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The Edge
Brazil, giant oil projects and the Majors
- 26 11月 2019
Big Oil’s risk appetite has changed. It needs to continue to replace reserves for the foreseeable future but is looking for lower risk options than exploration. Discovered resources can be part of the solution, though opportunities to develop a giant oil field such as Buzios in Brazil, in the heart of an industry hot spot, only come around once in a blue moon. So why the lack of bids from the Majors?
The Edge
The accelerating recovery in tight oil: conventional investment at risk of stagnating
- 02 2月 2017
Tight oil will drive a 4% increase in global upstream investment in 2017, while investment in conventional projects will be flat at just under US$340bn.
The Edge
Three questions on energy CEOs’ minds - peak oil demand, decarbonisation and US tight oil
- 15 12月 2016
Chief Analyst Simon Flowers sees three inter-related topics dominating our conversations with industry leaders: peak oil demand, decarbonisation, and whether US tight oil alone can meet oil demand growth.
The Edge
The Russian oil miracle - how production has soared despite low oil prices
- 28 11月 2016
As other countries suffer production declines under the pressure of low oil prices, Russia is bucking the trend. What’s different about Russia?
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
Can conventional oil projects compete with L48 oil?
- 14 3月 2018
US tight oil has arrived with a bang, disrupting the oil market. But can conventional oil projects compete? Our latest report looks at where tight oil and other pre-FID conventional projects sit on the global cost curve.
Opinion
Why refinery-petrochemical integration is the downstream trend to watch
- 16 2月 2021
A tumultuous year has highlighted some key truths for the downstream sector – and new performance benchmarks are being set.
The Edge
How to stop Nigeria’s oil industry losing relevance
- 04 12月 2018
What would it take to make Nigeria's oil industry competitive again? Simon Flowers investigates.
The Edge
Upstream growth back on the agenda: the M&A ‘barometer’ is signalling better climes ahead
- 23 1月 2017
A strengthening flow of deals is a clear indicator that the M&A market is getting back to business as usual, and companies are starting to think of growth again.
News Release
US$500 billion (2023 terms) investment in global oil and gas asset development enough to meet peak demand in 2030s
- 20 7月 2023
Despite concerns about underinvestment in upstream, peak oil and gas demand can be met in the 2030s without a substantial increase to current annual asset development investment levels of US$500 billion in 2023 terms, according to a new Horizons report from Wood Mackenzie.
Opinion
Middle East leads the pack in 2018 FID bonanza
- 15 4月 2019
11 projects sanctioned in the Middle East as producers look to take advantage of the lower cost environment. What’s behind the boom?
Opinion
What investors want to know about energy and natural resources
- 17 6月 2020
The impact of Covid-19 on energy demand remains top of mind, but investors’ questions reveal a return to calm if not a return to “normal”
The Edge
Risk appetite returns as global upstream investment picks up
- 27 3月 2018
Investment is making a comeback. Much of the action, as ever, is in the US Lower 48, with operators responding to higher prices by upping 2018 budgets by 15-20%. But there’s stuff happening, too, in the big wide world beyond onshore USA.
The Edge
Unlocking investment for deepwater projects
- 05 6月 2018
Not long ago, West Africa was at the top of the list for international E&P companies looking for high-impact growth.
The Edge
Tight oil's second great growth phase gains momentum - Permian and emerging plays show still more promise
- 23 5月 2017
After two years of retrenchment, review how 2017 is shaping up to be a year of growth for tight oil.
Opinion
Breaking the cycle? Cost efficiency in upstream oil and gas
- 10 12月 2015
The fact is that the industry faces a structural cost problem which was easy to hide in the days of US$100 oil but less so today.
The Edge
Developing Brazil’s Goldilocks oil riches
- 19 3月 2019
What makes some oil plays more valuable than others? The answer: big discoveries in excellent reservoirs that are cheap to exploit. Few places on earth do all three. Brazil does. Simon Flowers visits this global hotspot.
Editorial
What crashing LNG prices mean for renewables
- 05 5月 2020
What falling gas and LNG prices mean for solar, wind and energy storage markets around the world in the short and long term.
The Edge
How the price war is hurting US tight oil
- 26 5月 2020
Arresting the explosive growth of US tight oil was a clear target of the price war after the OPEC+ meeting collapsed in March. What's been the effect on drilling and investment? How much will production fall and how quickly? Will tight oil recover and get back on a growth path? Find out more in this week's Edge.
Featured
China’s energy markets feel the squeeze
- 11 6月 2019
When the US sneezes, China catches a cold or so they say. Certainly when the US decides to stack tariffs onto the price of imported Chinese goods, China’s economy, central to global economic growth, slows down. That’s already started to happen – even before the latest increase in tariffs starts to have an effect.
The Edge
What’s holding back a new investment cycle?
- 02 10月 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.
The Edge
Guyana - a new planet in oil’s solar system
- 18 9月 2018
The discovery of a major new oil play like Guyana instils a sense of wonder in we oil industry devotees. What’s the story? How big could it be? Will it change the oil market? Simon takes on these questions and more.
The Edge
What's on CEOs' minds
- 28 9月 2023
Climate policy, commodity prices and corporate strategies
Opinion
Starters’ orders for the oilfield services market?
- 07 12月 2016
The last few years have been all about managing down the costs base, resulting in diminished capacity, and laying the foundations of the recovery.
Opinion
After the crash: five key changes in US Gulf of Mexico
- 04 6月 2020
How US Gulf of Mexico companies have adjusted their budgets and production levels in response to the 2020 oil price crash
The Edge
Identifying key risks and uncertainties in 2020
- 17 12月 2019
Energy markets are in the midst of profound change – we're getting used to that. But what big, identifiable key risks might lurk in the shadows in the next 12 months that could make us change our view for 2020 and beyond? Here are five.
The Edge
Upstream M&A erupts - Intensifying activity is strengthening portfolios and finances
- 03 5月 2017
Business development teams are back in the front line as companies look to position for longer term growth.
Opinion
Russian refining outages surge on Ukraine drone attacks: three key questions answered
- 21 3月 2024
Russian waterborne product exports see substantial cuts, will crude loadings be next?
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.
The Edge
Balancing scale and concentration risk in US shale
- 28 10月 2022
US shale independents have made the most of the rapid growth of unconventional oil and gas this century. A handful are now among the biggest single play producers in the world.

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