Once provable reserves now becoming stranded assets
All- For-One; One-For-All
Musketeer 1 Big Oil: ExxonMobil, Chevron, Equinor, BP, Shell, TOTAL, and ENI
Musketeer 2 New Energy: Enel, Iberdrola, Engie, and Ørsted
Musketeer 3 Energy Africa
There is growing evidence of a new convergence between Musketeer 1: Big Oil and Musketeer 2: New Energy Companies.
Perhaps not so much convergence but cross-overs and falling by the wayside of others and in the process creating new alliances.
Little attention has been paid to Musketeer 3: Energy Africa, perhaps viewed as the junior Musketeer, but nonetheless playing a significant role.
Their-All-For-One; One-For-All requires a further explanation.
IEEFA (Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis) recently evaluated Shell’s green progress. According to Clark Butler, the author of the report, Shell must shift at least $10Billion per annum or 50% of total capital expenditures from oil and gas and invest in renewable energy if they are to reduce their carbon intensity in line with their own stated goals.
[Gerard Kreeft]
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