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Just days before Venezuela’s presidential election on July 28th, BP signed a long-term gas deal with the Venezuelan government headed by autocrat Nicolas Maduro, locking in access to the planet-warming resource regardless of the electoral outcome.
A Senate committee published the latest instalment of a multi-year investigation after obtaining a vast trove of internal documents from oil industry giants ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP, and Shell. The report alleges the efforts to slow climate action continue to this day.
At the Nigeria International Energy Summit, the country’s upstream regulator stressed the need for due process during IOCs’ divestment in Nigeria amid Shell’s sale.
Shell has sold its Nigerian subsidiary to a local consortium for $2.4 billion, exiting onshore, prompting experts to raise environmental and legal concerns.
A new report found that even though net zero claims continue to proliferate, even among fossil fuel companies, the commitments are riddled with loopholes.
A campaign to pressure major companies worldwide to reveal their environmental impact says that 1,600 companies, including ExxonMobil and Saudi Aramco, are still not disclosing enough info to investors.
More than 230 advertising and public relations agencies are helping to greenwash the fossil fuels industry at the mounting expense of human health and the planet, a new report reveals.
Researchers have found that climate scenarios published by oil companies often lack sufficient scope in terms of emissions accounted for, timeframes and data transparency.
Most of the capex rises that have been announced this year will go to hydrocarbon rather than renewables investments.
Lower valuations for green companies are creating opportunities for oil and gas companies to fulfil transition objectives through acquisition. Purchases are on the rise.
Inflationary pressures are making investment in low carbon solutions more expensive, while ESG concerns mean many O&G companies are also avoiding an increase in hydrocarbon investment.
Various types of investors are pulling back from shale and broader oil and gas investments, but there are questions over how the trend will continue to play out.