Reuters NEW YORK – Global energy leaders and other luminaries like Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates bored in on the tough road to transforming world economies to a lower-carbon future at the kickoff of the all-virtual CERAWeek conference on Monday. Within that, there was a notable bit of tension as some oil and gas executives asserted their primacy, noting the need
Reuters LONDON – National oil companies (NOCs) risk squandering $400 billion on expensive oil and gas projects over the next decade that may only break even if the world fails to meet the Paris climate goals, a non-governmental organisation said on Tuesday. In a new report called Risky Bet, the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) estimated that NOCs could invest
Reuters OSLO – The COVID-19 pandemic and a faster transition to renewable energy sources will have a permanent impact on global oil demand, Norway’s biggest independent energy consultancy Rystad predicted on Monday. Global demand will likely peak in 2028 at 102 million barrels of oil per day (bpd), down from a pre-pandemic forecast of a peak in 2030 at 106
Reuters LONDON – Policymakers in many countries have outlined plans for an ambitious transition from a system dominated by oil, gas and coal in the 2010s to one centred around renewables, nuclear and carbon capture by the 2050s. Experience suggests a significant transformation of the global energy system is possible or even probable by the 2050s, though substantial transformation by
OAG360 Carney speaks with IHS Markit chairman and CEO Lance Uggla for the latest CERAWeek Conversations – available at www.ceraweek.com/conversations Former Governor of the Bank of England and current UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance Mark Carney says governments acted early “with real force and determination” providing effective stimulus in response to COVID-19; that you cannot “wish away systemic risks” like
Houston Chronicle Anticipated split will create two publicly traded companies. The French half of Houston and Paris oil field service company TechnipFMC has revealed its new company name months ahead of an anticipated split that will create two publicly traded companies. Created by the July 2017 merger of Paris-based Technip and Houston-based FMC Technologies, TechnipFMC announced in August that the
From CNBC Gas has an important role to play in the global energy transition, according to the head of EMEA natural resources research at Goldman Sachs. Speaking to CNBC Friday, Michele Della Vigna said that, in his personal view, gas was “part of the end solution.” According to the International Energy Agency, natural gas supplies 22% of energy used globally.
