Brazil’s state-controlled oil company, Petrobras, is determined to push ahead with big spending plans, despite the super-high cost of developing its most attractive offshore prospects, low oil prices and frozen credit markets.
Petrobras: creative thinking
In Brazil, China, Investment, Oil and gas, Petrobras on February 25, 2009 at 14:54Low-carbon buildings
In CO2, Emissions, Low-carbon, Petroleum Economist on February 25, 2009 at 13:34For the March issue of Petroleum Economist, I interviewed Max Fordham — an engineering consultant who specialises in energy-efficient buildings.
The United Nations Environment Programme estimates the buildings sector accounts for 30-40% of global energy use, so building design has an important role to play in cutting global carbon emissions.
And it was a fascinating interview.
