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Canada’s biggest oil sands producers support a paying a tax on carbon but see a proposed federal oil and gas emissions cap as unnecessary legislation, the companies’ CEOs told lawmakers in Ottawa on Thursday. Executives from Suncor Energy, Imperial Oil, Cenovus Energy, Enbridge and Shell appeared via videolink before a House of Commons committee to answer questions on their efforts to cut …
Summary Proposal would restrict private finance for new coal plants Aims to increase finance to retire existing plants early OECD countries considering proposal, want deal by COP29 Backers include France, U.S., UK. Japan pushes back (Reuters) – Some of the world’s major economies want to finalise a plan ahead of this year’s U.N. climate summit …
Major World Economies Seek to Halt New Private Sector Coal Financing Read More »
The startup of Golden Pass LNG, the QatarEnergy and Exxon Mobil $11 billion joint venture liquefied natural gas project in Texas, has been delayed by at least six months due to construction turmoil, analysts said on Thursday. The project at the Sabine Pass site of a former gas-import terminal that was converted to process natural …
Golden Pass LNG Construction Turmoil to Delay Texas Plant’s Startup, Analysts Say Read More »
Element Fuels Holdings, a Dallas-area startup proposing to build the first all-new U.S. oil refinery in nearly 50 years, on Thursday said it was relaunching efforts to build a large plant in South Texas. The Brownsville, Texas, project has been proposed by entrepreneur John Calce at least twice before by his ARX Energy, and JupiterMLP …
Texas Startup Hopes 4th Time’s a Charm to Build First Big U.S. Oil Refinery Since 1977 Read More »
U.S. oil and gas production are finally showing signs of flattening out as drilling rigs and well completion crews have been idled in response to the retreat in prices since the middle of 2022. Nationwide crude and condensates production was running at almost 13.2 million barrels per day (b/d) in March 2024 according to the …
U.S. Oil and Gas Production Show Signs of Flattening: Kemp Read More »
LONDON, June 6 (Reuters) – Global investment in clean energy technology and infrastructure is set to hit $2 trillion this year, twice the amount going into fossil fuels, an International Energy Agency report showed. Total energy investment is expected to exceed $3 trillion for the first time in 2024, the IEA said in its annual …
IEA Expects Global Clean Energy Investment to Hit $2 trillion in 2024 Read More »
Summary Russia defends OPEC+ oil pact, but ready to react UAE minister calls countries making voluntary cuts the ‘Great 8’ OPEC head rejects criticism over oil deal, says demand is good (Reuters) – OPEC+ could tweak its latest oil output agreement which calls for some output cuts to be reversed later this year if needed …
OPEC+ Could Tweak Oil Pact if Needed, Ministers Say Read More »
(Reuters) – U.S. oil and gas producer Devon Energy has lost bids to acquire at least three of its peers in the last 12 months because its shares were spurned as acquisition currency, according to people familiar with the negotiations. Devon missed out on the sector’s dealmaking boom by losing to ConocoPhillipsthe $22 billion deal to …
How Devon Energy Missed Out on the U.S. Oil and Gas Mega-Deal Wave Read More »
(Reuters) – The United States could revive some of its recently retired nuclear power plants to help meet rising demand for zero-emissions electricity, or add reactors to existing sites, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in an interview. The administration of President Joe Biden believes nuclear power is critical to meeting greenhouse gas reduction goals and …
U.S. May Revive Some Shut Nuclear Plants to Help Meet Emissions Goal, Energy Chief Says Read More »
Three British energy companies have decided to delay by a year the planned start of oil production at their joint-venture oilfield in the North Sea, citing the need for clarity on the fiscal policies of the next government. Jersey Oil and Gas, which owns 20% of the Buchan field, gave the update on Wednesday on …
North Sea Firms Postpone Oilfield Opening After Early UK Election Called Read More »
