Big Oil Returns To Exploration With A Bang

Photo: Freepik Energy security and affordability have trumped fears of stranded assets in recent years, prompting the world’s biggest international oil and gas firms to shift focus back to exploration after years of trying to develop clean energy solutions. Big Oil has scaled back investments in renewables, at least those majors that tried to become…

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Biden blasted by business, energy groups over drilling ban

President Biden’s last-minute move to restrict oil and gas production on his way out of the White House before President-elect Trump takes office was met with swift condemnation from business and energy groups. With just two weeks left in the Oval Office, Biden issued an executive action Monday that bans new drilling and further oil and natural gas…

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BHP rejects hydrogen and hybrids, backs electric trucks

Electric excavators and battery haul trucks, not hydrogen or hybrid options, are preferred to displace diesel in iron ore mining, BHP says. However, the diversified miner’s carbon footprint will get worse before it gets better as commodity production ramps up to meet global demand, investors were warned at a roundtable on Wednesday. «It’s not going…

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Backlash over energy standing charges shake-up

Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent, BBC News Charities and energy providers have criticised plans to change the way standing charges on bills are paid. All households pay the fixed daily charges covering the costs of connecting to a gas and electricity supply. Many billpayers consider them to be unfair as they have no control…

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Azerbaiyán comienza a suministrar gas a Croacia

Azerbaiyán comienza a suministrar gas a Croacia

La Compañía Estatal de Petróleo de Azerbaiyán (SOCAR) anunció hoy que este domingo ha comenzado a suministrar gas a Croacia por el llamado Corredor Sur, a través de Georgia y Turquía. «El suministro de gas azerbaiyano a Croacia en vísperas de la temporada de invierno es resultado de la cooperación exitosa entre los gobiernos de…

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