• Opinion

  Will 2021 breathe life back into the Asia Pacific upstream M&A market?

  • 16 12月 2020

  The recovery in oil and gas prices should help bring buyers and sellers closer on price expectation, while ongoing consolidation among upstream producers in North America has driven a sharp uptick in global M&A in recent months, likely pushing more non-core APAC assets into the market.

• Opinion

  Federal leases and permits: how much could US tight oil shrink?

  • 03 3月 2021

  The Biden administration has moved swiftly to impose temporary restrictions on new federal lease sales and drilling permits ahead of a potential overhaul of regulations for oil and gas producers on federal lands. Are tighter rules ahead?

• Opinion

  2021 – cheerful or fearful?

  • 13 1月 2021

  And after the 12 months we’ve all just experienced, making bold predictions for the year ahead is more fraught than ever: nothing is off the table.

• Opinion

  China’s war on waste means more than just clean plates

  • 24 3月 2021

  In re-launching the ‘Clean Plate’ campaign in August last year, President Xi Jinping urged all of China to “maintain a sense of crisis about food security”. This is of course an important message in and of itself, given the huge amounts of energy, water and land involved in food production in China.

• Opinion

  A £2.5 trillion transformation: the economic impact of a net-zero North Sea

  • 04 2月 2021

  Low-carbon technologies have the potential to transform the energy industry. They could also have a powerful effect on local economies – as the UK is on a mission to demonstrate.

• Opinion

  How carbon pricing could reshape upstream oil and gas economics

  • 31 3月 2021

  Few countries currently require oil and gas producers to either pay a carbon tax or participate in an emissions trading scheme (ETS). But that could soon change. Higher carbon charges are not a case of ‘if’ but when, where and how much — raising serious questions for investors.

• Opinion

  Suez blockage highlights Asia’s vulnerability to disruptions

  • 31 3月 2021

  The grounding of the 400-metre, 224,000-tonne Ever Given cargo vessel in the Suez Canal last Tuesday inevitably sparked concern across the global economy and, while the vessel is now afloat and traffic has resumed, will have once again reminded Asian countries of the risks such trade arteries continue to present.

• Opinion

  Why refinery-petrochemical integration is the downstream trend to watch

  • 16 2月 2021

  A tumultuous year has highlighted some key truths for the downstream sector – and new performance benchmarks are being set.

• Opinion

  How Asia changed the global LNG market in the space of a year

  • 21 4月 2021

  The past year has undoubtedly been the most dramatic in the history of the global LNG industry. Demand buffeted by lockdowns and recession, liquefaction shut-in, pre-FID supply projects delayed and spot LNG prices crashing to all-time lows before going into orbit.

• Opinion

  The role of NOCs on the road to net zero

  • 22 4月 2021

  NOCs must play a role in the global mission to decarbonise. Could this be a game-changing year?

• Opinion

  There’s still life in China’s shale gas

  • 28 4月 2021

  Looking back over a decade as the US shale gas boom began to dramatically transform the country’s energy balance, driving down gas prices and ultimately creating one of the world’s largest LNG exporters, many speculated whether China could replicate this success.

• Opinion

  Can carbon capture help Big Oil reach its net zero targets?

  • 04 5月 2021

  Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) could be a critical step on the Majors’ decarbonisation journey. What role could this technology play, and can it scale at the pace required to support Paris Agreement targets?

• Opinion

  India in crisis

  • 06 5月 2021

  Given the scale of the crisis facing India and the potential for a further nationwide lockdown, I turned to our experts to hear how they are assessing the impact across the economy and energy sectors.

• Opinion

  Asia’s developing economies need more gas investment, not less

  • 27 5月 2021

  It is increasingly clear across Asia that governments, lenders, and both gas suppliers and consumers must prioritise the management of carbon emissions across the gas value chain.

• Opinion

  Big Oil’s watershed moment: five things you need to know

  • 10 6月 2021

  The events of May 26 2021 look like a defining moment for the oil and gas industry. In the space of a few hours, three decisions crystallised trends that had been building for years at the large international oil companies, showing the pressure they are under to address climate change and the energy transition.

• Opinion

  Decarbonising the upstream industry

  • 14 7月 2021

  In the face of the energy transition, upstream companies are under severe pressure to decarbonise. A situation that is only likely to intensify. Companies need to take note, set out their strategy and act so as to future-proof their business and keep hold of their social licence to operate.

• Opinion

  Horizons: three key findings from Q2 2021

  • 06 7月 2021

  A recap from the last three editions of Horizons, from the prospect of upside-down oil and gas prices to the vast potential of carbon capture

• Opinion

  Responsibly sourced gas (RSG): a primer

  • 18 10月 2021

  Responsibly sourced gas (RSG) is gaining traction in the US as investor pressure incentivises faster decarbonisation and higher ESG standards.

• Opinion

  What does the EU’s new decarbonisation roadmap mean for its carbon economy?

  • 21 2月 2024

  Key takeaways from the 2040 Climate Target, Net Zero Industry Act and Industrial Carbon Management Strategy

• Opinion

  Geothermal energy: the hottest low-carbon solution?

  • 04 3月 2024

  Beneath our feet lies an almost limitless source of low-carbon energy

• Opinion

  Upstream investment in Africa: what does the future hold as new investment hotspots replace legacy producers?

  • 18 9月 2024

  Upstream investment in Africa has been slower to recover from the pandemic compared to more agile regions with lower costs. Moving forward, we expect investments of around US$40 billion annually, or 8% of global capex, to be the new normal.

• Opinion

  Is upstream oil and gas delivering on decarbonisation?

  • 18 3月 2024

  Upstream scope 1 & 2 emissions intensity has been cut by 12% since 2017. But is the industry delivering on decarbonisation?

• Opinion

  Beyond ESG: measuring corporate sustainability in an uncertain world

  • 19 3月 2024

  ESG may have lost its lustre, but the issues haven't gone away.

• Opinion

  Navigating Nigeria’s changing oil and gas landscape

  • 22 3月 2024

  Divestment by the majors creates an opportunity for domestic producers to increase market share

• Opinion

  New rules and frameworks in global carbon policies

  • 15 4月 2024

  Read on for developments in carbon policy coming out of the US, UK and EU

• Opinion

  Hoegh Galleon helps Egypt’s gas crunch but delays Australian LNG imports

  • 22 4月 2024

  Egyptian LNG import capacity will arrive ahead of peak summer demand

• Opinion

  Benchmarking the Middle East NOCs against the supermajors

  • 25 4月 2024

  How do ADNOC, QatarEnergy and Saudi Aramco compare against BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and TotalEnergies?

• Opinion

  New York Harbor gasoline and ULSD inventories guide markets through a relatively tight 2023

  • 20 5月 2024

  New York Harbor gasoline and ULSD prices: 2023 highlights

• Opinion

  Debating the future direction of the LNG market

  • 23 5月 2024

  Five takeaways from our LNG Roundtable with Mayer Brown

• Opinion

  End of an era looms as Chevron seeks UK exit

  • 23 5月 2024

  Clair is the big attraction for would-be buyers