• Editorial

  Merger Mania: Denbury Chesapeake and Encana announce deals

  • 11 12月 2018

  Listen to Crude For Thought, episode 44: Merger mania: Denbury Chesapeake and Encana announce deals

• Editorial

  What's top of the agenda at industry and investor roadshows?

  • 11 12月 2018

  Listen to Crude For Thought, episode 42: What's top of the agenda at industry and investor roadshows?

• Featured

  The changing global crude trade landscape

  • 28 11月 2018

  Over the next five to six years global crude trade is expected to significantly change. This will impact the entire chain, from producers to investors. In this three part series, we look at the global story, the six key themes and finally, we focus on the likely impacts for Asia.

• The Edge

  Capital efficiency: the big question for US unconventionals

  • 09 10月 2018

  Is US shale the paragon of upstream productivity it’s cracked up to be? As the marginal suppliers, shale gas and tight oil operators ought to be adept at managing for margin and all that’s about. Simon Flowers investigates.

• Editorial

  Unconventional operators can unlock US$10 billion in cash from DUC wells

  • 12 9月 2018

  Following the oil price crash, operators undertook multiple initiatives to reduce costs and become more efficient. Lower equipment costs, improvements in productivity and reduced headcounts are just some of the measures that helped drive 2018 breakevens down to under US$50/bbl from US$76/bbl in 2014.Nevertheless, there is still room for improvement.

• Editorial

  Where will a global LNG price reference emerge?

  • 17 9月 2018

  Where will a global LNG price reference emerge? Find out why the US Gulf Coast is likely to take the lead in the short term, with the global LNG market looking to China in the long term.

• The Edge

  Securing exposure to Permian tight oil – Part 1

  • 03 7月 2018

  What do Total, BP, Eni, CNPC, Sinopec Group have in common? Each is among the biggest oil and gas producers in the world, with a portfolio diversified geographically and across multiple resource themes.

• Editorial

  US flex packaging majors losing market share

  • 18 6月 2017

  US flex packaging majors losing market share

• Editorial

  Global polyethylene: 6 key things for 2018 (Part 2)

  • 01 3月 2018

  What should the global polyethylene industry brace themselves for in 2018?.

• Editorial

  Corpus Christi: A game-changer for the polyester chain

  • 30 4月 2018

  With the new Corpus Christi plant coming online, organisations in the PTA and PET markets are aware that change is expected. However, the impact of these changes and the realisation that they will span the entire polyester chain is less understood.

• Editorial

  Ethane to Polyethylene: Advantage North America

  • 04 2月 2018

  Even after growing by 3 million tons since 2012, the North American ethylene industry has 10 firm cracker projects currently underway – adding another 10 million tons by 2020. Where will all the extra polyethylene go? Surely it won’t stay in the North American markets, and it seems that this expansion is just the beginning.

• Editorial

  Zero-royalty mineral drilling: a saving grace?

  • 18 7月 2016

  Drilling zero-royalty minerals is giving some US Lower 48 operators a competitive advantage in the down commodities market.

• Editorial

  5 things to know about investing in Mexico power and gas

  • 17 10月 2016

  Mexico’s power and gas reforms are creating competitive investment markets.

• Editorial

  Will oil majors threaten existing renewable players?

  • 12 7月 2017

  After 2025, the oil majors’ will be looking for new opportunities, and the renewables market will be an area of increasing focus. Is there enough growth to go around?

• Editorial

  Northeast offshore wind power — feast or famine?

  • 16 5月 2017

  Lower costs of offshore wind energy in Europe have led to renewed interest in the Northeast region, but real-world offshore wind power performance and reliability may fall short of expectations.

• Editorial

  Net Metering in a Net Zero world

  • 14 6月 2017

  Several states have recently restored or extended full retail Net Metering for residential rooftop solar. Read more.

• Editorial

  Flexibility: can California conquer the next phase of renewables?

  • 09 6月 2017

  A power grid that is reliable, affordable, and clean may be one of the 21st century’s greatest ambitions, and no economy is blazing the trail faster than California.

• Editorial

  Oil sands exodus: an opportunity in disguise?

  • 01 5月 2017

  After a tumultuous 24 months oil sands got a jolt with close to US$25 billion in M&A deals announced in March and April 2017.

• Editorial

  US flexible packaging majors lose market share

  • 19 6月 2017

  Paul Gaster reviews the reasons why US flexible packaging companies are losing market share to emerging suppliers.

• Editorial

  Centennial Resource Development acquires Permian acreage

  • 01 4月 2017

  Our team assesses Centennial Resource Development's recent acquisition and what it means for its portfolio.

• Editorial

  President Trump’s EPA nominee Pruitt will place a steady hand on the agency’s tiller

  • 26 1月 2017

  As captain of the EPA ship, Scott Pruitt, President Trump’s nominee for the agency’s administrator, is unlikely to run it aground by dismantling current regulations.

• Editorial

  5 questions about federal lands leasing in a Trump era

  • 20 1月 2017

  As Donald Trump's inauguration as President of the United States ushers in a new policy era, what can the energy and natural resources industries expect?

• Editorial

  US upstream: what to watch for in 2017

  • 23 1月 2017

  We present five of our predictions for 2017, focusing on the US upstream industry.

• Editorial

  Jagged Peak IPO hits a snag

  • 06 2月 2017

  Our US Lower 48 upstream analysts look deeper into the Jagged Peak IPO and the factors that led to its lower-than-expected price.

• The Edge

  The commodity upcycle and the end of the dollar’s bull run - implications for oil, gas and mining producers

  • 11 5月 2017

  A strong US Dollar means weak commodities. With the greenback at record highs, and commodities buoyant, is a reverse looming?

• The Edge

  Tight oil's second great growth phase gains momentum - Permian and emerging plays show still more promise

  • 23 5月 2017

  After two years of retrenchment, review how 2017 is shaping up to be a year of growth for tight oil.

• The Edge

  Pros and cons of US energy policy shifts

  • 14 6月 2017

  An ‘America First’ energy policy is meant to be great news for US producers, but will these moves boost investment and company behaviour as much as the administration hopes?

• The Edge

  How the US sets global oil and gas prices

  • 27 6月 2017

  Tight oil and shale gas, through LNG exports to Europe, are likely to be cap and collar in their respective markets for the next few years – tight oil setting the ceiling price, US gas the floor.

• The Edge

  US independents’ retrenchment to tight oil is paying off - will others follow?

  • 15 9月 2016

  The downturn should be an opportunity for the Majors and perhaps NOCs to move into tight oil.

• The Edge

  Bullish outlook for US gas - LNG exporters face margin squeeze in glutted market

  • 01 12月 2016

  The sharp response of the physical market to the arrival of cold weather suggests fundamentals are tight and prices could go higher, whether it’s a cold winter or not. There are four main reasons why.