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Firjan (Rio de Janeiro Industrial Federation) believes that the state of Rio needs to keep new energy opportunities on the radar, taking advantage of the synergies between the existing offshore markets and the potential of offshore wind projects. In addition to the similarity of environment, labor skills have the potential to transition between operations and... Continue Reading →
Rating agency Moody's said on Friday that the credit risk of major oil producers has increased with recent events including Royal Dutch Shell losing a Dutch climate lawsuit this week and Exxon losing a battle with shareholders. Chevron also lost a vote to shareholders demanding it cut emissions further. "These actions represent a substantial shift in the landscape for oil companies, which... Continue Reading →
(WO) At the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting, shareholders approved, almost unanimously, the resolution to change the company’s name from Total to TotalEnergies, thereby anchoring its strategic transformation into a broad energy company in its identity. In tandem with this name change, TotalEnergies is adopting a new visual identity. “Energy is life. We all need... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) --Fresh from striking a hammer blow in the boardrooms of the world’s biggest oil companies, the climate movement has a clear message: the energy transition is happening and there’s no turning back. Just five years ago, environmental activists were limited to waving placards outside of annual meetings and to the odd shareholder proposal, inevitably... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Several Total (TOTF.PA) shareholders plan to demonstrate their concern that the French firm is not doing enough to curb carbon emissions at its shareholder meeting on Friday, as global oil and gas companies come under growing environmental pressure. The International Energy Agency has warned that new fossil fuel projects must stop this year if the world... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Last December, when a week-old hedge fund named Engine No. 1 challenged Exxon Mobil to change its ways, laughter echoed through Wall Street circles, from the fund’s name that recalled a famous children’s book to its tiny, then-$40 million stake in what was once the world’s largest publicly traded company. Just six months later,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) A stark appeal by the world's top energy body to stop investment in new fossil fuel projects by next year has met a mixed reception from the world's top producers - from guarded praise and pledges to cut back on coal to outright defiance. The International Energy Agency said in its "Net Zero by... Continue Reading →
(epbr) Production at Pão de Açúcar, discovered at BM-C-33, pre-salt in the Campos Basin and operated by Equinor Brasil (35%), will have an unprecedented natural gas treatment system installed on the topside of the production platform itself. It was the solution found to deal with the great potential for natural gas production associated with the... 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 →
(OE) Global energy transition is creating uncertainty for an estimated $14 trillion worth of oil and gas assets that have long depended on an indefinite rise in demand to offset risks despite a pandemic boost this year, consultancy Wood Mackenzie said on Thursday. As the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, oil and gas demand... Continue Reading →
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