Norwegian oilfield services provider Aker Solutions and its compatriot AF Gruppen have terminated their previously announced process to merge the two companies’ existing offshore decommissioning operations. In a statement released on Friday, the two companies said that, although the strategic rationale is still strong, they have not succeeded in reaching a final agreement and the... Continue Reading →
Industry players looking into eco-friendly seismic data collection
Equinor, Lundin, Shearwater GeoServices and Vår Energi have established a joint industry project seeking to develop a more environmentally friendly method for seismic data colletion. The goal of Project BASS is to develop a new low-impact acoustic source and seeks to produce a higher technological accuracy and improved seismic data quality for locating, quantifying and... Continue Reading →
Oil CEOs urge caution over energy transition policy
(Reuters) - Top energy executives this week urged a more cautious transition of energy policy away from oil and gas, but a U.S. Energy Department official said the industry has a moral obligation to address climate change and the economic opportunity it represents. Executives from Saudi Aramco, Exxon Mobil and Chevron, speaking at the World... Continue Reading →
New clean hydrogen production tax credit of up to $3/kg approved by US House, paving way for cheap green H2
A ten-year tax credit worth up to $3 per kilogram of “clean hydrogen” was approved by the US House of Representatives on Friday as part of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Bill. The cleaner the hydrogen produced, the higher the tax credit received by producers — a move that could make green H2 derived from... Continue Reading →
Factbox: Hydrogen’s many colours
(Reuters) - Industries including energy, steel and chemicals are looking to develop large-scale hydrogen applications to help reduce carbon emissions and avert global warming. Although hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, it's very scarce as a gas, and so far most methods of producing gas at scale release large amounts of carbon... Continue Reading →
Petrobras to raise capex to $60-$70 bln in 2022-2026 plan -sources
(Reuters) - Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA) is expected to commit between $60 billion and $70 billion in capital expenditure (capex)in its next multi-year business plan as Brazil's state-controlled oil company focuses on exploration and production in subsalt areas, two sources said on Thursday. The 2022-2026 Petrobras plan, to be released on Nov. 25, is in the final... Continue Reading →
Vestas intends to be an important player in the Brazilian offshore wind energy market
(Valor) World leader in wind turbines, Danish Vestas intends to be an important player in the Brazilian offshore wind energy market. This new front has started to engage and should gain regulation by the end of the year. In an interview to Valor, the company's global CEO, Henrik Andersen, highlighted offshore wind and green hydrogen... Continue Reading →
Pre-salt and the New Gas Law are growth opportunities for the Brazilian pipeline sector
The pipeline sector has great potential for expansion with the opening of the natural gas market and greater pre-salt production, in addition to being a transport alternative that allows the movement of large volumes of fuel with lower gas emissions. The president of the IBP, Eberaldo de Almeida Neto, highlighted that Petrobras' divestments in the... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies and Daimler Truck AG Partner to Develop Hydrogen Ecosystem for Transportation in Europe
TotalEnergies and Daimler Truck AG have signed today an agreement on their joint commitment to the decarbonization of the road freight in the European Union. The partners will collaborate in the development of ecosystems for heavy-duty trucks running on hydrogen, with the intent to demonstrate the attractiveness and effectiveness of trucking powered by clean hydrogen... Continue Reading →
GE energy spinoff aims to capture interest in renewables
(Reuters) - General Electric Co's (GE.N) plan to spin off energy units into a standalone company could attract investors looking for a well-known name in renewables if they can overlook legacy fossil-fuel operations, financial experts said. Earlier on Tuesday, the 129-year-old conglomerate outlined a plan to split into three publicly traded companies focused on energy, healthcare and... Continue Reading →