Aker Carbon Capture and MAN Energy Solutions have entered into technology cooperation to develop energy-efficient compression solutions for carbon capture and storage (CCS) applications with heat recovery. 'The agreement supports the companies’…
Global carbon capture and storage capacity grew by a third in the past year, but it was far too slow to meet global climate targets, the Global CCS Institute said on Tuesday.Globally, there were 26 commercial CCS facilities in operation able…
Environmental activists took Royal Dutch Shell to court on Tuesday, as they demand the energy firm drastically reduces the production of oil and gas to limit its effects on climate change.Seven activist groups, including Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth Netherlands…
The UK North Sea energy jobs count will drop by at least 20 percent in the coming years without urgent investment in the clean technologies needed to create a net-zero offshore energy system, a report by OGTC and Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult shows…
A carbon capture and storage project in Denmark which entails storing CO2 under the Danish North Sea seabed has cleared the first major hurdle after the intended subsea reservoir was confirmed feasible for CO2 injection by independent certification…
With the energy transition gaining pace, several exploration and production (“E&P”) companies have adjusted their business models; both to reduce emissions and to mitigate climate-related business risks. E&Ps may be grabbing the headlines regarding…
Danish offshore wind farm developer Ørsted on Tuesday said it would develop South Korean offshore wind projects with a potential capacity of up to 1.6GW off the coast of Incheon City. Ørsted said its projects in Incheon could provide clean energy to 1…
German oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has set greenhouse gas reduction targets for its production activities (scope 1 + 2 emissions, operated and non-operated upstream activities at equity share basis). The company said Monday it wanted to achieve net zero operations by 2030…
The European Union unveiled plans on Thursday to transform its electricity system to rely mostly on renewables within a decade and increase its offshore wind energy capacity 25-fold by 2050.Renewable sources like wind and solar provide roughly a third of EU electricity today…
Engineering and construction firm McDermott has been awarded a Pre Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract from steelmaker Tata Steel for the EVEREST carbon capture and storage project in the Netherlands.EVEREST stands for Enhancing Value by Emissions Reuse and Emission Storage…
Oilfield services provider Halliburton Co said on Thursday it would set greenhouse gas emission reduction targets in line with what the latest climate science outlines is necessary to meet the goals of the Paris Accord.The announcement comes…
The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday set out a ten-point plan for 'a green industrial revolution' which promises to create and support up to 250,000 British jobs.'Covering clean energy, transport, nature and innovative technologies…
Norwegian offshore energy services firm Aker Solutions, which last week merged with Kvaerner, on Monday launched a campaign aimed at speeding up 'the transition to sustainable energy production.'The company, which has 15,000 employees around the world…
Energy intelligence group Wood Mackenzie has said that a world on a 2-degree celsius pathway could significantly reduce upstream gas investments - by 65% through to 2040.To remind, countries that signed the famous Paris Agreement in 2016, committed…
French oil major Total and Abu Dhabi's oil firm ADNOC have signed agreements to jointly work on opportunities in the areas of CO2 emission reductions and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS).'The agreement brings together the best-in-class in low carbon technologies from ADNOC and Total…