An Italian court acquitted Royal Dutch Shell and Italy's Eni on Wednesday of corruption in one of the oil industry's biggest court cases centered around the acquisition of a Nigerian oilfield in 2011.Italian prosecutors alleged that most of the $1…
U.S. Representative Deb Haaland was confirmed on Monday as Secretary of the Interior, becoming the first Native American to lead a cabinet agency and securing a central role in President Joe Biden’s sweeping plans to fight climate change.The U…
The activist investor leading a proxy fight to reshape Exxon Mobil Corp on Monday named the four directors it wants shareholders to remove at the oil company's upcoming annual general meeting.The investor, Engine No. 1, is a small fund that last year took on the top U…
U.S. offshore support vessel company Tidewater has announced the promotion of two key members of the company’s executive team, Sam R. Rubio and David E. Darling, to the positions of Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, respectively…
Oil and gas company Noreco has appointed John Hulme as Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective Monday.'Mr Hulme brings 30 years of global experience in the oil and gas industry. He was most recently Country Manager for Sapura Energy E&P business in Malaysia…
Offshore wind developer Ørsted has appointed Madeline “Maddy” Urbish as Head of Government Affairs and Policy for New Jersey, a state which has set a goal of 7,500 MW of offshore wind energy by 2035.Ørsted said Urbish would be responsible for…
Royal Dutch Shell Chief Executive Ben van Beurden's pay package dropped by 42% to $7 million in 2020, a year in which the coronavirus pandemic pushed the energy company to a historic dividend cut following a collapse in profits.Van Beurden,…
Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras said on Wednesday that the government has nominated a further two individuals as potential members of the firm's board of directors, to be voted on at the upcoming extraordinary general meeting.This comes after Petroleo Brasileiro SA…
Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras said on Monday that the government had nominated six individuals as potential members of the firm's board of directors, to be voted on at the upcoming extraordinary general meeting.Five have been nominated…
Offshore drilling company Valaris, the world's largest by fleet size, has received approval from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas of its prearranged plan of reorganization, and has agreed with Korea's Daewoo to delay deliveries of two newbuild drillships…
The transition to a lower-carbon economy, including commitments by the UK and Scottish Governments to achieve net-zero by 2050 and 2045 respectively, coupled with increased urgency around climate action plans leading to COP26 in November, have sent a clear message…
A fifth board member at Brazil's Petrobras will step down, the company said as of Wednesday, and the state-run oil producer's shares tumbled more than 3% as management turmoil showed no signs of abating.A day earlier, four other board members stepped down at Petroleo Brasileiro SA…
Four board members at Brazil's Petrobras will step down at the end of their terms, the company said on Tuesday night, another sign of turmoil at the helm of the state-run oil producer.Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the company is formally known…
Oil firm BP said Wednesday that Peter Mather, BP’s UK head of country and senior vice president for Europe, would leave the company at the end of the year. Louise Kingham OBE will succeed Mather.Mather has been UK head of country and regional…
A former sales manager of Dutch energy services company SBM Offshore was sentenced on Monday to three-and-a-half years in jail after being convicted by a London jury of bribing public officials to win oil contracts in post-occupation Iraq.Paul Bond…