How do integrated companies position themselves in the changing downstream landscape?

• 05 6月 2024

We benchmark 17 integrated IOCs and NOCs in our coverage using our proprietary downstream analysis in our Corporate Strategy and Analytics Service.

Batteries: frequently asked questions

• 04 6月 2024

An introduction to batteries, from technical specifications to battery raw materials.

Breaking down the barriers to grid innovation

• 31 5月 2024

When you need more transmission capacity to connect up wind and solar and data centres, but it’s hard to build new lines, innovative grid technologies could be the answer. The Biden administration is trying to break down barriers to deployment.

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

What’s in store for gas and LNG in Europe?

• 18 6月 2024

An overview of market balances, the price outlook and risks for European gas and LNG through 2026

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

Can capitalism save the planet?

• 11 6月 2024

Can capitalism save the planet? Join Ed Crooks, Melissa Lott and Joseph Majkut as they debate the role of private investment in tackling climate change. Discover contrasting perspectives in "The Price Is Wrong" and "Climate Capitalism."

OPEC+ plans to boost oil production

• 07 6月 2024

The OPEC+ countries are taking on the delicate task of trying to raise oil production without crashing the market. They are starting cautiously, but the global economic outlook holds plenty of downside risks for demand and prices.

Supplier diversity programs: a new source of competitiveness and innovation for utilities in North America?

• 28 5月 2024

Three takeaways from the Utility Supply Management Alliance Conference

The energy transition in the upstream oil & gas sector: a reality check?

• 05 6月 2024

Geopolitical, financial and technical headwinds have slowed energy transition progress, but ever-tighter climate regulation continues to drive change.

There’s no transition without transmission. How can we make it easier to build?

• 28 5月 2024

Ed Crooks is joined by Amy Myers-Jaffe and Shanu Mathew, to unpack the latest orders from FERC. What are the regulators trying to do, and why do some people object to their plans? And what will the proposed reforms mean for the energy transition in the electricity sector in the US?

A two-decade decline in exploration is driving the need for carbon neutral investment in Australia’s upstream sector

• 27 5月 2024

A turbulent period of change has seen many legal and fiscal changes as Australia tries to balance its gas and energy transition strategy

The US puts up the barriers to Chinese products

• 20 5月 2024

China takes only a tiny share of the US markets for EVs, solar modules and steel. The Biden administration is signaling that it intends to keep it that way.

Demand for batteries is skyrocketing - we need new ways of extracting lithium

• 21 5月 2024

Lithium demand is booming, but traditional extraction methods fall short. Join us as we explore new, efficient, and eco-friendly extraction techniques with John Busbee of Xerion and Paul Braun of the University of Illinois.

Google’s demanding goals for decarbonisation

• 16 5月 2024

Which global steam crackers are at most risk of closure?

• 16 5月 2024

With ethylene producers facing multiple headwinds, we benchmark facilities to see which plants are under threat

BHP eyes Anglo American for copper growth

• 14 5月 2024

Our recent report explores Anglo American’s rejection of BHP's revised bid and analyses the potential combination of BHP and Anglo American – including valuation, strategic rationale and synergies

How are companies managing excess capacity in Asia Pacific’s solar supply chain amid a solar boom?

• 16 5月 2024

Amidst increasing global solar capacity, new industry players, transitions in cell technology, and the rising cost of polysilicon are behind supply chain challenges in APAC

Green steel: challenging the status quo 

• 09 5月 2024

What are the big themes and challenges to look for as the iron and steel value chain decarbonises?

How banks and government are working together to achieve net zero in the UK

• 07 5月 2024

Heather Buchanan joins us to discuss the collaboration needed between banks and policymakers to drive forward the energy transition. Listen now for insights into the Bankers For Net Zero initiatives and milestones, exploring the financial implications of decarbonising banking products by 2050.

How to address risk from extreme weather in power markets

• 02 5月 2024

How can traders and other stakeholders address the risk to power networks from extreme weather events?

The challenge of growing electricity demand in the US and the shortage of critical electrical equipment

• 02 5月 2024

Electrical equipment remains a significant bottleneck to utility supply chains

BHP’s all-share offer for Anglo American

• 29 4月 2024

BHP’s all-share offer for Anglo American, creating a copper, iron ore and metallurgical coal mining supermajor

Counting carbon: how to set oil and gas industry emissions targets

• 13 4月 2021

Oil and gas firms are increasingly committing to emissions-reduction goals, but their scope and methodologies vary. How can the industry set standardised, meaningful targets that support the energy transition and enable investors to assess risk?

How Big Oil is set to transform the offshore wind sector

• 05 4月 2021

The Euro Majors’ huge renewables ambitions mean the winds of change are blowing. Who’s getting involved in offshore wind? What strategies are emerging? And what does it mean for the future of the sector?

What a 40-year-old shale well can tell us about the future of the Lower 48

• 22 3月 2021

Forty years ago Mitchell Energy filed a permit for the C.W. Slay 1 well, kick-starting a Barnett Shale programme that would forever change the face of US upstream operations. What lessons can the well that commercialised shale provide for the sector's future?

Australia’s gas conundrum

• 19 3月 2021

While it may well claim the crown of world’s largest LNG exporter in 2021, Australia faces rising problems with its gas.

Tesla’s share price and the future of EVs

• 26 2月 2021

After a spectacular rise, Tesla’s shares have been on a downward trend this month. The company’s fundamental prospects still look good

Asian buyers stay cool as US LNG hit by the deep freeze

• 24 2月 2021

So, when freezing conditions hit the southern US last week, resulting in feedgas into LNG plants collapsing from above 10 bcfd to just below 2 bcfd, and with some Texas price markers soaring north of US$400/mmbtu, anxiety levels should have been rising.

Could oil Majors and Independents generate record free cash flow this year?

• 25 2月 2021

IOCs have just been through one of their toughest ever years. But the sector is primed for a V-shaped free cash flow recovery, potentially to record levels. What’s fuelling the shift in fortunes, and how will it shape corporate priorities?