President Donald Trump said on Friday that Joe Biden’s energy plans would result in seniors not having air conditioning in the summer. The president made his comment at The Villages, a sprawling central Florida retirement community dominated by Republicans. Trump is currently underperforming with seniors relative to his first presidential […]
President Donald Trump attacked former Vice President Joe Biden during Thursday night’s debate for promising to “transition from the oil industry.” Biden argued that the oil industry, which he said “pollutes significantly,” should no longer receive federal subsidies and needs to be replaced by renewable energy “over time.” Trump claimed […]
An energy outlook report published by BP on Monday suggests oil demand may never return to its 2019 peak and could halve over the next three decades. The oil market has failed to fully rebound through the coronavirus crisis as weakened travel activity slams consumption. BP laid out three scenarios […]
Former Vice President Joe Biden insisted at Wednesday night’s CNN town hall that his plan to address climate change went far enough, and he was forced to defend his relationship with the fossil-fuel industry. Biden is scheduled to attend two high-dollar donor events on Thursday, one of them cohosted by […]
Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign sent a draft speech on energy to be edited by officials in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, according to a report released by the House Oversight Committee. Their changes were included in the final version, which Trump delivered to petroleum industry delegates in […]
Energy Secretary Rick Perry, an aggressive champion for oil and gas, has said he’s “absolutely” willing to have a “thoughtful and polite” conversation about the Green New Deal with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “I think having a conversation about the Green New Deal is a good thing – and to do […]
The Environmental Defence Fund announced this week at the TED Conference that it’s working on a low-cost satellite, called MethaneSAT. The satellite will identify and measure human-caused methane emissions, with a particular focus on the oil and gas industry. EDF’s MethaneSAT is one of seven projects funded by the $US250 […]
Venezuela is increasingly reliant on its faltering oil industry for revenue. But the deteriorating economy is undermining the oil sector. And other countries in the region want to roll back Venezuela’s oil diplomacy to further isolate its embattled government. Venezuela’s embattled government has relied on oil – which provides about […]
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson suggested again the US could take action against Venezuela’s oil industry. Sanctioning oil would be a drastic move, and it is the latest hint by the US that it could further crack down on Venezuela. Other countries in the region have been wary of US […]
Venezuela has arrested former senior officials in what it has called a crackdown on corruption. But other seen a politically motivated campaign against rivals behind the arrests. Efforts by President Nicolas Maduro to consolidate power and eliminate rivals may end up harming the country’s oil industry and economy as a […]
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VIDEO: This creepy robotic eel is the stuff of nightmares but it might be able to reduce costs for the oil and gas industry.
It is called an Eelume and was developed by Kongsberg Gruppen and Statoil to inspect subsea vessels and installations.
The robot is armed with a clamp-like mouth which can tighten valves or make simple repairs.
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