July 23 (Reuters) - Europe's largest utility Iberdrola raised five billion euros ($5.87 billion) through a capital increase on Wednesday to help pay for a big rise in investments in power grids in Britain and the United States. The company plans to step up annual investments to around 15 billion euros from around 12 billion euros,... Continue Reading →
Green hydrogen retreat poses threat to emissions targets
July 23 (Reuters) - Green hydrogen developers are cancelling projects and trimming investments around the world, raising the prospect of longer than targeted reliance on fossil fuels. The challenges facing the sector have exposed its initial ambitions as unrealistic. Hard-to-electrify industries that were seen as ideal candidates for green hydrogen, such as steelmaking and long-distance transportation, have... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies flows first oil from two energy projects offshore Angola
(offshore-energy.biz) France-headquartered energy giant TotalEnergies has started oil production from two subsea tie-back projects to existing floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels off the coast of Angola. With the start-up of the Begonia and CLOV Phase 3 offshore projects, TotalEnergies is adding 60,000 barrels per day of oil production offshore Angola. The CLOV deepwater oil fields development project... Continue Reading →
GALP reports a 25% increase in second quarter profits
Galp reported adjusted net income of €373 million in the second quarter of 2025, a 25% increase compared to the same period last year. The result was driven by increased oil and natural gas production in Brazil, as well as the performance of its sales division in international markets. Adjusted EBITDA at replacement cost (RCA)... Continue Reading →
Equinor eyes tighter gas market as lower oil prices hit Q2 profit
July 23 (Reuters) - Europe's gas market could tighten further ahead of the winter season as storage levels remain well below last year and the continent faces competition from Asia for LNG shipments, the CEO of Norway's Equinor told Reuters on Wednesday. Europe's biggest gas producer said the prospect of a rebound in pipeline gas... Continue Reading →
Equinor Takes $955M Impairment Hit on US Offshore Wind Farm
(Reuters) Norway's Equinor said on Wednesday it booked a $955 million impairment on an offshore wind project in the United States, despite the lifting of an earlier ban on its construction by President Donald Trump's administration. In April, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the administration of former President Joe Biden had failed to conduct enough... Continue Reading →
Move to Americas prompts Australian Karoon’s CEO hunt as current one steps down
(offshore-energy.biz) Australia’s oil and gas company Karoon Energy is on the lookout for a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD), who will take over from its current CEO/MD next year, as the firm prepares to shift its key corporate teams and roles to Brazil and the United States of America (USA). While... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces Approval of the Production Individualization Agreement of the Jubarte Pre-Salt by ANP
July 23, 2025 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras hereby informs that the Production Individualization Agreement (AIP) of the Jubarte Pre-Salt Shared Reservoir, located in the Campos Basin, has been approved by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels (ANP). The Jubarte Pre-Salt Shared Reservoir comprises: an area of the Jubarte Field (BC-60)... Continue Reading →
Global oil and gas emissions standard put on pause after Shell, others walk away, FT says
(Reuters) Shell and other leading energy groups have abandoned a six-year-long attempt to define a net zero emissions strategy after being told that such a standard would require them to stop developing new oil and gas fields, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing documents seen by the newspaper. Shell, Norway's Aker BP and Canada's Enbridge... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Exxon in talks with Trinidad for seven deepwater blocks, sources say
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil has begun negotiations with the Trinidad and Tobago government to explore for oil and gas in up to seven deepwater blocks off the East Coast of the Caribbean country, which the top U.S. oil producer left more than two decades ago, two sources close to the talks told Reuters. The areas Exxon... Continue Reading →