Electric Vehicles – transportation disruptor, part 2

• 31 7月 2018

We explored how the market for EVs might develop in Part 1. This week Ed Rawle, Head of Oils Research, chats about the implications for global oil demand.

Propylene Global Supply Demand Analytics Service

• 04 3月 2018

As global propylene consumption continues to grow, petrochemical companies will need to invest in novel on-purpose technologies to meet demand.

DuPont has almost ‘left the building’

• 31 5月 2017

The show will soon be over for Dupont and we can say that this respected name once synonymous with polyester film has “left the building”.

Spandex market growing twice as fast as other fibres

• 23 5月 2017

Understand why Spandex market growing twice as fast as other fibres. See more.

Boom times: American ethylene’s reversal of fortunes

• 26 7月 2017

Steve Zinger, Senior Vice President Chemicals, assesses changing investment patterns of US chemicals companies in a major article by the Wall Street Journal entitled The shale gas revolution in just one word: Plastics

Acquisition challenges facing all large converters

• 05 10月 2017

What’s next for the flexible packaging market? Learn more.

Poland, Italy and Turkey experiencing fastest flexible packaging growth

• 29 9月 2017

What is driving flexible packaging growth in Poland, Italy and Turkey? Read more.

The opportunities and challenges of CTO/MTO development

• 07 11月 2017

Kelly Cui, Olefins Senior Consultant, provides a high-level overview of China’s CTO/MTO development opportunities and challenges to assess the sustainability of this emerging olefin force.

What is the impact of recent North American olefins investments on Europe?

• 05 11月 2017

The lower crude oil pricing environment that has been in place for almost the last three years has influenced the olefin cost curve around the World. The deviation between advantaged and disadvantaged regions has narrowed, levelling the playing field much more.

Costs: early warning signals

• 27 10月 2016

This week’s results announcements from the big oilfield services (OFS) companies show that the market may be turning very quickly.

Cost management in upstream oil and gas

• 29 9月 2016

Unit operating costs have steadily increased over the past decade by 60% in real terms.

The agility of US tight oil

• 18 7月 2016

Which US Lower 48 operators have the largest, low-cost tight oil inventory?

Is Vale's S11D project a game changer?

• 10 8月 2016

With Vale’s new major project S11D nearing its late-2016 production start date, we look at the economics of one of the largest undeveloped resources of high grade, direct shipping iron ore known in the world.

Global capex spend slashed by US$1 trillion

• 18 7月 2016

The impact of the drop in oil prices on global upstream development spend has been enormous. Companies have responded to the fall by deferring or cancelling projects.

Terminal decline and value benchmarking of mature US plays

• 08 9月 2016

We’ve modelled six mature gas plays to see which assets can offer the most upside to investors.

Are the Majors set for an Asia-Pacific asset sale?

• 30 8月 2016

For more than 100 years Asia played a fundamental role in the growth of the Majors. Could this finally be coming to an end?

Zinc poised for 2017 price rally

• 07 10月 2016

A spate of scheduled mine closures, an underdeveloped project pipeline and steady demand growth is expected to provide the basis for significantly higher zinc prices later this decade.

Oil and gas M&A market: more gridlock ahead?

• 31 3月 2017

Our M&A service estimates that over US$300 billion of potential assets earmarked for disposal remain in the global upstream deal pipeline.

Switching gears on olefins production?

• 12 10月 2017

Kelly Cui, our expert in CTO, explains how this emergent technology could transform global olefins and olefins derivatives trade by enabling China to become more self sufficient in ethylene, propylene and butadiene.

South Australia: batteries & renewables to start displacing gas as early as 2025

• 27 9月 2017

By 2025, wind, solar and battery costs will fall by 15%, 25% and 50%, respectively, and renewables are expected to double in capacity to account for 67% of South Australia’s total power capacity.

Copper Product Suite

Unmatched analysis of every aspect of copper market trends, demand and supply

Aluminium Product Suite

Unparalleled analysis of aluminium value chain from mining, refining, and smelting to market

The last frontier in Russia: Taimyr Peninsula

• 19 6月 2017

The remote region in the Russian north attracts attention with a resource potential of 5 billion boe and a geology similar to that of the prolific West Siberian basin.

How can governments introduce more competitive fiscal terms?

• 23 8月 2017

With capital scarce, terms must be attractive to win new investment.

Deepwater Gulf of Mexico is leaner, smaller and ready to compete

• 27 7月 2017

Smaller, simpler projects and infrastructure-led exploration are emerging as the right mix, with subsea tie-backs and infill drilling leading the way.

Will renewables leave new LNG exports in the dark?

• 18 11月 2016

Oil and gas prices aren’t the only things that have fallen — renewable energy costs have, too.

Global ethylene asset map

• 07 3月 2017

We have created an exclusive map displaying the location of global ethylene assets. Explore the locations of ethylene production facilities across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Russia and Asia Pacific.

How will regulatory changes affect fields in the Gulf of Mexico?

• 19 6月 2017

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has changed an important aspect of the leasing terms in deepwater GoM, which is likely to affect fields that have been appraised or are being appraised, and where leases are past their primary term or close to expiring.

Will pricing levels rebound in the Lower 48 service sector?

• 09 5月 2017

After a flurry of development activity in the first quarter of 2017, the US Lower 48 onshore sector is beginning to feel the squeeze of cost inflation.

5 unintended consequences of Australia's gas market intervention

• 07 8月 2017

On 1 July 2017, the Australian government implemented its gas export restrictions policy, which presents a number of potential unintended consequences for Australia.