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Resource nationalism and energy transition metals

24 August 2023

Moves to maximise revenue as demand accelerates

Asia Pacific’s oil demand to fall in 2020 but could rise 25% by 2040

28 July 2020

According to a new report by Wood Mackenzie, oil products demand in Asia Pacific is expected to fall by 1.8 million barrels per day (b/d) year-on-year in 2020.

Opinion

COP26: Can petrochemicals square the circle?

29 September 2021

Polymer value chains currently account for 4% of energy related GHG emissions, and this figure is set to rise to 10% by 2050 as plastic demand rises to meet the needs of the rising global middle-class.

Editorial

What does the oil price crash mean for you?

01 April 2020

How much do we think investment is going to fall this year, why is it different to the last price crash, and where are the costs most likely to be cut? Our team of global upstream experts tackles the industry’s burning questions in this 35-minute webinar.

Opinion

Horizons podcast: Pedal to the metal

26 September 2022

We discuss the growing global demand for steel and the industry-wide challenge in achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

News Release

Few oil and gas companies commit to Scope 3 net zero emissions as significant challenges remain

28 October 2022

Scope 3 emissions account for 80-to-95% of total carbon emissions from oil and gas companies. But only a small number of these firms have set Scope 3 net zero ambitions, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie.

News Release

Offshore wind sector doubled down on tangible opportunities in 2023

31 January 2024

Despite supply chain headwinds and price pressures, the global offshore wind sector saw significant growth in its mature pipeline, as late-stage pipeline mergers & acquisitions, turbine orders, and project financial investment decisions (FIDs) saw record activity in 2023. This has boosted the sector’s momentum into 2024.

Featured

IMO 2020 - Countdown to 1 January 2020

07 June 2019

The implementation date for the IMO’s global fuel sulphur content cap is not far away. How will these changes affect the downstream, upstream, LNG and bulks sectors? And how prepared is the industry? Our experts share their views in this webinar.

Opinion

What does the OPEC+ supply surge mean for refiners?

23 March 2020

The oil market is in a state of flux. Prices have fallen dramatically, and demand has taken a hit as measures are introduced across the globe to combat the spread of coronavirus. Saudi Arabia and Russia’s competition for market share has only exacerbated weak demand.

The Edge

What’s on the minds of CEOs?

16 October 2020

We hosted the CEOs from Shell, Total, Eni and SSE as well as senior executives from numerous other leading oil and gas companies and utilities over three days at our EMEA Energy Summit. So what were the hot topics?

Case Study

Maximising the value of mining in Oman

30 November 2018

Learn how our metal and mining consultants helped create a more attractive commercial environment for Oman

Editorial

Strong macro headwinds provide a mixed outlook for mined commodity markets

08 October 2018

Strong macro headwinds provide a mixed outlook for mined commodity markets. Understand the factors affecting nickel, copper, aluminium, zinc, lithium and cobalt, lead and iron ore prices.

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How solid oxide fuel cells provide reliable power and drive decarbonization

20 September 2023

Businesses shouldn’t have to choose between reliable power and making decarbonization progress.

Opinion

What would an accelerated energy transition mean for metals and mining?

18 October 2022

From soaring Li-ion demand to a cobalt trilemma, and the rare earth winners and losers.

The Edge

The new investment cycle in energy and metals

03 February 2023

On this week's The Edge, Simon Flowers examines the new investment cycle underway for commodities to meet the growing demand from both a recovering global economy and the energy transition.

Editorial

Oil price crash: 3 things you need to know today

10 March 2020

On Monday 9th March 2020, the oil price saw its biggest fall in 30 years. Here’s our analysts’ rapid response to the oil price crash. Look out for more detailed analysis in the days and weeks to come.

Opinion

Can China’s CTO and MTO industries survive the threat of massive steam cracker investment?

06 September 2019

In 2019, the total ethylene capacity from CTO/MTO units reached 5.21 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), accounting for 21% of China’s total ethylene capacity. However, CTO and MTO development has slowed due to high methanol prices and environmental controls, as well as the threat from a new wave of steam cracker investment in China.

Opinion

US LNG export restrictions underline the case for blue ammonia

02 February 2024

The Biden administration’s pause in LNG project approvals points to new political risks for US gas exports. Blue ammonia could be a solution

Opinion

Offshore influence: redefining the competitive landscape

19 August 2024

The corporate landscape of the subsea market has changed drastically over the last decade. A new wave of consolidation emerged in 2015, which forced operators to focus on two priorities – reducing costs and improving efficiency.

News Release

Steel decarbonisation to redefine supply chains by 2050

19 October 2023

The rise of electric-arc furnace technology, increased use of green feedstock and evolving carbon policies will reshape steel production and global trade patterns.

Opinion

Power of Siberia begins gas supply to China (and why it’s ok for LNG)

16 December 2019

On December 2 Russian gas officially flowed into China with the start-up of the Power of Siberia (PoS) pipeline. The project, which will ultimately see 38 bcm a year delivered under a US$400 billion, 30-year contract, will elevate China to become Gazprom’s second largest export market and support Beijing’s goals of energy import diversification and security.

Opinion

Electric vans on the brink of a commercial breakthrough

16 April 2021

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

Opinion

Could oil Majors and Independents generate record free cash flow this year?

25 February 2021

IOCs have just been through one of their toughest ever years. But the sector is primed for a V-shaped free cash flow recovery, potentially to record levels. What’s fuelling the shift in fortunes, and how will it shape corporate priorities?

Comment

OPEC and Russia agree output deal

07 December 2018

OPEC and its allies agreed a 1.2 million barrel per day cut after two days of tense meetings in Vienna.

Opinion

BP sets an ambition of becoming a “net zero company”

14 February 2020

BP sets an ambition of being a “net zero company” by 2050, gas prices slump in Asia, and world CO2 emissions are steady as US coal declines. Energy Pulse with Ed Crooks.

Opinion

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

30 April 2021

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

Featured

How will global gas and LNG markets respond to oversupply in 2020?

10 February 2020

What will 2020 look like? And what could happen that will shape the market longer term?

Opinion

Making sense of Asia’s sky-high spot LNG prices

20 January 2021

None of us could have foreseen what happened this winter. Cost of supply became an irrelevance as Asian spot LNG prices went into orbit. From lows of around US$2/mmbtu in April, the JKM price soared north of US$32/mmbtu last week, with media reports of Trafigura purchasing a cargo from Total at US$39.3/mmbtu.

News Release

Europe emerges as global LNG price-setter

27 May 2021

Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets were set to tighten over the next five years, driven by a slowdown in global LNG supply growth. But Europe’s market dynamics are turbo-charging the price recovery, with TTF currently trading close to US$9 per million British thermal units (/mmbtu), a level not seen since mid-2018. Following the recent winter spot price spike in Asia, the European market has been sustaining global LNG prices, making the region a battleground for global LNG price formation, new research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie found.

The Edge

Why Brent isn’t reacting to escalating geopolitical risk

08 February 2024

Today’s geopolitical temperature is close to boiling point. So why haven’t oil prices leapt in response, as we’ve seen in the past?

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Resource nationalism and energy transition metals

Asia Pacific’s oil demand to fall in 2020 but could rise 25% by 2040

COP26: Can petrochemicals square the circle?

What does the oil price crash mean for you?

Horizons podcast: Pedal to the metal

Few oil and gas companies commit to Scope 3 net zero emissions as significant challenges remain

Offshore wind sector doubled down on tangible opportunities in 2023

IMO 2020 - Countdown to 1 January 2020

What does the OPEC+ supply surge mean for refiners?

What’s on the minds of CEOs?

Maximising the value of mining in Oman

Strong macro headwinds provide a mixed outlook for mined commodity markets

How solid oxide fuel cells provide reliable power and drive decarbonization

What would an accelerated energy transition mean for metals and mining?

The new investment cycle in energy and metals

Oil price crash: 3 things you need to know today

Can China’s CTO and MTO industries survive the threat of massive steam cracker investment?

US LNG export restrictions underline the case for blue ammonia

Offshore influence: redefining the competitive landscape

Steel decarbonisation to redefine supply chains by 2050

Power of Siberia begins gas supply to China (and why it’s ok for LNG)

Electric vans on the brink of a commercial breakthrough

Could oil Majors and Independents generate record free cash flow this year?

OPEC and Russia agree output deal

BP sets an ambition of becoming a “net zero company”

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

How will global gas and LNG markets respond to oversupply in 2020?

Making sense of Asia’s sky-high spot LNG prices

Europe emerges as global LNG price-setter

Why Brent isn’t reacting to escalating geopolitical risk

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