Companies, Corporate Governance, Oil and Gas / 31.03.2021

After increasing deforestation and breaching indigenous rights in 2020, the Brazilian Government has inaugurated 2021 meddling in the Corporate Governance of State controlled companies, such as Petrobras, Eletrobras, etc. At present we are assisting to a confrontation between single CEOs or Directors and the Government. SVI...

Climate change, Coronavirus, Food and beverage, Oil and Gas / 14.07.2020

Consumption of plastic destinated for single-use items, especially personal protective equipment, has grown dramatically in the last months due to COVID19. This phenomenon has been worsened by lockdown-driven behaviors and the oil price crash which has made recycled plastic more expensive. While overall plastic demand is expected to...

Climate change, Industrials, Mining, Oil and Gas / 06.07.2020

Since he became president, Trump has dismantled 100 environmental rules. A drastic accelerator to this law reformation has been put in place during the COVID19 pandemic [caption id="attachment_2625" align="aligncenter" width="892"] Credits: AP Photo/Evan Vucci[/caption] Since the beginning of his mandate as president of the United States, Trump has...

Climate change, Oil and Gas / 01.04.2020

The COVID19 pandemic is having a huge impact across the whole energy sector, particularly in terms of demand and supply. After healing from coronavirus, the world might face an energy crisis. When the world heals from the coronavirus it may face an energy crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic is having a...

Climate change, Oil and Gas / 16.03.2020

The global health crisis, COVID-19, is reducing carbon emissions more than any policy as ever done before. The COVID-19 viral disease that has swept into at least 114 countries, killing approximately 30,000 people and infecting more than 600,000, is now officially a pandemic. According to a study by...