With the Paris Agreement’s decarbonization plans suddenly not ambitious enough for the West, key Middle East producers see an opportunity, and are putting serious money down to cover their bets. SourceContinue Reading

The past few weeks for oil have been more than a realignment of supply and demand — huge financial flows are also driving the price rally. In a world that’s expecting to see travel recover sharply next year, crude has become a hot Covid-vaccine trade. SourceContinue Reading

From Azerbaijan to Syria to Libya, Erdogan’s drive to rebuild Turkey’s influence as a regional power has forced Russia to roll back its ambitions. Even as Erdogan increasingly positions himself as a check on the Kremlin’s geopolitical reach, Putin has nothing but warm words for his Black Sea neighbor in public. SourceContinue Reading

Saudi Aramco has hired Moelis and Co. to devise a strategy for selling stakes in some subsidiaries, according to people familiar with the matter. The plan includes raising around $10 billion from a stake sale in Aramco’s pipelines. SourceContinue Reading

Espen Barth Eide, a lawmaker for the Labor Party, says there’s “room for a more explicit form of corporate governance” in the way Norway uses its Equinor stake. SourceContinue Reading

The decision by a state judge means that the Railroad Commission of Texas will not be able to enforce a series of emergency rule-waivers announced in May. District Court Judge Jan Soifer faulted the agency for failing to give the public adequate forewarning. SourceContinue Reading

Prices erased earlier gains on Friday as the dollar climbed and equities fell. Brent crude had topped $50 on Thursday, though it settled technically overbought, suggesting a pullback may be on the horizon. SourceContinue Reading

In a new series of clean power agreements, BP has agreed to more than triple the renewable power that it will supply Amazon in Europe, while Amazon Web Services will enable the acceleration of BP’s program to digitize its infrastructure and operations. SourceContinue Reading

White’s professional career spans the geophysical industry with experience in executive management, business development, strategic planning, risk analysis, program management, and financial strategies. SourceContinue Reading

The Sixth Carbon Budget published by the Committee on Climate Change makes the case for meeting as much as possible of the UK’s ongoing domestic needs from domestic production, warning of the risk that lower production costs internationally could favor imports. SourceContinue Reading