Renewables
US Offshore Wind Power Spending Has Oil in Its Sights
From zero 10 years ago, U.S. offshore wind projects set for $78 billion in capital investment this decade.
Batteries Cannot Save The Grid Or The Planet
The dream of a battery-centric energy supply is seductive, but the reality is that proponents of such a transformation misunderstand the capabilities and limitations of battery technology.
Opinion: Big Oil Should Rebel Against Its Customers
Given that the world will rely on fossil fuels for decades, even with the most stringent government policies to reduce energy use, oil companies face their own climate emergency. How can they retain social legitimacy?
Integrated Oil Majors Race To Curb Emissions
New report finds that oil majors are pursuing energy transition strategies with shifts in product offerings and investment. Here's what they're doing.
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People
Equinor Appoints New CEO to Speed Up Renewable Investments
The new CEO, Anders Opedal who had been executive vice president for technology, projects and drilling, replaces Eldar Saetre who will retire after more than 40 years at Norway's biggest company.
Public Capital
Dominion Stresses Role of Natural Gas in Clean Power Push
Natural gas will fuel power generation for years to come, says Dominion Energy even as it sells its gas business to Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway in a transaction worth nearly $10 billion.
Business
PATH FORWARD: Grant Thornton’s Bryan Benoit Talks Oil Industry Recovery
After a rough second quarter that included a historic collapse in oil prices, Bryan Benoit, a principal at Grant Thornton Financial Advisors who also leads the firm’s energy advisory practice, says he’s starting to see green shoots ahead for the industry.
Investment
LNG Exec: Gas Market Could See Post-COVID Supply Crunch
Tellurian’s Meg Gentle anticipates rising demand coinciding with slower production growth.
Deepwater
E&P Offshore: Fixed or Floating Foundations—Which Brings Value for Money in Deeper Water?
An analysis reveals the tipping point between commercial viability of fixed and floating foundations could be at a greater water depth than previously expected.
Deepwater
E&P Offshore: Addressing the Challenge of Exporting Power from Deepwater Windfarms
The application of oil and gas know-how to dynamic power cables is transmitting success to deepwater windfarms.
Emissions
Snam, Baker Hughes Test First Hydrogen Hybrid Turbine for Gas Transport
The new turbine, which was entirely designed and produced in Baker Hughes' plants in Italy and can be fueled by a mix of natural gas and up to 10% of hydrogen, will be installed by next year.
Investment
Opinion: Pipelines Have a Place in Clean Energy
Efforts to block new natural gas infrastructure are misguided.
Renewables
Subsea 7 Wins Renewables Contract Offshore Taiwan
Subsea 7 SA has been awarded a sizeable contract for the installation of the submarine cable system on an offshore wind farm project in Taiwan, the company said on July 16.
Investment
Is Energy Transition Ready to Kick Shale to the Curb?
Probably not, but backers believe cleaner fuels are primed, post-COVID-19, to make strides.