• Opinion

  China’s top 5 ‘must haves’ from COP26

  • 02 9月 2021

  With COP26 rapidly approaching, China’s special envoy on climate change, Xie Zhenhua, recently announced that Beijing would release more details of its climate strategy “very soon”. The clock is ticking.

• Opinion

  COP26: The global gas industry’s path to a sustainable future

  • 08 9月 2021

  The outcomes of COP26 will be a reality check for gas, providing clarity about a key question for the industry: does the world acknowledge the role of gas as a transition fuel?

• Opinion

  Trade actions and supply chain challenges steal spotlight from strong US solar deployments

  • 14 9月 2021

  US solar prices are on the rise. Our quarterly US Solar Market Insight, created in collaboration with the SEIA, explores the latest developments and the industry response.

• Opinion

  Carbon capture and the future of LNG in Asia

  • 08 9月 2021

  With LNG projects among the most emission-intense assets in the oil and gas sector, many companies are now actively working to lower the carbon intensity of their LNG portfolio.

• Opinion

  Could solar energy power nearly half of the US electric grid by 2050?

  • 20 9月 2021

  We use Lens Power to assess the feasibility of this ambitious target.

• Opinion

  Lukoil takes Petronas’ Shah Deniz stake in US$2.25bn deal

  • 02 12月 2021

  Lukoil recently announced the US$2.25 billion acquisition of Petronas' 15.5% stake in the giant BP-operated Shah Deniz gas-condensate field, offshore Azerbaijan.

• Opinion

  Is Asia’s oil market recovery losing pace?

  • 15 9月 2021

  Continued restrictions on mobility reverberate through to demand for transportation fuels in Asia Pacific.

• Opinion

  Making Long Duration Energy Storage Viable

  • 12 9月 2021

  In conversation with WoodMac’s Senior Energy Storage Analyst, Vanessa Witte, as part of WoodMac’s recent Power & Renewables Virtual Conference, ESS’s CEO Eric Dresselhuys acknowledged that energy storage has been a big question since the early days of the renewables industry in the United States

• Opinion

  COP26: Four reasons why solar is vital for the energy transition

  • 30 9月 2021

  Solar's flexibility, cost-competitiveness, job creation and momentum are key reasons it should be a focus of COP26 negotiations.

• Opinion

  COP26: Carbon capture & storage and low-carbon hydrogen

  • 22 9月 2021

  A critical outcome of COP26 will be a global response on carbon pricing and enabling policies, aimed at bridging the gap on high-cost CCS and hydrogen.

• Opinion

  Does lower reinvestment mean tight oil can’t grow?

  • 12 10月 2021

  A more mature tight oil sector means investors are looking for value, not just growth. Achieving value will mean limiting reinvestment and reducing production.

• Opinion

  Eni’s exploration success: how does it support a net zero future?

  • 22 9月 2021

  How will Eni adapt to achieve its ambitious emissions deadlines? What role will exploration play in a low-carbon future?

• Opinion

  The fork in the road for Asia’s oil and gas demand

  • 23 9月 2021

  Our accelerated energy transition (AET-2) scenario offers a view on how to achieve a 2˚C world aligned with the upper temperature limit of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The AET-2 scenario is curtains for long-term global oil demand, with consumption falling to 70% below peak levels by 2050.

• Opinion

  Тюменский Нефтегазовый Форум

  • 04 10月 2021

  Различные заинтересованные стороны сосредоточили внимание на роли газа и СПГ в энергопереходе.

• Opinion

  The significance of low residential solar-plus-storage adoption in New Jersey

  • 04 10月 2021

  Residential battery storage in the US is growing quickly as more customers become familiar with solar-plus-storage options for backup power.

• Opinion

  What COP26 means for energy and natural resources

  • 01 12月 2021

  Despite a lack of globally aligned policies and projects for carbon reduction, we see COP26 as a qualified success. So, what are the implications?

• Opinion

  Asia’s demand engine fires up global LNG supply

  • 02 12月 2021

  Indeed, it is confidence in the resilience of long-term Asian gas demand, even in our accelerated energy transition scenarios, that has been key to the 50 mmtpa of new LNG supply that has taken FID in 2021 compared to only 3 mmtpa in 2020.

• Opinion

  Can green hydrogen compete on cost?

  • 07 12月 2021

  Cost reductions for low-carbon hydrogen are critical to enable a swift energy transition.

• Opinion

  Redefining the US ‘solar coaster’

  • 14 12月 2021

  Opposing dynamics – from escalating supply chain constraints to the Build Back Better (BBB) Act – could drive the biggest fluctuations in near-term US solar capacity since 2016.

• Opinion

  Refinery emissions: implications of carbon tax and mitigation options

  • 13 1月 2022

  The refining industry accounts for only 3% of global energy sector emissions. But carbon tax on refinery carbon emissions can have a material impact on profitability, as it will be difficult to pass on carbon costs to consumers through higher product prices.

• Opinion

  Kazakhstan’s upstream sector takes stock after nationwide unrest

  • 19 1月 2022

  For the global and regional energy sector, Kazakhstan’s stability matters. What are the short- and long-term consequences of recent events?

• Opinion

  Closing the loop on plastic packaging

  • 21 2月 2022

  Ramping up recycling: exploring supply and demand, open and closed loop recycling, mechanical and chemical technologies and the need to redesign packaging.

• Opinion

  The future of Asian LNG supply – backfill or bust

  • 20 1月 2022

  Despite ongoing pandemic restrictions, sky-high spot prices and rising competition from renewables, the region’s gas consumption will grow at almost 3% a year over the next decade.

• Opinion

  Upstream: short-term spend and long-term trend

  • 27 1月 2022

  Cost efficiency is the key. Longer-term, around US$400 billion is required annually in real terms. Resource-holding NOC's share of global spend is increasing and energy transition risks are growing.

• Opinion

  Voluntary carbon markets: here to stay?

  • 08 2月 2022

  What are carbon offsets, and how do they support the energy transition? Exploring the role of carbon markets in the net zero journeys of energy-intensive companies.

• Opinion

  US natural gas infrastructure gets ready to go green

  • 21 2月 2022

  The focus turns to climate change and conservation, federal agencies look to tighten up the rules and congressional acts aim to shift the focus to renewables as midstream operators rise to the energy transition challenge.

• Opinion

  US community solar market will bring 4.5 GWdc online over the next five years

  • 14 2月 2022

  Expanded incentives and program allocations boost the forecast for US community solar – but siting and interconnection challenges are growing.

• Opinion

  Is private equity the buyer the upstream M&A market has been looking for?

  • 16 2月 2022

  Rising ESG pressure for public companies to decarbonise is bringing more upstream assets to the market, presenting an opportunity for private equity.

• Opinion

  How worried should Asia be about conflict in Ukraine?

  • 17 2月 2022

  Combined with existing market tightness, concerns over disruption to Russian energy supplies in the event of conflict in Ukraine have pushed spot prices towards record levels. Across virtually all energy and natural resources, backwardation is back with a bang.

• Opinion

  Can the Middle East become a global hydrogen player?

  • 16 3月 2022

  A strategic partnership between Oman and bp highlights the importance of location in green hydrogen project economics.