Giant oilfield services provider Schlumberger is the next company in line to commit to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. Schlumberger said on Tuesday that it spent 18 months conducting extensive analysis and working with experts to produce a decarbonization plan. With minimal reliance on offsets, the plan …
Read More »China Joins Consortium Taking a 49% Equity Stake in Aramco Oil Pipelines Co.
China’s Silk Road Fund and Hassana Investment Co., controlled by the Saudi Arabian government, joined a group investing $12.4 billion in Saudi Aramco’s oil pipelines. The consortium, led by U.S. firm EIG Global Energy Partners LLC, has now closed a deal to acquire a 49% equity stake in Aramco Oil …
Read More »Aramco Closes $12.4bn Deal with Beijing, Abu Dhabi Backing
China’s Silk Road Fund and Saudi Arabia’s Hassana Investment Co. have joined a group of investors in Saudi Aramco’s oil pipelines. The consortium led by U.S. group EIG Global Energy Partners LLC acquired a 49% equity stake in Aramco Oil Pipelines Co. for $12.4 billion, according to an emailed statement. …
Read More »Gazprom to Supply 8.5 bln Cubic Meters of Gas to China in 2021
Gazprom will more than double its natural gas deliveries to China over the Power of Siberia gas pipeline in 2021 to 8.5 bln cubic meters, Deputy CEO of the Russian gas holding Famil Sadygov said at a press conference in TASS. “The supply to China was 4.1 bln cubic meters …
Read More »Equinor Makes Minor Oil Discovery in North Sea
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has made a minor oil discovery near the Visund field in the North Sea offshore Norway, which will be a tie-in to the planned development of the Garantiana oil discovery. The wildcat well 34/6-5 S is located in production licence 554 where Equinor is …
Read More »World’s Largest Oil Company Launches Debut Sale of Dollar-Denominated Islamic Bonds
Saudi Arabia’s energy giant, Saudi Aramco, has started sales of its first dollar-denominated Islamic bond as it seeks to raise cash to pay out $75 billion in dividends. The official Saudi Press Agency said that the sale of sukuk, or Islamic bonds compliant with the Muslim faith, will end on …
Read More »NOVATEK and TotalEnergies Sign MOU on Decarbonization, Hydrogen and Renewables
As part of today’s Saint-Petersburg International Economic Forum, in the presence of Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Nikolay Shulginov, PAO NOVATEK (“NOVATEK” and/or the “Company”) and a subsidiary of TotalEnergies SE (“TotalEnergies”) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) on decarbonization, hydrogen and renewables. The Parties intend to cooperate …
Read More »Gazprom Continues Ramping Up Production with Gas Exports Booming
Russian energy giant Gazprom’s output rose significantly from January through May compared to the same period last year, the company said on Tuesday. “For the first five months of 2021, production amounted to 221.9 billion cubic meters of gas, according to preliminary data,” Gazprom said on Telegram, adding: “This is …
Read More »Total Is Now TotalEnergies as Part of Strategic Transformation into Broad Energy Company
At the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting, shareholders approved on Sunday, almost unanimously, the resolution to change the company’s name from Total to TotalEnergies, thereby anchoring its strategic transformation into a broad energy company in its identity. In tandem with this name change, TotalEnergies is adopting a new visual identity. …
Read More »Total to Supply LNG to India’s Steel Industry
Steel giant ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel (AMNS) has signed with France’s Total for the supply of up to 500,000 tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year to run its steel and power plants located in Hazira, Gujarat state. The LNG will be sourced from Total’s global portfolio and offloaded either …
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