BP cuts executive team size, picks new head of gas and low carbon energy

A general view of the BP logo and petrol station forecourt sign on January 22, 2024 in Southend, United Kingdom. John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty Images British oil major BP on Thursday trimmed its executive team down to 10 members and announced William Lin as the new head of the firm’s oil and low … Read more

Colorado Eastern Plains vacancy in Congress leaves district without voice

For the first time in more than 40 years, a congressional district in Colorado is without a voice in the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1983, a seat sat vacant because Jack Swigert, a former astronaut on the Apollo 13 who was elected the previous November, died of cancer one week before taking office. This … Read more

No water, no oil: How the parched western provinces could hamper the oilpatch

Persistent and severe drought conditions across Western Canada could have a devastating effect on the oil and natural gas sector, which has drilling operations in some of the driest areas, according to a new report by Deloitte. Limited water supply could have significant effects on the production of oil and gas, the report warns, and … Read more

Canada is still backing the fossil fuel industry with billions, report finds

A new report says the federal government is providing billions of dollars in financial support for the fossil fuel industry, despite measures announced last year to limit certain types of subsidies for the oil and gas industry. The analysis, released today by the advocacy group Environmental Defence, estimated that Ottawa offered up at least $18.6 … Read more

A new gold rush for a potential clean energy source

The team from the Geological Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) took samples of natural hydrogen gas found in One Pute Jaya Village, Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, 23 October 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images A global gold rush is underway for a long-overlooked resource that advocates say … Read more

Oil giant Shell waters the down pace of its near-term emission cuts

A Shell logo displayed on a sign at a gas station in Nakuru, Kenya. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images British oil giant Shell on Thursday announced plans to moderate its near-term carbon emissions cuts, while maintaining its pledge to become a net-zero company by the middle of the century. In its latest energy … Read more

Oil prices could surprise to the upside this summer: Morgan Stanley

Investors could be caught off guard by the strength of an oil price rally this summer, according to Morgan Stanley‘s Martijn Rats. His comments came as oil prices rose on Wednesday amid fears of potential supply disruption after Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries, and hopes that the Federal Reserve may soon start cutting interest … Read more

Furey asks Trudeau to halt carbon tax increase, citing few options for consumers in N.L.

Premier Andrew Furey said the carbon tax doesn’t incentivize people to switch to renewable energy because the infrastructure to make that shift possible isn’t yet established in Newfoundland and Labrador. (Ted Dillon/CBC) Premier Andrew Furey shared an open letter Tuesday addressed to the prime minister, asking him to pause an upcoming increase to the carbon tax … Read more

New satellite will track elusive methane pollution from oil and gas industry globally

A privately funded satellite is set to push methane tracking into a new era, once it launches into space on Monday. A collaborative mission between Environmental Defense Fund, Google, the Government of New Zealand and several other partners, MethaneSAT will track methane emissions around the globe in attempts to identify and quantify sources spewing the climate-heating greenhouse gas.  For 20 … Read more

Norway wants to store carbon under the North Sea

The receiving dock at the Northern Lights carbon capture and storage project, controlled by Equinor ASA, Shell Plc and TotalEnergies SE, at Blomoyna, Norway, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Norway’s government wants to show the world it is possible to safely inject and store carbon waste under the seabed, … Read more