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OPEC Chief Urges Members to Reject Any COP28 Deal that Targets Fossil Fuels

Dec 08, 2023

OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais has urged OPEC members to reject proposals for any deal under negotiation at the COP28 climate summit which targeted fossil fuels rather than emissions, a letter dated Dec. 6 and seen by Reuters on Friday showed…

Canada Unveils Cap and Trade System for Oil and Gas Emissions

Dec 07, 2023

Canada on Thursday unveiled a plan to limit emissions from the oil and gas sector using a cap and trade system starting in 2026, a step toward fulfilling a government pledge to cut emissions in the country's most polluting sector.Under the proposal…

Orsted South Fork Wind Farm Delivers First Power to NY Electric Grid

Dec 06, 2023

Danish energy company Orsted's South Fork offshore wind farm off New York State delivered its first power to the state's power grid, according to a press release by New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday.The announcement is a bit of positive…

China's Envision Energy Says 'Easy' to Triple Renewables

Dec 06, 2023

Chinese wind turbine maker Envision Energy believes 'it's easy' to meet an international pledge made at the COP28 climate summit to triple renewables by 2030.'This is not visionary,' Envision CEO Lei Zhang told Reuters on the sidelines of the summit in Dubai…

ExxonMobil Forecasts Increases in Project Spending, Oil Output

Dec 06, 2023

ExxonMobil will target annual project spending of between $22 billion and $27 billion through 2027, the company said in an update that largely continues existing spending and production goals.The plan leaves out projected gains from the $60 billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources PXD…

'Leave No Stone Unturned' in Gas Exploration, Norway Tells Industry

Dec 06, 2023

Norway still has vast proven natural gas resources without development plans, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) said on Wednesday, urging exploration companies to find ways of producing it despite technological challenges.As this year's COP28 U…

Governments Take Action to Keep Offshore Wind Projects on Track

Dec 05, 2023

Governments have decided to pay up to revive offshore wind farm developments after rising costs put at risk multiple projects that are needed to help them cut emissions and reach climate targets.Many countries are relying on a huge and rapid…

Colombia Launches First Bidding Round for Offshore Wind Power Concessions

Dec 05, 2023

Colombia on Tuesday officially launched its first bidding round for offshore wind energy concessions, part of efforts by its first leftist government to wean it off oil and gas production.Energy minister Andres Camacho announced the conditions from Dubai…

Vessel to Complete Mexico's First Floating LNG Plant Sets Sail

Dec 05, 2023

A storage vessel for Mexico's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant departed U.S. waters on Monday for Altamira, Mexico, according to ship tracking data, putting the offshore project on track to soon inaugurate exports.LNG developer New Fortress Energy last week said its 1…

Fincantieri Set to Acquire Remazel Engineering

Dec 01, 2023

Fincantieri has set the main terms and conditions for the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Remazel Engineering S.p.A. from Advanced Technology Industrial Group S.A. Remazel is a leader specialized in the design and supply of highly customized and complex topside equipment…

Brazil to Join OPEC+ But Won't Cap Oil Output, Petrobras CEO Says

Dec 01, 2023

Brazil is expected to join the OPEC+ group of oil-producing countries in January but would not take part in the group's coordinated output caps, the chief executive of state-run oil firm Petrobras PETR4.SA told Reuters.The group's surprising…

Investors Bet Against OPEC+ Raising Oil Prices

Nov 28, 2023

Investors are increasingly pessimistic about the outlook for crude oil prices as doubts grow OPEC+ will cut production enough to offset rising non-OPEC output and a deteriorating economic outlook.But many professional money managers are more optimistic about refined fuel prices…

North Sea Troll Oil Loadings to Fall, Oseberg Steady

Nov 28, 2023

January loadings of North Sea crude oil grade Troll will fall slightly from the previous month, with Oseberg loadings set to be steady from December, according to loading schedules seen by Reuters.A total of five cargoes - each 700,000 barrels - of Troll will load next month…

Biden's Clean Energy Agenda Faces Mounting Headwinds

Nov 24, 2023

Canceled offshore wind projects, imperiled solar factories, and fading demand for electric vehiclesA year after the passage of the largest climate change legislation in U.S. history, meant to touch off a boom in American clean energy development…

Finland to Launch Offshore Wind Auction. Eyes Deployment of Up to 500 Turbines

Nov 24, 2023

Finland will launch an auction for five offshore wind power sites with up to 500 turbines in Finland's public water areas, it said on Thursday.'The total surface area of the five offshore wind power sites to be included in the auction procedure…

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