• Opinion

  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.

• Opinion

  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.

• Opinion

  International explorers steer clear of Alaska’s wildlife refuge

  • 08 1月 2021

  Reputational, legal and political risks meant there was little interest in a first-ever lease sale in the area. But Alaska’s oil industry has other more promising prospects

• Opinion

  COP26: how the energy and natural resources industries are responding to climate change challenges

  • 04 8月 2021

  After a year of delay due to Covid-19, COP26 will define the next five years’ climate ambitions. In this week’s COP26 briefing, we explore the issues facing the energy transition and the challenges around carbon emissions

• Opinion

  What lies beneath: why Middle East upstream resources are so advantaged

  • 05 7月 2021

  With future oil and gas demand highly uncertain, advantaged resources with the lowest costs, lowest carbon emissions and best economics stand the greatest chance of being commercialised. The Middle East won the geological lottery, but how does it fare on other fronts?

• Opinion

  Will India set a net zero target?

  • 24 6月 2021

  As COP26 approaches, pressure on India to commit to net zero is increasing. Global action on climate change is firmly at the top of the political agenda.

• Opinion

  China becomes the world’s largest LNG market

  • 16 6月 2021

  With Japan’s LNG demand in long-term structural decline, China will this year become the world’s largest LNG market.

• Opinion

  Eni and bp get up close and personal in Angola

  • 09 6月 2021

  Using our Lens platform, we've analysed the potential joint venture between Eni and bp in Angola

• Opinion

  Myanmar’s woes increase

  • 15 4月 2021

  Less than six years after the National League for Democracy won a landslide election victory after more than half a century of military rule, the country’s generals are once again in control. Already hundreds of civilians have been killed protesting the February 1 coup, leading to international condemnation and the imposition of economic sanctions by many western governments.

• Opinion

  Electric vans on the brink of a commercial breakthrough

  • 16 4月 2021

  There is a dispute over whether the US Postal Service should buy EVs, but the private sector is pressing ahead with orders.

• Opinion

  Colonial pipeline hack exposes the vulnerability of critical infrastructure

  • 14 5月 2021

  The ransomware attack on the Colonial pipeline system had only a marginal impact on fuel markets, but could have been much more serious.

• Opinion

  Australia-China relations continue to sour

  • 13 5月 2021

  With China buying around a third of everything Australia exports on a value basis, the downward spiral in Sino-Australian diplomatic relations is clearly of concern.

• Opinion

  Connect four: key findings from the first four editions of Horizons

  • 12 5月 2021

  Will falling costs secure solar’s dominance in power? Can Europe slash its emissions by 2030? Will China win the clean energy race? What would an accelerated energy transition mean for oil and gas prices? Find out in our Horizons recap.

• Opinion

  The challenge of upgrading the US grid

  • 07 5月 2021

  The shift towards renewable power generation relies on adding transmission capacity. Opposition to new lines makes that an uphill battle.

• Opinion

  US nuclear’s problems add to the challenge of carbon-free power

  • 30 4月 2021

  The shutdown of the Indian Point nuclear plant underlines the difficulty of achieving 100% zero-carbon electricity in the US by 2035

• Opinion

  The Biden administration struggles to get a grip on fuel prices

  • 19 11月 2021

  Rising gasoline prices have become an economic problem for the US, adding to concerns about inflation, and a political problem for President Joe Biden. The administration has been trying different ways to bring them down, without much success.

• Opinion

  What a difference a year makes – Asia’s energy leaders discuss an uncertain future

  • 21 10月 2021

  Last month, we hosted our annual Global Energy Summit. The Asia Pacific session welcomed a range of senior industry leaders from across the energy and natural resources sectors to debate our topic of Net Zero and the Future of Energy.

• Opinion

  Oil recovery shows demand is still on a rising trend

  • 08 10月 2021

  When consumption plunged as the pandemic hit, there were claims that the world had passed Peak Demand for oil. As demand rebounds, those claims are set to be refuted and the price has jumped heavily for oil, gas and coal.

• Opinion

  The future of China’s gas demand

  • 05 10月 2021

  China’s gas demand has exceeded expectations. We now expect gas demand to increase. How far can it go? How could carbon neutrality impact gas in China?

• Opinion

  COP26: the future of upstream is in governments' hands

  • 25 8月 2021

  Agreements at COP26 will define ambitions, but the impact on supply, demand and process will be dictated by policy actions

• Opinion

  COP26 oil demand: in the cross hairs of emissions reduction

  • 18 8月 2021

  Our COP26 briefing considers the implications for the oil market and refining industry of a global concerted effort to reduce emissions and limit a temperature rise by 2050 to 2 °C.

• Opinion

  Will the US gas market be a tricky balancing act this winter?

  • 11 8月 2021

  Rallying prices underscore the delicate supply-demand balance in an increasingly global market

• Opinion

  COP26: make or break for global emissions trading

  • 11 8月 2021

  Effective carbon pricing is essential to achieve the emissions reductions required by the Paris Agreement. COP26 could be vital for global emissions trading.

• Opinion

  What does the Glasgow Climate Pact mean for Asia’s energy companies?

  • 25 11月 2021

  Much has been discussed on the implications of the Glasgow Climate Pact for the global economy and energy markets. And while measurable progress has been made in each field, there is no denying much work remains to be done.

• Opinion

  Can Asia avert a gas supply crisis?

  • 23 11月 2021

  Driven by coal-to-gas switching and a need to underpin renewables generation, Asian gas demand will almost double by 2050. We examine the boom with Lens.

• Opinion

  Germany's ‘traffic light’ coalition greenlights a faster energy transition

  • 09 12月 2021

  From ambitious renewables targets to accelerated coal phase-out and a power market overhaul, Germany's new new governing coalition looks intent on reinvigorating the Energiewende.

• Opinion

  2022 – cheerful or fearful?

  • 16 12月 2021

  After another rollercoaster year that trampled on predictions, the annual APAC Energy Buzz ‘cheerful or fearful’ outlook is back.

• Opinion

  ExxonMobil sets a net zero emissions goal

  • 21 1月 2022

  Over the past decade, the European and US oil and gas Majors have chosen divergent strategic directions. The European companies have set more ambitious goals for emissions reduction, and moved faster to diversify into low-carbon energy sources. Recently, however, that gap has begun to close.

• Opinion

  The Energy Gang podcast: The European energy crisis – a failure of policy?

  • 29 7月 2022

  Host Ed Crooks is joined by regular contributor Amy Myers Jaffe from the Climate Policy Lab at Tufts University, and a new voice on the Energy Gang, Vicky Bailey, founder of Anderson Stratton Enterprises.

• Opinion

  Can Europe get through winter?

  • 25 7月 2022

  Russia’s Nord Stream back online after routine maintenance, but expect continued volatility.