• Editorial

  Don't be so negative – Permian gas producers' pricing and piping problems

  • 03 4月 2019

  Would you pay a counterpart to take your gas away?

• Editorial

  IMO 2020's knock-on effects for Gulf Coast waterborne crude flows

  • 27 3月 2019

  Refiners around the world are gearing up for an industry-wide inflection point

• Editorial

  Up for the challenge? Supermajors' new aggressive Permian targets

  • 06 3月 2019

  While smaller E&Ps are being forced to tap the breaks in the Permian shale basin, Exxon and Chevron have laid out ambitious production targets for the next four to five years.

• Editorial

  Soaring Permian water costs complicate production growth ambitions

  • 25 3月 2019

  Lower 48 benchmarking tools add valuable insight as producers reign in spending

• Editorial

  Can power and export demand support burgeoning US gas production growth?

  • 22 2月 2019

  Short-term NYMEX natural gas prices are lacking support, despite the widening storage deficit and production interruptions spurred by wintry weather. As temperatures rise and outages drop moving into summer, Northeast year-on-year production growth is set to rise above 3 bcfd.

• Editorial

  US residential energy storage soars in Q1, home solar stays flat

  • 11 6月 2018

  Deployment numbers are in for the first quarter of the year.

• The Edge

  OPEC gets to eat the Permian’s lunch

  • 30 5月 2018

  In any commodity market, the marginal supplier makes hay when the sun shines. Oil prices are rampant, but tight oil is not behaving quite as expected. I caught up with R.T. Dukes, Head of US Lower 48 oil supply.

• Featured

  The changing face of global energy: Latin America takes centre stage

  • 14 5月 2018

  As market share for renewables gains momentum, key players are entering the scene across Latin America. With Mexico's Energy Reform enabling solar and wind capacity to grow, Brazil making a comeback in wind power and Argentina emerging as the fastest-growing regional market for renewable energy, it's clear that these countries will continue to dominate the spotlight.

• The Edge

  Why the Permian is set for a shakeout

  • 24 4月 2018

  The best accessible upstream growth opportunity in fifty years? US tight oil. Correction: the Permian Basin. Second correction: the Wolfcamp formation spread across the Delaware and Midland sub-basins.

• Editorial

  Building grid resilience with microgrids

  • 17 4月 2018

  Conversations on grid resilience have come to the fore in the wake of severe weather.

• Editorial

  Time to get involved with the offshore wind business?

  • 12 4月 2018

  Policies and technology build positive momentum for global offshore wind

• Featured

  Boomtown or bust: Can technology sustain US tight oil?

  • 05 3月 2018

  US tight oil is seeing unparalleled boom days -- but how long can they last? Research Director Jonathan Garrett breaks down the upside and downside to drilling technologies that could boost production even further.

• Featured

  US crude exports set to more than double: where, what, how, when?

  • 04 4月 2018

  The global crude export landscape continues to shift as the US Lower 48 pumps more light sweet crude into the market. With little forecast incremental demand for these volumes domestically, US producers will look first to Europe and then Asia to absorb this excess production.

• Editorial

  Delaware Wolfcamp still leads the pack

  • 26 2月 2018

  The Delaware Wolfcamp has been the focus of much of the increase in Lower 48 drilling activity in the past eighteen months. While breakevens continue to trend down and the play has attracted a number of new entrants, there are clear signs that growth is plateauing. Is tight oil's crown jewel losing some of its shine?

• Editorial

  Mexico and Shell win big in Round 2.4

  • 01 2月 2018

  Our Latin America Upstream analysts share insights from Round 2.4 closing and what it means for Mexico's future.

• Editorial

  What's old is new again

  • 04 12月 2017

  With capex up 8% in 2017 over 2016, the Eagle Ford is showing signs of renewed interest as rig count trends up and DUCs are drawn down. But what about project economics?

• The Edge

  Just how dependent oil markets are on tight oil delivering

  • 05 12月 2017

  What’s the most unexpected outcome three years on from the price crash? There are a few contenders. OPEC’s zealous adherence to production restraint is right up there. US tight oil is another, briefly inconvenienced by low prices but now embarking on a second great phase of growth.

• Editorial

  Will the Permian peak early?

  • 21 9月 2017

  For nearly two years, investment has poured into the Permian with the fervor of a new Gold Rush. But can the US deliver the oil sector to its Permian promised land?

• Featured

  Shifting tides of global crude oil trade: Six emerging themes

  • 05 12月 2018

  We've identified six key themes that will influence the global crude and refining markets in the next five years. Read on for a high level overview of these key areas.

• Featured

  Shifting tides of global crude oil trade and its impact on Asia

  • 12 12月 2018

  With significant changes already underway for global crude trade, what will this mean for the industry in Asia?.

• Editorial

  Merger Mania: Denbury Chesapeake and Encana announce deals

  • 11 12月 2018

  Listen to Crude For Thought, episode 44: Merger mania: Denbury Chesapeake and Encana announce deals

• Editorial

  What's top of the agenda at industry and investor roadshows?

  • 11 12月 2018

  Listen to Crude For Thought, episode 42: What's top of the agenda at industry and investor roadshows?

• Featured

  The changing global crude trade landscape

  • 28 11月 2018

  Over the next five to six years global crude trade is expected to significantly change. This will impact the entire chain, from producers to investors. In this three part series, we look at the global story, the six key themes and finally, we focus on the likely impacts for Asia.

• The Edge

  Capital efficiency: the big question for US unconventionals

  • 09 10月 2018

  Is US shale the paragon of upstream productivity it’s cracked up to be? As the marginal suppliers, shale gas and tight oil operators ought to be adept at managing for margin and all that’s about. Simon Flowers investigates.

• Editorial

  Where will a global LNG price reference emerge?

  • 17 9月 2018

  Where will a global LNG price reference emerge? Find out why the US Gulf Coast is likely to take the lead in the short term, with the global LNG market looking to China in the long term.

• Opinion

  US distributed solar: four predictions for 2024

  • 17 1月 2024

  Key trends to watch out for including the impact of the residential solar slowdown on customer acquisition costs, growth in emerging commercial and community solar markets, adaptation to net metering successor tariffs and more.

• Opinion

  Energy transition outlook: Americas

  • 27 2月 2025

  The energy transition pace varies across the Americas – what would it take to get the whole region onto a net zero pathway?

• Opinion

  US Gulf of Mexico: 5 things to look for in 2025

  • 07 1月 2025

  With a new administration and refreshed focus on domestic production growth set to take effect in January, the regulatory future looks bright.

• Opinion

  Canada upstream: 4 things to look for in 2025

  • 07 1月 2025

  Canada's production growth carries on. But there are important nuances underneath total volume numbers.

• Opinion

  North America gas: 5 things to look for in 2025

  • 05 1月 2025

  After a challenging 2024 for North American natural gas will 2025 see renewed growth?