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The oil and gas majors are phasing down their renewable strategies
- 01 July 2025
Sylvia Leyva Martinez and our guests discuss how oil and gas majors are adjusting their capital allocation between fossil fuels and renewables. Plus, what’s the role of natural gas in the transition, and how should investors navigate volatility and uncertainty in energy markets?
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Venezuela and what to expect for energy in 2026
- 08 January 2026
From Venezuela’s shock to global oil markets to LNG, AI, storage and power politics, Energy Gang kicks off the year by breaking down what really matters for energy in 2026
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What does financial market turmoil mean for low-carbon energy?
- 18 March 2025
Investors are pulling back from renewables - what does it mean for the energy transition?
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What’s next for energy after the US elections?
- 11 November 2024
With a new Trump administration set to steer US energy policy, what changes lie ahead for energy? Join Ed Crooks and expert guests as they break down the impacts on energy policy, renewables and the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Energy transition outlook: UK
- 17 February 2025
The UK has a renewed focus on accelerating its energy transition and bold plans to create a clean energy superpower. But net zero by 2050 is not yet on course.
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5 things you need to know about MENA upstream oil and gas
- 21 January 2019
What's in store for the upstream oil and gas industry in the Middle East and North Africa? Find out what projects and regions our MENA upstream will be watching closely in 2019.
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Will Namibia become a major deepwater oil producer?
- 22 November 2023
New discoveries make the Orange Sub-basin the world’s hottest oil and gas exploration play
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How Asia’s NOCs can learn to stop worrying and love the energy transition
- 28 January 2020
All oil and gas companies are in a state of flux. Driven by the energy transition, upstream supply must now be low cost, low risk and, increasingly, lower carbon. Lenders and shareholders seek clear strategies on emissions reduction, while still expecting the returns that attracted them to oil and gas companies in the first place.
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MENA upstream: 2019 in review – and a look ahead
- 07 January 2020
In this episode of the MENA in Brief podcast, Ian Thom and his expert guests look at 2019 in review, and share their view on what lies ahead in 2020.
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The Asia energy market outlook for 2020
- 06 January 2020
A new year, a new decade and a lot of uncertainty across Asia’s energy markets. To kick off 2020 I spoke to several WoodMac analysts in the region to hear their predictions for the coming 12 months. I hope their thinking might surprise you!
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Can biomethane decarbonise Europe’s gas market?
- 23 September 2020
Europe is the leading global producer of the net-zero carbon renewable gas, but continued growth depends on policy support
Opinion
Could the Majors take a fast-track route to lower emissions intensity?
- 05 December 2019
A handful of assets account for almost a third of the Majors’ upstream carbon emissions – and that presents an opportunity for rapid progress against emissions targets.
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Greener LNG is vital to Asia’s sustainable development
- 29 November 2019
Gas will play a vital role in Asia’s fight against air pollution, and in meeting its future energy demand. But with its environmental impact under new scrutiny, is it time for LNG to get greener?
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What are the implications of the attacks on Saudi oil facilities?
- 30 September 2019
In this episode of the Middle East and North Africa In Brief podcast, Ian Thom, Stewart Williams, Tor Soltvedt and Norman Valentine discuss the attack on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities in September.
Opinion
Revisiting the landmark Caspian Sea agreement
- 06 September 2019
A year since the much-anticipated Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea was signed, how much has changed?
Opinion
Notes from URTeC and our views on development cubes and in-basin sand
- 26 August 2019
Listen to the latest episode of Crude For Thought: Notes from URTeC and our views on development cubes and in-basin sand
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How to create value through oil and gas acquisitions in the North Sea
- 15 July 2019
The years between 2012 and 2018 saw frenetic M&A activity in the UK North Sea. Our team of North Sea analysts looked back at the 55 biggest deals announced during that period to learn how value was created.
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What’s next for Chevron?
- 17 June 2019
Chevron walked away from its bid for Anadarko, but it is still in an enviable position. What will the Supermajor do next? Analysis by Tom Ellacott.
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Simple complexity – the future of the upstream supply chain?
- 16 April 2019
After an extremely challenging few years, could there be light at the end of the tunnel for the upstream supply chain? Read on to find out more about an industry desperately playing catch up.
Opinion
5 signs of recovery in Asia Pacific upstream oil and gas
- 25 January 2019
Will Asia Pacific's upstream sector finally emerge from the downturn in 2019? Angus Rodger and the APAC upstream oil and gas team look at 5 signs of recovery.
Opinion
Can exploration stay profitable in 2019?
- 19 December 2018
The exploration industry has fought its way back to profitability, and is now keen to stay there. How are explorers going to stay in the black in 2019? Here are 5 things to look out for.
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What will it take to sustain corporate upstream growth to 2030?
- 30 October 2018
Upstream corporate growth is threatened by chronic underspend. What factors are influencing spending? And what's the growth factor the industry needs? Tom Ellacott and Norman Valentine analyse the lack of investment and its impact on long-term outlooks for oil majors.
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Turning tide for offshore supply chain markets
- 06 June 2018
One of the first signs we have seen of a recovering offshore market and improving financial health has been in the harsh environment rig market...
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Four themes for your future exploration strategy
- 23 May 2018
As the wounds from not too long ago start to heal, the industry remains cautious. Every dollar spent is expected to work harder than ever before. With less than one dollar in ten of upstream investment going to exploration, which strategies will the industry follow when allocating their budgets to ensure the best possible return?
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The future of exploration: Return to profitability
- 23 May 2018
Things are looking up for exploration as we start to see a long overdue return to profitability - for those companies still in the game. In the final part of our mini-series accompanying his presentation at EAGE in Copenhagen, Andy Latham takes stock of the great successes of late.
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Can conventional oil projects compete with L48 oil?
- 14 March 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
Is cost reduction the new normal?
- 15 February 2018
We look at the results of our third annual Global Upstream Cost Survey
Opinion
New project sanctions on the rise?
- 21 June 2017
At the start of the year, we predicted that around 20 to 25 major new upstream projects would be sanctioned in 2017, roughly double the score for 2016. So, as we approach the year’s halfway mark, how is our forecast faring?
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‘Permania’ prevails, and other learnings from the 2017 DUG Permian Conference
- 11 April 2017
At the 2017 DUG Permian Conference, three main themes stood out.
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Will deals walk the optimistic talk of NAPE?
- 21 February 2017
NAPE 2017 was a great show, and optimism is back in the oil patch.

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