Gary Tulie writes from his home in Buckinghamshire, England (see below): Hi Craig, BP along with fellow European oil companies Shell and Total are now committed to net zero by 2050. Let’s hope that technological advances, learning curve, and political will …
Oil Companies Going to “Net Zero,” But What Does That Mean? Read More »
Those who blame all oil companies equally for their indifference to climate stability are doing so out of gross ignorance of the real-world goings on. In particular, Shell Oil, headed by Ben van Beurden, is aggressively fashioning its business, with …
Don’t Paint All Oil Companies with the Same Brush Read More »
A year or two after the launch of 2GreenEnergy in the summer of 2009, I got an unexpected phone call from a guy who said, “Hello, Craig. You don’t know me, but I’m — (I can’t recall his name), an …
The oil companies would like you to believe that they have your best interests at heart. You may have heard, for instance, that ExxonMobil is working on algae-based biofuels and developing the separators for the lithium-ion batteries that are the …
As we’ve noted a few times over the years here, Royal Dutch Shell seems to be by far the most progressive of the world’s major oil companies. Here’s an article discussing Shell’s CEO Ben van Beurden (who recently traded in …
Royal Dutch Shell Sees Electric Transportation Coming, Won’t Be Caught Flatfooted Read More »
Soon after the inception of 2GreenEnergy in 2009, my brother asked me why Big Oil doesn’t diversify into renewables. I replied that it was a matter of core competencies; there are few if any synergies between oil exploration and the …
A “SWOT” analysis is a common tool in business; the acronym represents a survey of one’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. As one can imagine, an objective and comprehensive SWOT analysis is something potential investors demand to have in place …
Here’s another wonderful article that supports the raw truth about the obsolescence of fossil fuels. The world goes where the money is, and it’s in cleantech. Trump and his cronies can prop up the oil industry, but they can’t do it …
Tesla Made More Money Last Quarter than the Entire US Oil Industry Made Last Year Read More »
Frequent commenter Glenn Doty, one of the brightest and best-informed people I’ve ever met, writes this in response to my piece on the Obama Administration’s cancelling all offshore drilling leases in our Arctic Ocean for the next two years and …
With the Alaskan pipeline (pictured) flowing at only about one-quarter capacity, one can only imagine the disappointment that the governor of the state, Bill Walker, felt about yesterday’s announcement that Shell Oil had scrapped its plans to drill in the …
