Climate change looms large for Royal Dutch Shell Plc, BP Plc and Total SE, with investors at all three energy giants calling for greater action. Shareholder resolutions on cutting carbon emissions are set to dominate this month’s AGMs, even as the companies talk up their own, competing proposals. SourceContinue Reading

The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) has announced the 2021 recipients of the Spotlight on New Technology® Award, which recognizes new, innovative technologies that are advancing and revolutionizing the future of offshore energy. SourceContinue Reading

The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 732 original drilling permits in April 2021 compared to 456 in April 2020. The April 2021 total includes 629 permits to drill new oil or gas wells, five to re-enter plugged well bores, and 94 for re-completions of existing well bores. SourceContinue Reading

Noia CEO Charlene Johnson said the Premier’s Economic Recovery Team report highlights the need for a competitive regulatory regime that allows the Newfoundland and Labrador offshore oil and gas industry to successfully bring projects to market. SourceContinue Reading

Survival technology leader Survitec today announced it has acquired Hansen Protection, a leading European provider of personal protective equipment. The transaction reinforces Survitec as a leader for survival technology across the maritime, defense and government, energy, and aerospace markets. SourceContinue Reading

EQT Corporation today announced it entered into a purchase agreement with Alta Resources Development, pursuant to which EQT will acquire all of the membership interests in Alta’s upstream and midstream subsidiaries for approximately $2.925 billion, subject to customary closing adjustments. SourceContinue Reading

OGUK today announced the details of its Annual Conference. The three-day virtual conference entitled ‘Industry in Transition: Driving A Net Zero Energy Future’ will take place online between June 1-3, 2021. SourceContinue Reading

U.S. LNG developers seeking to burnish their green credentials and boost their competitiveness on a crowded global stage are touting a costly and largely untested technology: carbon capture. SourceContinue Reading

France-based oil company Total and the government of Papa New Guinea announced the remobilization of the Papua LNG project after a year of delay caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. SourceContinue Reading

ConocoPhillips and Diamondback Energy both got a boost from surging natural gas prices in the first quarter, as a February deep freeze in the central U.S. stoked demand for the heating and power-plant fuel. SourceContinue Reading