Webinar - US tight oil vs global deepwater Option 1

• 26 3月 2020

Coronavirus: could flexible packaging reduce the threat of future outbreaks?

• 04 3月 2020

The Covid-19 outbreak could spark an increase in China’s relatively low consumption of flexible packaging.

Who will win the tug of war over shale service costs?

• 06 3月 2020

Last year, operators doubled down on capital discipline and scaled back activity with a 25% drop in rig counts. Costs for several important components fell by double-digit percentages.

Coronavirus Guide

• 03 3月 2020

How might coronavirus impact global energy and commodity markets? Our team of experts from across the energy value chain are monitoring the immediate and future impact of coronavirus on global commodity and energy markets. 

Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to fight climate change

• 21 2月 2020

The Amazon founder plans a new strategy: giving grants to scientists and activists, rather than making investments in energy technologies. That and more in this week's Energy Pulse with Ed Crooks.

What’s behind the energy storage boom?

• 06 4月 2020

We answer frequently asked questions about the fast-growing energy storage market

Coronavirus: a wildcard for bulks demand

• 28 2月 2020

A look at the potential impact of Covid-19 on steel, iron ore, metallurgical and thermal coal.

What does the Fiat Chrysler Peugeot SA merger mean for the electric car market?

• 28 2月 2020

How will the Fiat Chrysler-Peugeot merger work? What electric cars do Fiat Chrysler make? Wood Mackenzie answers your frequently asked questions about the $50 billion merger.

Have we passed ‘peak growth’ for tight oil?

• 25 2月 2020

Have we passed 'peak growth' for tight oil? What are the implications of slowing growth for the crude market? And how will pipeline owners adapt their strategies? Find out in this week's Edge.

BP sets an ambition of becoming a “net zero company”

• 14 2月 2020

BP sets an ambition of being a “net zero company” by 2050, gas prices slump in Asia, and world CO2 emissions are steady as US coal declines. Energy Pulse with Ed Crooks.

Global LNG and coronavirus

• 18 2月 2020

LNG demand has boomed globally in recent years, with rampant demand from China the main driver. But as coronavirus spreads, the economy is weakening, as is demand across all commodities. How will this impact the global LNG market? Find out in this week's Edge.

What will 2020 look like in Asia Pacific for gas and LNG?

• 18 12月 2019

The global LNG market spent 2019 in the depths of oversupply with Asian spot LNG prices hitting an all-time low of $4.3/MMBtu in September.

What if Bernie Sanders banned fracking in the Lower 48?

• 12 2月 2020

As Sanders takes New Hampshire, how would a fracking ban hit the Lower 48? Ed Crooks quantifies the impact of a ban.

What’s ahead for North America gas?

• 18 12月 2019

2019 was another stellar year of US gas production growth pushing to new record highs aided by productivity gains, power demand growth and LNG exports. With producer spending only coming into sharper focus and competition for demand growing both domestically and globally, will the North America gas market experience pivotal changes in 2020 or continue on the same path set by 2019?

The EU’s new carbon tax at the border

• 31 1月 2020

The European Commission is proposing a new emissions-based import duty to prevent “carbon leakage”, but could face opposition from the US. This and more from Ed Crooks in this week's Energy Pulse.

Coronavirus and China’s jittery commodity markets

• 04 2月 2020

The WHO has announced that the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), first detected in Wuhan, is now a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’. As of February 4, there are over 20,000 cases of 2019-nCoV confirmed globally, the vast majority within China.

Future energy – green hydrogen

• 04 2月 2020

Zero-carbon energy is the future. In the Edge this week we look at green hydrogen and its potential to speed up decarbonisation and get the world onto a 2-degree pathway.

A better year ahead for battery raw materials?

• 30 1月 2020

Will 2020 provide a respite for battery raw materials after a year of falling electric vehicle demand, weak prices and oversupply?

How Asia’s NOCs can learn to stop worrying and love the energy transition

• 28 1月 2020

All oil and gas companies are in a state of flux. Driven by the energy transition, upstream supply must now be low cost, low risk and, increasingly, lower carbon. Lenders and shareholders seek clear strategies on emissions reduction, while still expecting the returns that attracted them to oil and gas companies in the first place.

How will global gas and LNG markets respond to oversupply in 2020?

• 10 2月 2020

What will 2020 look like? And what could happen that will shape the market longer term?

New year, new offshore supply chain?

• 23 1月 2020

Could 2020 be the year the offshore supply chain overcomes oversupply AND slashes carbon emissions? Fill in the form on this page to get our full analysis and predictions for the year ahead.

Tight oil vs. deepwater: comparing fiscal terms

• 27 1月 2020

Graham Kellas, Senior Vice President for Global Fiscal Research, and Joshua Firestone, Principal Petroleum Economist for Fiscal and Valuations, explore the impact of bonus payments, royalty and tax terms on the full-cycle economics of US tight oil and deepwater.

How the top microgrid developers do business

• 09 1月 2020

American microgrid developers are taking two distinct approaches

Is Northeast Asia finally tackling its coal dependency as air quality deteriorates?

• 14 1月 2020

As 2019 ended, I visited clients in Tokyo, Seoul and Taipei and was struck by how rapidly concern over emissions has escalated and is now driving energy policy change. I believe this trend could accelerate in 2020, with important implications for companies and the fuel mix across the region.

What changed energy markets in the 2010s?

• 14 1月 2020

Can a decade be a turning point? So much happened in the energy sector, the 2010s might be seen as just that.

What to expect from oil and gas companies in 2020

• 20 12月 2019

Is 2020 the start of a new era for oil and gas companies? All eyes are on big oil's response to climate change. Get the predictions for the year ahead from our corporate analysis team.

Why North-west Europe needs more regasification capacity

• 18 12月 2019

North-west Europe needs more regasification capacity – both to meet the region’s growing demand, and to soak up surplus volumes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the future, new research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie shows.

Power of Siberia begins gas supply to China (and why it’s ok for LNG)

• 16 12月 2019

On December 2 Russian gas officially flowed into China with the start-up of the Power of Siberia (PoS) pipeline. The project, which will ultimately see 38 bcm a year delivered under a US$400 billion, 30-year contract, will elevate China to become Gazprom’s second largest export market and support Beijing’s goals of energy import diversification and security.

LNG’s short-term blues

• 13 12月 2019

In this episode of The LNG Big Chill podcast we discuss the potential for under-utilisation of US LNG facilities, how much LNG Europe can take – and whether a new coal policy in South Korea will provide some upside this winter.

What does 2020 hold for the global upstream oil and gas industry?

• 08 1月 2020

What does 2020 hold for the global upstream oil and gas industry? 2020 is a year of what-ifs for producers and suppliers; uncertainty will keep spending low and growth slow.