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By John Royall, President & CEO, Gulf Energy Information It seems that the multinational oil companies are falling all over themselves to declare the decarbonization of their businesses. Just this week, Repsol announced its goal of net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050, even taking the unusual step of saying that net-zero covers emissions from not only its own operations but emissions by its customers. Gulf Energy Information’s Sustainability Leadership Conference in Energy, which will take place May 7 and 8 in Houston, will explore various corporate strategies and initiatives around sustainability. I’ve written before about the survey that we conducted regarding sustainability leadership among

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