Bloomberg BP Plc and PetroChina Co formed a joint venture to manage the giant Rumaila field in Iraq, an operating structure the British oil major has adopted in other parts of the world as it focuses on the energy transition. BP is at the beginning of transformation to slash emissions and hydrocarbon output, while ramping clean-energy production. That strategy sits ...
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Dutch ad watchdog tells Shell to pull ‘campaign’
Bloomberg The Netherlands’ advertising watchdog ruled that a Royal Dutch Shell Plc advertising campaign that said customers can offset the carbon emissions from their fuel purchases is misleading. Shell offers customers the option of paying extra for fuel, such as gasoline, saying it will use the proceeds to plant trees and re-absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The Advertising Code ...
Read More »Tesla-loving Norwegians refuse to cut their oil addiction
Bloomberg Norwegians own more electric cars per capita than anyone else on the planet. But their obsession with Teslas has done little to persuade the nation that there’s a future without oil. According to a weekend poll, 55% of voters in western Europe’s biggest oil producer want exploration to continue. The results come as Norway prepares for general elections next ...
Read More »BHP nears oil, gas exit over climate scrutiny
Bloomberg BHP Group is in talks over a potential merger of its oil and gas unit with Woodside Petroleum Ltd to accelerate a retreat from fossil fuels amid increasing pressure to curb emissions. Options being discussed include a distribution of Woodside shares to BHP holders to allow the Australian energy firm to add operations spanning Australia to the Gulf of ...
Read More »Cost to bury carbon near tipping point
Bloomberg Skyrocketing carbon prices and a “code red†warning about the threat posed by climate change are giving fresh momentum to a technology that captures and removes greenhouse gas emissions so they can be buried. The market for these tools could reach $2 trillion if used to cut pollution from heavy industry, according to Credit Suisse Group AG. With carbon ...
Read More »Pemex can’t afford to build oil field it fought to control
Bloomberg Petroleos Mexicanos fought tooth and nail to wrest control of the country’s biggest private oil find from the companies that discovered it. Now it has found itself without the cash to actually develop the field. After taking operational control of the Zama megafield last month, the Mexican state-owned oil producer doesn’t have the nearly $2 billion needed to develop ...
Read More »China’s green ambitions not halting new coal, steel plans
Bloomberg China continues to announce new steel mills and coal-fired power plants even as the country maps out a path to zeroing out heat-trapping emissions. State-owned firms proposed 43 new coal-fired generators and 18 new blast furnaces in the first half of 2021, the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air said in a report. If all approved and ...
Read More »Shale driller posts rare negative revenue
Bloomberg The global gas rally left a bitter aftertaste for one US shale driller that posted negative revenue after it had to write down the value of its output hedges. Vine Energy Inc reported negative revenue of $64.5 million in the second quarter, leading to a $360 million loss for the period, according to a filing with the US Securities ...
Read More »UK heat strategy pushed to Sept amid climate pressure
Bloomberg The UK’s long-promised strategy for reducing carbon emissions from heating drafty homes will be published next month, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said, as the government gears up to host a key climate change summit in the fall. During a media round, Kwarteng suggested the so-called heat and buildings strategy may include a plan for phasing out gas boilers. He ...
Read More »Gates-backed battery firm gets funding from Reliance, others
Bloomberg Ambri Inc, a Bill Gates-backed venture that makes batteries for power grids, said it secured $144 million to build production plants in funding led by billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd and Paulson & Co. Plans include a pilot facility and a subsequent commercial-scale site in the US, followed by two more abroad in yet-to-be-determined locales. Reliance, India’s most ...
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