There is “positive discrimination for the communities hosting the operations. At the peak it is expected that about 160,000 people will be employed. Out of these 14,000 persons will be directly employed in the oil and gas sector”, he said.
“The acquisition marks another significant milestone for the Prax Group, and will create unique opportunities across the South African supply chain, meeting the needs of customers and communities for years to come.”
A French rule targeting ESG funds has the potential to force oil and gas divestments of €7 billion ($7.6 billion), according to an analysis by Morningstar Inc (NYSE: MORN).
Shell (LON: SHEL) will need as much as one trillion cubic feet of gas from exploration licences in the West of Shetland to "truly whet its appetite", according to analysis by Wood Mackenzie.
Europe’s unloved oil majors seem to finally be winning back investors by refocusing on their core business, yet the valuation gap with their dealmaking US peers remains stubbornly wide.
TotalEnergies will partner with offshore wind developer Corio Generation and electricity producer Rise Light & Power to develop the 3GW Attentive Energy wind farm in the United States.
BP (LON: BP) has hit a key milestone ahead of reaching a final investment decision on the Northern Endurance carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the UK.
TotalEnergies will sell its stake in a major oil sands project to ConocoPhillips, while its Canadian E&P arm will be bought by Suncor in deals worth over $4bn.