Asia upstream’s strategic challenges

• 28 11月 2017

Visiting Asia this month was an opportunity to gauge how oil and gas companies there are faring.

In search of fiscal ‘win-win’ to spur upstream investment

• 21 11月 2017

Why feeding the dog can undermine trust in the oil industry

How the Majors will emerge stronger from the downturn

• 14 11月 2017

Low oil prices, severe financial stretch, even moments of existential contemplation – it’s hardly been the right environment for successful business development.

Growing pains – diminishing returns from tight oil wells

• 07 11月 2017

US tight oil’s second phase of growth is well underway. We expect tight oil production to double from 4.7 million b/d today to around 9.5 million b/d in the mid-2020s – and our view is by no means the most bullish.

New licensing rounds, upstream reform and the investment outlook

• 30 6月 2017

Our Asia Pacific upstream research team discusses the latest regional oil and gas developments, focusing on recent exploration licensing round announcements and the outlook for pre-FID projects in Asia.

Everything is faster in the Permian - including decline rates

• 11 12月 2018

Listen to Crude For Thought, episode 43: Everything is faster in the Permian - including decline rates

Revisiting the deepwater cost curve

• 27 11月 2018

Falling costs and rising production are reshaping the deepwater market. Costs will stay low until 2020, after which cost inflation could bite. How will the industry respond?

The digital imperative: why upstream oil and gas is embracing advanced analytics

• 16 5月 2019

Where and how is digitalisation likely to impact upstream oil and gas? In our latest research, we take a closer look at the huge prizes on offer at every stage of the upstream lifecycle.

Trump and Biden seek the middle ground on energy

• 11 9月 2020

The two contenders for the US presidency have fundamentally different views on energy, but have been seeking to win over swing voters

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Competing for capital in a downcycle

• 11 9月 2020

The economic fall out from Covid-19, the energy transition and tight finances exacerbated by low prices are three of the big challenges facing energy companies today. How much money is available to invest? Where best to spend it, on legacy oil and gas or new energy? And how will another lurch down in upstream investment affect the global oil market and price?

Is PetroChina really going green?

• 02 9月 2020

The move is the first publicly confirmed (near) net-zero goal by an Asian national oil company, a recognition by one of the world’s largest producers that it must address carbon emissions and adapt to the energy transition.

Natural Gas

• 16 11月 2020

Stay ahead of natural gas markets with our industry leading analysis based on the highest quality public and proprietary data sources.

A Major transition for Sub-Saharan Africa?

• 09 9月 2020

Sub-Saharan Africa has for decades been a cornerstone of the Majors' portfolios but that is changing as they position themselves for the energy transition. This means cutting back on oil investments and slimming down upstream portfolios to meet bold emissions targets.

US tight oil and the global oil market

• 21 9月 2020

Currently, US tight oil meets 10% of global demand. Find out how a slow recovery would impact the global oil market, and what it would mean for OPEC and non-OPEC producers.

How 2020 dealt tight oil another blow

• 17 9月 2020

In this special report about tight oil, Linda Htien, Senior Research Manager, US Lower 48 Upstream Research, and Ann-Louise Hittle, Vice President, Oils Research examine the forces slowing the growth of tight oil

Australia’s upstream M&A market is hotting up

• 13 10月 2020

Deals are emerging across the sector, but finding the right buyer is a challenge. For the Majors, freeing up capital, bolstering balance sheets and clearing out assets which could be a drag on future cashflows is a priority. But it's a difficult time to sell.

Nigeria's Petroleum Industry Bill scales new heights of fiscal complexity

• 16 11月 2020

Nigeria's latest attempt to reform its petroleum sector isn't just about finishing a job that started over 12 years ago. The government now seeks to make Nigeria's upstream, midstream and downstream competitive in the face of significant threats to oil demand, including the impacts of coronavirus and the energy transition.

In conversation with Asia Pacific’s CEOs

• 04 11月 2020

We hosted the CEOs of PETRONAS, Santos and Medco, the chairman of Indian Oil Corporation, and many other senior executives from a range of leading oil and gas companies, utilities and banks over two days at our APAC Energy & Commodities Summit last month.

The future of gas investment

• 12 11月 2020

Capital is the lifeblood of the global gas industry. But with investment criteria changing fast, companies must respond.

Harvest or grow: what’s the future of upstream oil & gas investment?

• 27 11月 2020

Resilience and sustainability will increasingly shape the upstream oil and gas industry’s investment decisions

Exploration - where less can be more

• 20 11月 2020

How capital discipline led a return to value creation

A Biden administration: implications for the energy industry

• 09 11月 2020

The energy sector faces a very different future under President-elect Biden. What are the implications for the oil market? How will key US geopolitical relationships change? And can a Biden administration push through its climate change goals?

Biden, China and politics of energy

• 11 11月 2020

As the new administration looks to take the US back into the Paris climate agreement, will the US and China work together on tackling global warming?

Global upstream oil and gas: new challenges ahead in 2021

• 19 1月 2021

What does 2021 hold for the global upstream oil and gas industry? It will be a year of uncertainty and contingency – but resilience and recovery are also key themes.

Will 2021 breathe life back into the Asia Pacific upstream M&A market?

• 16 12月 2020

The recovery in oil and gas prices should help bring buyers and sellers closer on price expectation, while ongoing consolidation among upstream producers in North America has driven a sharp uptick in global M&A in recent months, likely pushing more non-core APAC assets into the market.

What will oil and gas companies focus on in 2021?

• 19 1月 2021

It’s been an extraordinary year for oil and gas companies. What will 2021 bring? Get the predictions for the year ahead from our corporate analysis team.

Big themes and risks for energy in 2021

• 11 12月 2020

After a tumultuous 2020, what will shape the energy world in 2021? We look at five themes to watch – economic boom, action on climate change, oil demand, industry finances and upstream investment.

North Sea decommissioning: a turning point lies ahead

• 09 12月 2020

£16 billion will be spent on offshore decommissioning in the coming decade – how can costs be planned and managed effectively?

The Euro Majors’ big bet on new energy

• 04 12月 2020

The Euro Majors are building new energy businesses as a key part of net carbon-neutral targets for 2050. How and when will they be able to demonstrate value from renewables investments?