• Opinion

  Is the IRA paying off for the US solar supply chain?

  • 31 5月 2024

  As the US solar supply chain industry faces multiple challenges, the jury is still out

• Opinion

  The state of the US energy storage market

  • 20 6月 2024

  Despite tariffs and interconnection issues in the supply chain, the US energy storage market is still seeing record-breaking growth

• Opinion

  Two years on from the IRA and the impact on solar and storage is clear

  • 13 6月 2024

  The 2024 Solar and Energy Storage Summit kicked off in San Francisco this week. We are joined by a roster of expert analysts and industry leaders to explore the key topics, technology, policy and financing of the solar and storage industries.

• Opinion

  Can the EU and US hit EV targets amid supply chain shake up?

  • 19 6月 2024

  We examine whether both markets can meet their production and sales targets for electric vehicles while de-risking supply chains

• Opinion

  Has the Lower 48 got the financial strength to ride out the storm?

  • 17 4月 2020

  From revised capex to distressed debt, we track the health of the sector in the wake of the oil price crash.

• Opinion

  Can the world agree a deal to boost oil prices?

  • 03 4月 2020

  As oil demand plunges, companies and governments are looking for ways to manage the market to bring it back to equilibrium. Leading oil-producing countries will hold an online meeting on Monday to try to agree a plan.

• Opinion

  Beyond inexpensive supply in North American power markets

  • 31 3月 2020

  The margin of error for meeting project returns has narrowed substantially in recent years. Competition for offtake contracts in wind and solar that secure the bottom for investors has become intense. This means that developers are increasingly taking more power delivery risks in the near-term to win contracts, while backloading their own returns into the distant future. 

• Opinion

  Oil price crash: how Middle East, Russian and US upstream industry responses compare

  • 01 4月 2020

  In this month's MENA in Brief podcast: how the oil price crash is affecting upstream activity in the Middle East – and how that differs from the dynamics in Russia and the US.

• Opinion

  Who will win the tug of war over shale service costs?

  • 06 3月 2020

  Last year, operators doubled down on capital discipline and scaled back activity with a 25% drop in rig counts. Costs for several important components fell by double-digit percentages.

• 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

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

  • 14 2月 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

  What if Bernie Sanders banned fracking in the Lower 48?

  • 12 2月 2020

  As Sanders takes New Hampshire, how would a fracking ban hit the Lower 48? Ed Crooks quantifies the impact of a ban.

• Opinion

  What technology is winning the global energy storage race?

  • 26 11月 2019

  What is winning the global energy storage race? Lithium-ion is the clear winner, but it has one major drawback. Rory McCarthy, senior analyst, energy storage, looks at lithium-ion's role in the energy transition.

• Opinion

  Enterprise targets a second PDH unit in the US

  • 08 11月 2019

  Enterprise has confirmed plans to construct a second propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plant. So how much capacity will be added – and what's driving the need for new on-purpose production?

• Opinion

  Electric vehicles: is workplace charging good for business?

  • 07 11月 2019

  The electric vehicle (EV) revolution depends on getting the right infrastructure, in the right locations. Here’s how providing workplace charging could bring direct and indirect economic benefits to businesses, and support the energy transition.

• Opinion

  How South Texas market shifts will create gas price divergence

  • 13 9月 2019

  Permian and Eagle Ford gas production growth are meeting robust LNG export in South Texas. What does this mean for Katy, Agua Dulce and HSC price hubs?

• Opinion

  Who will make money on the second wave of US LNG?

  • 06 9月 2019

  Commercial structures are evolving as the second wave takes shape, changing the balance of risk and reward for project developers, suppliers and offtakers.

• Opinion

  Tough second quarter for US chemical companies

  • 13 9月 2019

  US chemical company earnings for Q2 2019 came under pressure as uncertainty caused by the US-China trade war and a slowing economy affected demand. What do we expect for the rest of 2019? Our analysts Hugh Hartzog and Ashish Chitalia take a closer look at the trends behind the numbers.

• Opinion

  Notes from URTeC and our views on development cubes and in-basin sand

  • 26 8月 2019

  Listen to the latest episode of Crude For Thought: Notes from URTeC and our views on development cubes and in-basin sand

• Opinion

  What’s next for Chevron?

  • 17 6月 2019

  Chevron walked away from its bid for Anadarko, but it is still in an enviable position. What will the Supermajor do next? Analysis by Tom Ellacott.

• Opinion

  Trump administration declines to go all in for coal — for now

  • 01 9月 2017

  On August 24, the Department of Energy released their "Staff Report on Electricity Markets and Reliability," which some thought would provide a strong endorsement of the value of baseload coal. This was not the case.

• Opinion

  ExxonMobil acquires Southeast Asia's Jurong Aromatics

  • 15 5月 2017

  ExxonMobil acquired Jurong Aromatics in May 2017, strengthen its aromatics supply position in south east Asia.

• Opinion

  A wild ride ahead for petchems?

  • 04 3月 2017

  Steve Zinger discusses the five market changes which are set to make waves in the global petchems markets.

• Opinion

  How will President Trump manage the COP21 treaty?

  • 16 3月 2017

  President Trump is reviewing the US commitment to the 2015 Paris climate agreement (known as COP21). How will his actions affect the global coal market?

• Opinion

  Will deals walk the optimistic talk of NAPE?

  • 21 2月 2017

  NAPE 2017 was a great show, and optimism is back in the oil patch.

• Opinion

  ‘Permania’ prevails, and other learnings from the 2017 DUG Permian Conference

  • 11 4月 2017

  At the 2017 DUG Permian Conference, three main themes stood out.

• Opinion

  US LNG exports slump

  • 25 6月 2020

  The plunge in European gas prices has led buyers to cancel cargoes from the US, and export plants are running well below full capacity

• Opinion

  Capital is still flowing into the US oil and gas industry

  • 19 6月 2020

  The US oil and gas industry has been a challenging sector for investors for years, and the fall in oil prices in 2020 has added to its difficulties. But recent bond issues by US E&Ps have shown that debt markets are still open for some

• Opinion

  Shell takes a hit from the coronavirus downturn

  • 02 7月 2020

  The company is taking a gloomier view of oil and gas prices over the next few years, prompting a writedown in asset values of up to $22 billion after tax

• Opinion

  US pipelines blocked by the courts

  • 09 7月 2020

  Campaigners against pipelines scored three notable successes this week. Their victories show challenges are mounting for pipeline operators