• Opinion

  What does a stalling auto sector mean for polymer markets?

  • 07 6月 2020

  Coronavirus has hit automotive sales and demand, and the plastics industry will feel the impact.

• Opinion

  Renewable energy shows its strength in the coronavirus crisis

  • 01 5月 2020

  Earnings announcements from oil majors and utility groups this week have demonstrated the superior resilience of electricity businesses.

• Opinion

  Global olefins: 10 trends to watch as coronavirus reshapes the industry

  • 05 5月 2020

  The coronavirus outbreak is having a transformational effect on global olefins. Supply, demand, trade, pricing, costs and margins are all being impacted to the extent that it will undoubtedly reshape the wider industry. So, what forces are defining the ‘new normal’?

• Opinion

  Where, when and how will lockdown end?

  • 12 4月 2020

  Coronavirus travel restrictions will affect supply chains and company operations throughout 2020. US and sub-Saharan Africa most likely to ease restrictions first.

• Opinion

  Seven challenges Covid-19 raises for the climate agenda

  • 28 4月 2020

  Will Covid-19 help or hinder the global climate agenda? Analysts from our sister company Verisk Maplecroft examine seven ways coronavirus is challenging decarbonisation.

• Opinion

  How coronavirus is driving down LNG demand in Asia and Europe – and hitting supply

  • 22 4月 2020

  In this episode of The Big Chill podcast we discuss how the oil price crash and coronavirus are impacting Asian and European LNG markets, and the longer term impacts to global supply.

• Opinion

  Why crude-to-chemicals is the obvious way forward

  • 27 4月 2020

  Which is more competitive, a US ethane-based cracker or a second-generation COTC cracker? And can other regions match China's ROI potential?

• Opinion

  Negative prices reveal the crisis for US oil

  • 24 4月 2020

  The most-watched US crude futures fell below zero on Monday, in a sign of the extreme conditions facing the industry

• Opinion

  The devastating impact of the great lockdown

  • 17 4月 2020

  There are signs that the coronavirus is gradually being brought under control in many countries, but any pick-up in activity will be tentative and uneven, and will face headwinds from the chaos in the global economy.

• Opinion

  ‘Life also, world also’ – India extends lockdown

  • 14 4月 2020

  The timing and phasing of India’s gradual release from lockdown, including the restart of selected manufacturing after 20 April, will be critical to the country’s economic stability and the shape of near-term energy demand. Multiple risks remain.

• Opinion

  Flexible packaging sees demand boost as coronavirus changes consumer patterns

  • 16 4月 2020

  Lockdown measures are sending home consumption skywards, and driving demand for flexible packaging.

• Opinion

  Oil supply cuts explained: an interview with the US energy secretary

  • 14 4月 2020

  After the historic OPEC+ agreement to cut production, Dan Brouillette explained the US role in the talks and its view of the oil market.

• Opinion

  Middle East oil & gas operators in a better position to weather the storm than global peers

  • 17 4月 2020

  Oil revenues have collapsed and country finances are looking bleak. How will the Middle East fare through the crisis?

• Opinion

  Setback or shock: when will plastics demand bounce back from coronavirus?

  • 08 4月 2020

  The coronavirus outbreak has stunted economic growth, but what is the impact on polymer value chains?

• Opinion

  Electric vehicles: coronavirus wreaks havoc across the supply chain

  • 08 4月 2020

  Global EV sales could see a 43% drop, while battery raw materials markets face major disruption in 2020.

• Opinion

  Lessons from the first 100 percent battery-electric bus fleet in the US

  • 02 4月 2020

  The Antelope Valley Transit Authority in Southern California plans to be the first public transit agency in the United States to operate a 100 percent battery-electric bus fleet.

• Opinion

  The coronavirus crisis: assessing the impact on energy

  • 27 3月 2020

  Demand for oil, gas and power is recovering in China, but falling sharply in the rest of the world. The coronavirus pandemic has already had a profound impact on energy, with oil prices plunging and companies taking an axe to their capital spending plans. But the implications of the crisis are only just starting to emerge.

• Opinion

  Why upstream operators must accelerate cost reduction measures

  • 01 4月 2020

  It’s time for the rapier as well as the broadsword. Better visibility of third party spend may be vital

• Opinion

  Could clean energy be the winner in the oil price war?

  • 24 3月 2020

  How will the oil price crash affect the embryonic energy transition efforts of oil and gas companies? Renewable energy economics suddenly look far more attractive.

• Opinion

  Tight oil in turmoil

  • 18 3月 2020

  Tight oil producers are dealing with prices half of what the sector was founded on. The worst positioned won’t survive this downturn.

• Opinion

  Five ways the coronavirus changed the world of energy this week

  • 20 3月 2020

  The US government is starting to buy crude and facing calls for it to manage the oil market, as demand continues to weaken. In this week's Energy Pulse by Ed Crooks.

• Opinion

  How will the oil price crash affect the ethylene cost curve?

  • 17 3月 2020

  Changing oil price dynamics add an extra dimension to ethylene’s overcapacity outlook.

• Opinion

  How Italy’s lockdown is affecting power demand

  • 18 3月 2020

  Italy is the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. This has led to a sudden and significant drop in power demand. What does that tell us about what’s to come in other markets?

• Opinion

  Market oversupply and new LNG FID progress

  • 06 3月 2020

  In this episode of The LNG Big Chill podcast, we discuss how Covid-19 is hitting an already oversupplied LNG market, whether we will see more cancellations of US LNG cargoes and what this uncertainty means for LNG project FIDs.

• Opinion

  Why 2020 is the crunch year for climate risk reporting

  • 06 3月 2020

  How the taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures is changing the way corporations communicate with investors

• Opinion

  Middle East boosts its unconventional gas resources

  • 04 3月 2020

  In this month's episode of the MENA in Brief podcast, Ian Thom and his guests discuss unconventional gas project announcements in Saudi Arabia and UAE.

• Opinion

  Climate change, indoor farming and implications for electricity demand

  • 03 3月 2020

  In addition to high capital and operating costs and a lack of crop diversity, a major issue is energy intensity and associated carbon emissions.

• Opinion

  Why offshore wind will attract more than US$211 billion between 2020 and 2025

  • 03 3月 2020

  While the oil and gas sector remains the largest for the offshore supply chain, we expect the offshore wind market to grow more attractive for traditional oil and gas players. Here are three things offshore supply chain investors need to know.

• Opinion

  How the coronavirus highlights the perils of the US-China trade war

  • 25 2月 2020

  The risks to supply chains posed by the COVID-19 outbreak do not present a strong case for economic decoupling.

• Opinion

  Where next for exploration in Asia Pacific?

  • 18 2月 2020

  Reports of the death of exploration have been greatly exaggerated. Since the 2014 oil price downturn, the industry has re-imagined exploration. Spend has halved since its peak, and only the boldest exploration teams now take difficult wells in tough locations to their investment committees.