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Exploration - where less can be more
- 20 November 2020
How capital discipline led a return to value creation
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New LNG projects – all dressed up and no place to go
- 25 September 2020
LNG demand is set to grow strongly out of the downturn, driven by Asia. A plethora of new projects is lining up to meet a sizeable supply gap that emerges by the end of the decade. What are the risks to our bullish demand scenario? How will new investment in supply be affected by rising ESG concerns? And which pre-FID projects are best placed to fill the supply gap?
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Competing for capital in a downcycle
- 11 September 2020
The economic fall out from Covid-19, the energy transition and tight finances exacerbated by low prices are three of the big challenges facing energy companies today. How much money is available to invest? Where best to spend it, on legacy oil and gas or new energy? And how will another lurch down in upstream investment affect the global oil market and price?
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Oil refining – facing up to structural overcapacity
- 03 July 2020
Refining has been hit hard by the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Profitability in 2020 will be the lowest this century. When will margins recover? And how will the industry respond to this challenge?
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Future energy – offshore wind
- 26 June 2020
A growing list of zero carbon technologies are vying for capital as energy companies build for the energy transition. In this week's Edge, Simon Flowers looks at why offshore wind stands out from the pack.
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Big oil, new energy and the stock market
- 19 June 2020
Big Oil is on the move, feeling its way into a changing energy world. There are two sides to adapting: how to decarbonise oil and gas and how to build a sustainable business around zero-carbon technology. European and US Majors are following two very different paths.
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How gas bounces back from the coronavirus lows
- 19 May 2020
Gas has had a year to forget so far in 2020. A collapse in oil price and a demand shock caused by coronavirus have added to the challenges of what was already an oversupplied market. Spot gas prices in Europe and Asia have sunk to new lows. How has LNG demand been affected? What's been the impact on supply? Do the events of 2020 change our longer term view of the market? What does the future price curve look like? Find out in this week's Edge.
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Cost challenges in a US$20/bbl world
- 05 May 2020
Faced with US$20/bbl Brent, IOCs and NOCs are cutting costs across the board. What are the implications for a service sector only beginning to emerge from the last crisis? How will NOCs deal with the dual challenge of cutting costs and supporting the domestic economy? Could we see new kinds of relationships develop to ensure the supply chain survives and thrives?
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Coronavirus pushes oil towards the abyss
- 06 April 2020
As demand collapses, how will the market deal with oversupply? Find out in this week's Edge.
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The oil industry’s rapid response to the crisis
- 31 March 2020
The oil industry has moved fast in response to the dual crisis that's undermining the crude market and price. But this may be just the beginning.
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Future energy – carbon capture and storage
- 03 March 2020
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is central to decarbonisation strategies. How does it work? What are the hurdles to commerciality? How much capacity do we need? Find out more in this week's Edge.
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Refining set for a challenging 2020
- 11 February 2020
Buoyed by steady growth in oil demand and a culture of capital discipline, refining has been a rock for Big Oil in recent years. Suddenly, there are challenges – not least the threat from coronavirus to oil demand. Where does that leave the outlook for refining in 2020?
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Global upstream investment – the trends in 2020
- 21 January 2020
Upstream spend on development and exploration is a barometer of the industry’s mood. A muted recovery has been underway since the collapse in investment levels after the 2014 fall in oil price. What’s the forecast for spend in 2020?
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The Edge: Asian NOCs, the energy transition and ESG
- 19 November 2019
Where does Asia stand on the energy transition? What are energy companies in the region doing to adapt? Are some further down the road than others? Much of LNG’s strong growth outlook reflects Asian demand but are its credentials as a bridging fuel for the transition all that good? And what does the US-China trade dispute mean for the region?
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Private equity – big buyers of oil and gas in the downturn
- 12 November 2019
Private equity firms have been among the big buyers of oil and gas assets in the last few years, taking advantage of portfolio restructuring among traditional players during the downturn. What’s the plan for success? And how are the exit options shaping up?
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How to stay investible – the oil industry’s challenge
- 05 November 2019
Big Oil faces sluggish oil demand, weak gas prices, the energy transition and the implications of next year’s US Presidential election. How can Big Oil stay investible in this environment?
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Big Oil leaders take on the climate challenge
- 15 October 2019
Thirteen of the largest companies have signed up for the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative, committing them to support the Paris Agreement and introduce efforts to curb their greenhouse gas emissions. But there's still a long way to go to meet the Paris Agreement objectives.
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Australia and the Majors – is change on the horizon?
- 08 October 2019
The Majors are looking to boost returns by portfolio high-grading and have embarked upon a phase of divestment. Everywhere is under the spotlight, including Australia. Which assets might the Majors look to sell?
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How serious are oil and gas companies about the energy transition?
- 01 July 2019
How serious are oil and gas companies about decarbonisation? What are Majors investing in? How much have they spent? Latest energy transition insights from Wood Mackenzie.
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The new wave of internationalising NOCs
- 04 June 2019
Oil and gas producing giants, Rosneft, Saudi Aramco and Qatar Petroleum, broaden their growth options with new international investments. Get Simon's analysis of what's driving the trio's moves.
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3 things to consider before you buy a deepwater rig
- 21 May 2019
Rising drilling activity could lead to a rig market squeeze. The collapse of upstream investment since 2014 has hit the offshore rig market hard. But signs of recovery may be emerging with more new projects coming forward to FID.
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Permian consolidation heats up and there's more to come
- 07 May 2019
Anadarko bids echo the big M&A themes of the downturn. Simon Flowers investigates.
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Storage, the energy transition’s flexible friend
- 30 April 2019
Simon Flowers investigates storage's emerging role in balancing intermittent renewables.
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The automotive sector – twists on the road to transition
- 02 April 2019
The future of light vehicles is electric; in time, perhaps autonomous. But the disruption won’t be quick, and the rise of the EV won’t be linear. Get our analysis here.
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Technology may be a game changer for future oil supply
- 26 March 2019
A giant oil supply gap looms. How to fill it? It’s the preoccupation of the E&P sector. Harry Paton, Senior Analyst, Global Oil Supply, identifies the contribution from each of the traditional four sources.
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Who needs to beef up Permian tight oil exposure?
- 29 January 2019
US tight oil has been the biggest theme in the upstream M&A market over the last three years. We've mined our US L48 database of companies’ exposure to the basin, making a judgement on the depth and quality of portfolios by ranking metrics such as production growth, experience, productivity, variability, capital efficiency, asset size and location.
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Could US gas producers capture more margin?
- 28 November 2018
A year of torpor, then the US gas market springs into life. Henry Hub price has shot up to over US$4.50/mmbtu in a volatile week after flat-lining below US$3/mmbtu since last March. What does this mean for global gas markets?
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What if the energy transition accelerates?
- 14 November 2018
What if the energy transition accelerates? And what that could mean for renewables, coal, oil, gas and emissions. Simon Flowers investigates.
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What’s holding back a new investment cycle?
- 02 October 2018
Despite strong financial performance for the 48 IOCs and NOCs covered in our Corporate Service this year, investment activity is weak. Simon Flowers and Norman Valentine discuss.
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The case for investing more in exploration
- 25 September 2018
The industry isn’t finding enough oil. We need more Guyanas, a lot more, and we need them soon. Without them, the oil market is in danger of tightening in the not too distant future.

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