1. Chevron became the first major US oil company to invest in offshore wind power projects
Chevron has signed an agreement with moreld of Norway to help develop the turbine technology of technology company ocergy, becoming the first US oil giant to invest in offshore wind power. The European oil giants shell, Statoil and total have been deeply involved in offshore wind power projects.
2. BP finds oil off the coast of Louisiana
BP reported on Tuesday the discovery of oil in the puma West Exploration Area in the deep gulf of Mexico. BP has a 50% mining interest in puma West. Chevron and Talos each have a 25% stake.
3. Petronas and aveva to promote digital transformation
Petronas, the world’s leading industrial software company, cooperated with aveva to promote digital transformation and sustainable development, provide a modern enterprise solution and promote the integration of the whole value chain.
4. Vale CEO: invest $2 billion in low carbon transformation in the next decade
Eduardo, CEO of Vale Vale plans to invest at least US $2 billion in energy efficiency, bioenergy, technology and electrification in the next 10 years, with a view to reducing the company’s carbon operating emissions by 33% in 2030 compared with 2017, and realizing that the company’s global electricity comes from renewable energy in the same year, and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, Bartolomeo said recently.
5. Texas regulators issued nearly 800 drilling permits last month
The Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) reported late last week that 798 original drilling permits were issued in March 2021, 54 more than the total number issued in March 2020.
6. North Sea operators start drilling operations
Independent oil and gas company IOG reported on Monday that it has drilled the first of five planned wells in the first phase of its core project Elgood: Elgood, 48 / 22c-h1.
7. 88 energy confirms oil in merlin-1, north slope of Alaska
88 energy Ltd., based in Australia, said on April 12 that the sidewall core of merlin-1 well drilled in Alaska’s north slope national oil reserve confirmed the existence of oil.
Well merlin-1 was drilled in March this year with a target of 645 million barrels (mmbbl) of potential resources.
8. Equinor is licensed to drill two wells in the North Sea of Norway
Equinor energy, the Norwegian national oil company, has been approved by the Norwegian Petroleum Authority (NPD) to drill wells 35 / 11-25s and 35 / 11-25a in the North Sea.
Post time: Apr-14-2021