
Employment in the oil and gas sector, despite some expected uptick, will never return to its heydays of a few years ago, but offshore wind, however, will be "the new hiring haven for energy jobs," especially in the turbine making segment, Norwegian energy intelligence firm Rystad Energy said Friday. The firm sees hundreds of thousands... Continue Reading →