• 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”

• Opinion

  Australia’s North West Shelf set for change

  • 24 6月 2020

  Chevron’s announcement to offer its 16.7% stake in the North West Shelf (NWS) LNG project for sale has surprised some.

• Opinion

  Is Asia’s offshore wind sector ready for take-off?

  • 01 7月 2020

  Costs will continue to fall with technology and scaling - average global offshore wind generation cost will be halved by 2028 - but without a clear route-to-market that requires policy and financial support from governments, developers will be hesitant to invest in offshore wind.

• Opinion

  Distress signals: where are the chemicals industry pain-points?

  • 08 7月 2020

  Covid-19 has created challenging economics for many petrochemicals players, leaving some at risk of financial distress.

• 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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  Setback or shock: when will plastics demand bounce back from coronavirus?

  • 08 4月 2020

  The coronavirus outbreak has stunted economic growth, but what is the impact on polymer value chains?

• 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

  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

  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

  Expansion opportunities beckon for China’s wind companies

  • 07 2月 2023

  The winds of opportunity are blowing for Chinese onshore and offshore companies.

• Opinion

  Can imports solve the plastic recycling challenge?

  • 09 2月 2023

  Recycled material is key to a more circular plastics economy – but where local supply struggles to match demand brands may need to weigh up the import option.

• Opinion

  Asia’s nuclear power surge

  • 15 2月 2023

  Is nuclear key to net zero in Asia?

• Opinion

  The wind energy industry paradox: short-term headwinds and long-term optimism

  • 02 3月 2023

  Difficult times for the upstream wind supply chain as a multitude of issues deteriorate profit margins.

• Opinion

  Permitting reform could help ease US grid bottlenecks

  • 10 3月 2023

  Proposals to expedite infrastructure projects are back on the agenda. They could help ease strains created by the rapid growth in renewables.

• Opinion

  The future of CCUS: five key questions

  • 30 3月 2023

  Carbon capture capacity could increase more than sevenfold in the next decade – but there are significant risks to the outlook.

• Opinion

  Battery raw materials: tracking key market dynamics

  • 19 4月 2023

  The forces shaping nickel, cobalt and lithium markets – from the supply growth challenge to emissions, carbon costs and the rise of recycling

• Opinion

  Six factors shaping the lithium market

  • 31 5月 2023

  Understanding lithium market nuances is vital to forecasting future demand, supply and pricing

• Opinion

  Plastic circularity: how much will recycled plastics displace oil-based feedstock?

  • 05 6月 2023

  Chemical recycling is one route to a more circular plastics economy, with increasing interest in leveraging pyrolysis technology to produce feedstocks.

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: The nuclear option

  • 02 6月 2023

  Join Ed Crooks, David Brown and Prakash Sharma as they discuss making new nuclear power viable in the energy transition.

• Opinion

  The UK’s first carbon storage bid round: how much capacity will it deliver?

  • 14 6月 2023

  Views from around the world of CCUS, including the UK's carbon storage bid round, CNOOC commissioning China’s first offshore project and ExxonMobil’s carbon offtake agreement with a Louisiana steel producer.

• Opinion

  Hydrogen: five market developments to watch

  • 21 6月 2023

  Supportive policies are creating renewed momentum in the low-carbon hydrogen market

• Opinion

  Golden opportunities to drive down mining and metals carbon emissions

  • 22 6月 2023

  While there may not be a single silver decarbonisation bullet, there are emerging and significant opportunities in the mining and processing sectors to leave fossil fuels behind.

• Opinion

  Global upstream update: a review of key industry themes

  • 29 6月 2023

  The upstream oil and gas industry continues the push to decarbonise production but faces increasing regulatory uncertainty

• Opinion

  Three reasons LFP cathode supply keeps expanding in an oversupplied market

  • 28 6月 2023

  The lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode market will demonstrate a surplus until 2035 – but demand will eventually catch up.

• Opinion

  Why the fastest-growing wind markets have big implications for the global industry

  • 12 7月 2023

  Eastern European, Middle East and African markets are at the forefront of green hydrogen development and Chinese export potential.