Investment
Investment , Energy Transition , Mergers
Dan Pickering’s Energy Firm Merges with Heikkinen Energy Advisors
The merger with Heikkinen Energy Advisors is the latest evolution of Pickering Energy Partners’ offerings focused on the energy landscape and solidifies its role in energy transition, says the firm.
Public Capital , Investment , Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) , Natural Gas , Crude Oil , Legislation , International , Emissions , Energy Transition
BP: Oil Accounted for Most of 2020’s Cut in Energy Demand
Natural gas use dipped and renewable demand grew, eating into coal’s share of power generation, BP’s annual report says.
Investment , Energy Transition , Technology
BlackRock Raises $250 Million Climate Fund Focused on Emerging Markets
BlackRock’s Climate Finance Partnership (CFP) will focus on investing in areas like renewable power generation, energy storage solutions, electrified transportation services and is targeting to raise at least $500 million, the company said.
Investment , Legislation , Infrastructure , Emissions , Energy Transition , Construction , Pipelines
Report: Energy Sector in Limbo over Permitting, ESG and Climate Policies
The Babst Calland law firm’s annual report includes a chat with Sen. Joe Manchin and an assessment of the impact of President Biden’s government-wide climate approach.
Investment , Emissions , Energy Transition , Technology
U.S. Steel, Equinor to Collaborate on Potential Tri-state Hydrogen Hub
Through a non-exclusive partnership with Equinor, U.S. Steel plans to study the potential for carbon capture and storage and hydrogen development in the tri-state region of Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Investment , Energy Transition
US Natural Gas Companies Put Hydrogen to the Test
The companies experimenting with hydrogen, including Dominion Energy and Sempra Energy, are in the early stages.
Investment , Exploration & Production , International
Nigerian Lawmakers Pass Historic Oil Overhaul Bill
Leaders agreed earlier this year to sweeten the terms for oil companies in an effort by Nigeria’s parliament to attract much-needed investment in an era of shrinking global cash for fossil fuel production.
Investment , International , Energy Transition
India’s Reliance to Invest over $10 Billion in Green Energy Business
“The age of fossil fuels, which powered economic growth globally for nearly three centuries, cannot continue much longer,” said Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, at a shareholder meeting.
Investment
Engine No. 1 Launches $100 Million ETF after Exxon Mobil Board Victory
Engine No. 1, which launched with $250 million in December, is now offering products available to Main Street and Wall Street investors, tapping into retail investors’ frustration that their main stock portfolios often don't address ESG concerns.
Public Capital , Investment , Energy Transition
Former Rice Energy CEO Launches Second SPAC Focused on Energy Transition
Rice Acquisition Corp. II, the latest Daniel Rice-led SPAC, recently filed for an IPO to raise $300 million targeting a transaction in the “broadly defined energy transition or sustainability arena.”