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Mapping the past with AI to locate undocumented orphaned oil and gas wells
Mapping the past with AI to locate undocumented orphaned oil and gas wellsScience

Mapping the past with AI to locate undocumented orphaned oil and gas wells

Undocumented orphaned oil and gas wells are scattered remnants of over a century of drilling, posing risks to water, air, and climate through potential leaks…
SourceSourceDecember 5, 2024 Full article
Environment groups lose appeal in Shell climate case
Environment groups lose appeal in Shell climate caseNews

Environment groups lose appeal in Shell climate case

The Hague, Netherlands | AFP - Dutch judges ruled Tuesday against an appeal by climate groups who said oil giant Shell was not doing enough…
SourceSourceNovember 12, 2024 Full article
Windfall profits from oil and gas could fund climate payments to developing nations
Windfall profits from oil and gas could fund climate payments to developing nationsClimate

Windfall profits from oil and gas could fund climate payments to developing nations

As the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 29) opens on November 11, a significant debate looms over how industrialized nations will fulfill their financial commitments…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreNovember 9, 2024 Full article
World heading into ‘the Age of Electricity’: IEA
World heading into ‘the Age of Electricity’: IEANews

World heading into ‘the Age of Electricity’: IEA

By Nathalie ALONSO | AFP Paris, France - More than half of the world's electricity will be produced by low-emission sources before 2030 but the…
SourceSourceOctober 16, 2024 Full article
No peak oil demand ‘on the horizon’, phaseout a ‘fantasy’: OPEC
No peak oil demand ‘on the horizon’, phaseout a ‘fantasy’: OPECNews

No peak oil demand ‘on the horizon’, phaseout a ‘fantasy’: OPEC

Paris, France (AFP) - OPEC said Tuesday that phasing out oil was a "fantasy", as the Saudi-led cartel forecast that demand would keep growing until…
SourceSourceSeptember 24, 2024 Full article
IEA sees ‘major’ oil supply surplus emerging by 2030
IEA sees ‘major’ oil supply surplus emerging by 2030News

IEA sees ‘major’ oil supply surplus emerging by 2030

Paris, France (AFP) - The world is likely to have a "major surplus" of oil by 2030 as production is ramped up while the clean…
SourceSourceJune 12, 2024 Full article
New Zealand to end ban on oil and gas exploration
New Zealand to end ban on oil and gas explorationNews

New Zealand to end ban on oil and gas exploration

Wellington, New Zealand (AFP) - New Zealand's government said Sunday it plans to reverse a five-year-old ban on new oil and gas exploration, igniting a…
SourceSourceJune 9, 2024 Full article
Brazil’s new Petrobras chief calls to speed up oil exploration
Brazil’s new Petrobras chief calls to speed up oil explorationNews

Brazil’s new Petrobras chief calls to speed up oil exploration

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | AFP - The new boss of Brazil's Petrobras said Monday it was crucial that the state-run company "accelerate" oil exploration,…
SourceSourceMay 28, 2024 Full article
Over 170 arrested as climate protests target TotalEnergies and fund manager
Over 170 arrested as climate protests target TotalEnergies and fund managerNews

Over 170 arrested as climate protests target TotalEnergies and fund manager

La Défense, France (AFP) - The boss of TotalEnergies told shareholders Friday that new oil fields had to be developed to meet global demand, as…
SourceSourceMay 24, 2024 Full article
Shell faces shareholder revolt over climate strategy
Shell faces shareholder revolt over climate strategyNews

Shell faces shareholder revolt over climate strategy

London, United Kingdom (AFP) - More than a fifth of Shell investors have revolted against its climate strategy in a key vote, the British energy…
SourceSourceMay 21, 2024 Full article