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Editorial
10 factors that influence upstream production shut-in decisions
- 23 4月 2020
How do oil and gas producers decide when to shut in production? Asset economics are critical, but are not the only factor leading to production being shut-in. Here we look at 10 factors that influence upstream shut-in decisions.
The Edge
Oil closes in on peak oversupply
- 28 4月 2020
The steep decline in oil demand is putting the entire system under pressure. Will there be sufficient storage globally to cope? Will we see more production shut-in? What are the prospects for demand recovery? Find out more in this week's Edge.
Opinion
European gas markets feel the pressure – but there are signs of recovery
- 28 4月 2020
As the number of new cases of coronavirus starts to slow across Europe, there have been moves to ease restrictions in some markets. As a result, while milder weather and an oversupplied market are still putting gas demand under significant pressure, signs of demand recovery are slowly emerging.
Opinion
For Asia’s NOCs, it’s time to go big or stay home
- 28 4月 2020
Indeed, many Asian national oil companies (NOCs) have emphasised that they are seeking to broadly maintain their 2020 capital budgets for domestic investment.
Opinion
Saudi Arabia’s price push for oil market dominance in Asia
- 21 4月 2020
Competition is fierce and struggling Asian refiners must now take full advantage of the abundant crude options to maximise their margins.
Opinion
Batteries: powering the fight against climate change
- 22 4月 2020
Why investment in battery manufacturing and storage technologies is critical to limiting global warming to 2°C
Editorial
Below zero: what the WTI crash means for US and global markets
- 21 4月 2020
On Monday, April 20, WTI dipped to minus $37.63, collapsing under the weight of global oversupply and sharply reduced demand due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We asked our experts on supply and demand dynamics, infrastructure, and financial markets to shed light on these historic numbers and discuss what we can expect in the near and longer-term.
Opinion
Coronavirus: tracking the impact on European gas, power and chemicals
- 22 4月 2020
The coronavirus outbreak is having a seismic effect. How is it affecting gas, power and chemicals markets?
Opinion
Coronavirus oil and gas supply chain risks are hidden in your backyard
- 08 4月 2020
How confident are you that your oil and gas supply chain can withstand the impact of novel coronavirus?
Opinion
2020: the new oil sector supplier crunch bites
- 14 4月 2020
The 2020 oil price crash is very different from the 2015 crash. Supply chain leaders will need to consider their contingency plans.
Featured
Why Covid-19 is the ultimate energy transition stress test for refiners
- 20 7月 2020
Covid-19 is a threat to global refiners. Who will thrive? Who will merely survive? And what does this tell us about refiners’ resilience and readiness to take on the energy transition?
Opinion
Trump's art of the OPEC deal
- 13 4月 2020
In this episode of our Asia-Pacific energy podcast, we discuss this weekend's OPEC agreement.
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
How low could Asian spot LNG prices fall this summer?
- 07 4月 2020
Already oversupplied, the global LNG market has come out of a mild winter straight into the headlock of a global pandemic that is impacting demand across the world’s major gas markets as rapidly as it is damaging their economies.
Opinion
Three signs that a global recession is imminent
- 02 4月 2020
From the coronavirus lockdown to economic meltdown, Peter Martin explains why we’re downgrading our economic outlook for 2020 as a result of Covid-19.
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
Iron ore: how low can the price go?
- 25 3月 2020
Having demonstrated remarkable resilience for the past two months, the price of iron ore has taken a big hit this week – and we think it's the start of a trend, not a blip.
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
Is China embarking on a major expansion of coal-fired power generation?
- 31 3月 2020
As energy companies worldwide grapple with the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, long-term planning continues. Ahead of the release of the 14th five-year plan early next year, recent announcements from several key players in the country’s power sector indicate China is considering a major investment spree in coal-fired generation.
Editorial
What does the oil price crash mean for you?
- 01 4月 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
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
Coronavirus hits the petrochemicals industry with two major shockwaves
- 03 4月 2020
Frozen economic activity and volatile feedstock pricing will both have an immediate and dramatic impact. How will the industry respond?
Opinion
Will carbon policy push refiners to the brink?
- 26 3月 2020
Refining faces a significant threat from costly carbon exposure. Preparing for change is crucial.
Opinion
China’s bulks: the sentiment gap between steel and coal widens
- 25 3月 2020
The coronavirus outbreak means the outlook is evolving quickly. Here’s this week’s view from our analysts.
Opinion
What does the OPEC+ supply surge mean for refiners?
- 23 3月 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.
Opinion
How the coronavirus crisis is driving a global wind market downgrade
- 24 3月 2020
The coronavirus crisis will cause global wind additions in 2020 to decline by 4.9GW when compared to Wood Mackenzie’s previous projections. Due to other market changes since Wood Mackenzie’s Q4 2019 update, total forecast wind additions for 2020 is now expected to be 73GW.
Opinion
China’s deteriorating air quality indicates a recovery is underway
- 24 3月 2020
As the battle against the coronavirus outbreak intensifies across the globe, positive news is in short supply. But in a world turned upside down, rising levels of air pollution in China indicate that a recovery is now underway.
The Edge
Coping with negative cash flow
- 24 3月 2020
The oil price collapse has plunged the oil sector into negative cash flow. Can the M&A market help companies bolster finances? Find out more in this week's Edge.
Opinion
Can the North Sea oil and gas industry survive the downturn?
- 23 3月 2020
The coronavirus pandemic and collapse in OPEC+ production restraint has seen Brent reach its lowest point since 2003. Can the North Sea weather the storm?
Opinion
Oil price crash - where does Asia go from here?
- 17 3月 2020
Oil demand has gone into a tailspin. We now expect Q1 global oil consumption to be 2.7 million b/d lower than the same period a year ago.

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