• Opinion

  Is the outlook for China's petrochemicals market hanging in the balance?

  • 09 1月 2018

  China's luckiest number is 8 – so we posed 8 questions to Steve Jenkins, Vice President Consulting - Chemicals, Polymers & Fibres about China's petrochemicals market.

• Opinion

  How will China's waste plastic ban impact the global recycling chain?

  • 05 12月 2017

  The Chinese government's plans to ban waste imports, including plastics and RPET waste products by the end of 2017 could have significant repercussions; not only for the Chinese fibre industry but also for the global recycling chain.

• Opinion

  December '18 OPEC meeting: production cuts expected

  • 03 12月 2018

  As OPEC ministers prepare to meet in Vienna this week, Qatar abruptly announced its withdrawal from the producer’ group. While the move sparked a lot of speculation, it will not have a significant impact on supply. Get Ann-Louise Hittle's analysis of this and other key talking points including Trump and production cuts at this week's OPEC meeting. With live updates from Vienna from Ann-Louise.

• Opinion

  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?

• Opinion

  Is green aluminium an achievable goal?

  • 11 8月 2020

  Metals producers face a dual challenge in the energy transition – meeting global demand for critical commodities while also cutting emissions. For aluminium the challenge is greater – of all the metals, it faces the biggest impact from carbon pricing. But how significant is the risk? And is carbon neutral aluminium achievable?

• Opinion

  Green steel gets a boost from European economic recovery plans

  • 03 8月 2020

  European governments provide welcome support for steel decarbonisation in post-pandemic plans

• Opinion

  Tesla’s record-low solar pricing is a risky move

  • 31 7月 2020

  Tesla has introduced a standardized approach to solar sales, but the approach is a gamble for the company and solar customers

• Opinion

  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

• Opinion

  The Majors’ energy transition: Corporate New Energy Series

  • 10 12月 2020

  The European Majors’ energy transition strategies continue to accelerate, with increasingly ambitious (and competitive) carbon reduction targets and New Energy portfolios. Meanwhile, the transatlantic divide with the US Majors is becoming deeper, with little sign yet that the US oil majors will follow their European peers’ corporate transformations.

• Opinion

  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.

• Opinion

  Paper or plastic: what’s the most sustainable flexible packaging?

  • 25 8月 2020

  Paper is often lauded as a far more environmentally-friendly alternative to plastic – but but comparing green credentials is a complex issue.

• Opinion

  Electric vehicles market to get back on track post-Covid-19

  • 26 8月 2020

  EV sales to benefit from governments’ commitments to “green recovery”

• Opinion

  The long haul for electric heavy trucks

  • 25 9月 2020

  For passenger and light freight vehicles, electric options are available and becoming more competitive. But long-distance road transport faces an uphill struggle

• Opinion

  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.

• Opinion

  Refinery-chemicals integration: how to benchmark success

  • 17 9月 2020

  The growing trend of integrated refinery-chemical facilities is intensifying. Standalone oil refineries, focused only on fuel, are looking increasingly outdated as the energy transition takes hold.

• Opinion

  The politics of fracking

  • 16 10月 2020

  Joe Biden is clear that he would not try to ban hydraulic fracturing. But a row over it highlights the challenge facing his energy strategy

• Opinion

  Can bioplastics make the chemicals industry greener?

  • 15 10月 2020

  Biosourced, biodegradable polymers are a low-carbon alternative – but they’re yet to break into the mainstream.

• Opinion

  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.

• Opinion

  Metals and mining: an industry at a crossroads

  • 14 10月 2020

  How has a year of unprecedented challenges affected mined commodities? Julian Kettle shares his view on the impact of a global pandemic, and the opportunities and risks posed by the energy transition.

• Opinion

  How much value does refinery-chemicals integration add for Total and Shell?

  • 13 10月 2020

  Integration has become a strategic imperative, but measuring value is notoriously difficult. Our experts crunched the numbers for Total’s integrated portfolio and looked at how that compared to Shell.

• Opinion

  Green metals: the journey to decarbonisation

  • 07 10月 2020

  What does the path to becoming greener look like for steel and aluminium, two carbon-intensive industries?

• Opinion

  Why polyolefins are the polymers to watch

  • 07 10月 2020

  Polyolefins dominate global plastics production, and offer useful insights into the overall health of the petrochemicals industry. So what are the drivers of demand? How has coronavirus altered the picture? And what really sets polyolefins apart in a chemicals portfolio?

• Opinion

  Choppy waters ahead for global olefins

  • 28 10月 2020

  2020 has been characterised by a pandemic-driven collapse in demand and turbulent feedstock prices. How will the industry navigate the challenging times ahead?

• Opinion

  No silos allowed in the pursuit of a greener economy

  • 21 10月 2020

  The move towards a circular economy is one of many initiatives being pursued as society seeks to reduce its environmental impact. Within the refining and chemical industries, there is an increasing focus on how technology and research can be applied to support the re-engineering of many product value chains, thereby reducing the environmental impact of specific products throughout their entire lifecycle.

• Opinion

  How decarbonisation will drive mining supply-side adjustments

  • 09 11月 2020

  Governments, consumers and producers will push and pull metals and mining to reduce emissions – and it's going to mean big adjustments for the supply side.

• Opinion

  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.

• Opinion

  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

• Opinion

  Electric vehicles can help save the environment, but can they save the owner money?

  • 18 11月 2020

  Using Wood Mackenzie's Total Cost of Ownership (TCOO) Model to compare the potential cost of owning an EV against an ICE vehicle over 10 years, it's clear that three variables - incentives, fuel cost and depreciation - really make the difference.

• Opinion

  What is carbon-neutral LNG?

  • 18 11月 2020

  LNG ranks among the most emission-intensive resource themes across the oil and gas sector.

• Opinion

  The ecommerce revolution: friend or foe to sustainability?

  • 11 11月 2020

  Covid-19 has accelerated the adoption of ecommerce, which typically uses more packaging than traditional retail. The pressure is on for brands, and the packaging industry, to deliver sustainable solutions.