Sheffield: E&Ps’ Capital Starvation Not All Bad, But M&A Needs Work

Bryan Sheffield, managing partner of Formentera Partners and founder of Parsley Energy, discussed E&P capital, M&A barriers and how longer laterals could spur a “growth mode” at Hart Energy’s Energy Capital Conference.

Politics Over Returns? Private Equity’s Renewables, Hydrocarbon Challenge

Private equity is a leader in clean energy investment, but it hasn’t been easy.

GoldenPeaks, CNBM Target 1 GW of Solar Projects in Europe

GoldenPeaks Capital Holding and China National Building Material Group are pursuing solar projects in places such as Germany, Italy and Greece.

No Shortage of Capital, Shortage of Investable Low-carbon Projects

Investors are looking to the bankability equation—sustainability plus guaranteed returns—and finding that the energy transition’s problem is not a shortage of capital, but a shortage of investable projects.

DOE to Offer Up to $1.3B to Advance CCUS Technologies

The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations said it anticipates the funding solicitation will be released in late 2024.

Analyst: Is Jerry Jones Making a Run to Take Comstock Private?

After buying more than 13.4 million Comstock shares in August, analysts wonder if Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones might split the tackles and run downhill toward a go-private buyout of the Haynesville Shale gas producer.

Golar LNG Enters $1.6B EPC Agreement for FLNG Project

Golar said the floating LNG vessel has a liquefaction capacity of 3.5 million tons of LNG per annum and is expected to be delivered in fourth-quarter 2027.

Despite Progress, Hydrogen Faces ‘Sobering Realities’

A $335 billion investment gap may put 2030 targets toward net-zero ambitions in jeopardy.

8 Rivers Lands Investment from JX Nippon for DAC Technology

An investment by JX Nippon Oil Exploration will support 8 Rivers’ Calcite direct air capture technology as it moves from pilot to commercial development, the company says.

TotalEnergies Joins Japanese Fund to Invest in Low-carbon Hydrogen

TotalEnergies has joined the Japan Hydrogen Fund as the only non-Japanese investor to develop the low-carbon hydrogen value chain.