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French supermajor Total is rebranding as it accelerates a shift away from oil and into renewables and the wider power sector, a move its CEO claimed shows it is “more than serious” about the energy transition. Total – one of the leading fossil giants in terms of renewable energy ambitions …

Saudi Aramco maintained its second position as the world’s most valuable oil and gas brand in 2021, with a value of $37.5 billion, compared to $46.77 billion in 2020, according to Brand Finance. The annual report on the most valuable brands in the oil and gas sector found that the …

Total doubled-down on US solar power as the oil & gas supermajor added another 2.2GW to its project pipeline that it said will turn green the entire electricity supply to its American industrial operations. The French group bought the four large-scale PV projects and an associated 600MW of battery storage …

Equinor has made a new oil discovery near Norway’s giant Troll oil and gas field together with partners DNO, Wellesley and Petoro, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said on Friday. Equinor said in a separate statement the reservoir was expected to contain between 44 million and 69 million barrels of oil …

The Gazprom Neft ’s “Green Seismic” and “Green Seismic 2.0” projects won the “Science for Ecology” nomination, awarded the Vernadsky National Ecological Prize. The purpose of the ecological prize is to recognise and popularise completed projects in environmental protection. This technology is widely used throughout the company in investigating heavily …

BP plunged to a $5.7 billion annual loss in 2020, its first in a decade, as the pandemic took a heavy toll on oil demand, with fuel consumption continuing to slide so far this year amid global travel restrictions. For the final quarter of 2020, BP reported a profit of …

Despite the devastating downturn of 2020, most global majors held up quite well during the market turmoil, a Rystad Energy comparative analysis reveals after measuring key upstream performance metrics. Total outshined all other peers, as the French company not only exceled in financial and operational performance, but also was the …

Brazil’s state-led oil company Petrobras discovered hydrocarbons in the C-M-411 block located in the offshore Campos Basin, the company said Jan. 29. “The data from the well will be analyzed to better guide exploratory activities in the area and the potential of the discovery,” Petrobras said. The discovery was made …

U.S. oil major Chevron Corp. on Jan. 29 swung to an $11 million fourth-quarter loss and missed Wall Street expectations as low margins on fuel, acquisition costs and foreign currency effects overwhelmed improved drilling results. Oil companies are expected to benefit from a bounce-back in oil and gas prices after …

Responses to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused global demand for petroleum products to fall significantly in 2020. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that the world consumed 92.2 million barrels per day (b/d) of petroleum and other liquid fuels in 2020, a 9% decline from the previous year and …