• The Edge

  How the oil market plays out in 2021

  • 15 1月 2021

  Oil prices are on a roll, the 10% jump in January means Brent has tripled since the dark days of April 2020. How will the oil market develop in 2021 and can the price rise further still?

• Opinion

  Nord Stream 2 nears the finish line

  • 24 6月 2021

  The gas pipeline from Russia to Germany has been acknowledged as a “fait accompli” by the US. The European market will still need more LNG

• The Edge

  Oil refining’s four big challenges

  • 02 7月 2021

  Oil refining's concerns over profitability, rationalisation, decarbonisation and EVs

• The Edge

  How high can the oil price go in 2021?

  • 18 6月 2021

  The oil price has been on a bull run for over a year. Fundamentals are improving with oil demand bouncing back towards pre-pandemic highs as the global economy recovers. But OPEC+ is also playing a key role in rebalancing the market after the crisis of 2020. How much further could prices go?

• Opinion

  Alerts send warnings about the future of power

  • 18 6月 2021

  As a heatwave hit the southwest US this week, electricity demand surged, putting strain on the grids in Texas and California. Grid operators issued alerts urging customers to conserve electricity where possible by turning up thermostats and not running appliances in the late afternoon and evening. The measures worked: blackouts were avoided in both states. But the alerts were a reminder of the pressures facing grids in extreme weather conditions, which will increase as their reliance on wind and solar power grows. Demand response programmes and other measures to improve the flexibility of the grid are becoming increasingly important.

• Opinion

  The US government speeds up drilling permit approvals

  • 04 6月 2021

  The Biden administration this week issued an order suspending further work on oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, pending a new environmental review. The order follows through on a commitment that President Joe Biden made on his first day in office. Drilling in ANWR has always been highly controversial, and the lease sale in January attracted only limited interest.

• The Edge

  Upstream’s biggest challenge

  • 11 6月 2021

  Maximising value through the energy transition is a huge challenge for upstream. The Edge this week asks: how will strategies change? Is consolidation inevitable? And can the industry become more sustainable?

• Opinion

  Pressures from investors and governments change the shape of the US tight oil industry

  • 09 4月 2021

  Pioneer’s US$6.4 billion deal for DoublePoint shows how demands for higher returns and lower emissions are driving consolidation among US E&Ps.

• Opinion

  Demanding new emissions goals set course for low-carbon future

  • 23 4月 2021

  At a US-hosted climate summit this week, large economies discussed their ambitious objectives for cutting emissions. Now comes the hard part.

• Opinion

  The US energy transition rides on the electric F-150

  • 21 5月 2021

  Ford has launched the electric version of its best-selling F-150 truck. Its success or failure will have a big impact on the electrification of transport in the US, and on climate policy.

• The Edge

  Is the price rally in energy and metals sustainable?

  • 14 5月 2021

  Green shoots of economic recovery are bursting through. Energy, metals and mining commodity markets have sensed it for months – witness the soaring prices of oil, LNG, iron ore, copper and many other metals. Is this a post-pandemic economic bounce or the start of a new supercycle?

• The Edge

  What different scenarios tell us about the future of oil and gas

  • 21 5月 2021

  What does a net-zero pathway mean for the oil and gas industry? As capital markets and an ever-widening stakeholder community demand clarity and action on decarbonisation, more of our customers are talking to us about how they should incorporate such scenarios into their planning.

• Opinion

  Will carbon costs destroy the added value from refinery-petrochemical integration?​

  • 10 11月 2021

  Earlier this year, we published a case study exploring S-Oil’s decision to add steam cracking capacity to its Onsan refinery. In this update, we have used REM-Chemicals and PetroPlan to scrutinise the possible impact of carbon costs.

• The Edge

  A COP26 wish list

  • 04 11月 2021

  COP26 has a week to put the world on a 2 °C or lower pathway. Simon Flowers highlights four must-haves that can make a Glasgow Agreement a gamechanger in tackling climate change.

• Opinion

  Trade becomes a new tactic for curbing emissions

  • 05 11月 2021

  On the eve of the COP26 climate talks, the US and EU announced a plan to draw up the first ever trade agreement based on carbon emissions. Under the proposed deal, steel and aluminium from high-emitting producers would be penalised in US and EU markets, while metal produced with low emissions would be favoured, subject to other conditions.

• Opinion

  Horizons podcast: One giant leap

  • 27 10月 2021

  Dr. Melissa Lott and Chief Analyst Simon Flowers join Horizons to talk Biden’s vision for repowering America.

• The Edge

  Why COP26 has to succeed

  • 28 10月 2021

  What happens if COP26 doesn’t put the world on a 2 °C or lower pathway? Our latest Energy Transition Outlook explores what happens if COP26 fails to lay down the law on collective goals and actions to tackle climate change.

• Opinion

  The nuclear moment

  • 22 10月 2021

  Gas and coal prices have soared while governments commit to ambitious goals for cutting emissions. Nuclear power can be part of the solution.

• Opinion

  The Energy Gang podcast: As profits rise, oil majors face new pressures

  • 13 8月 2021

  We started the Covid pandemic at negative oil prices. Today, benchmark prices are above $70. And t...

• Opinion

  The Energy Gang podcast: What emerging climate tech sectors are ready for growth?

  • 03 8月 2021

  After 30 years of R&D and commercial proof, hundreds of billions in institutional dollars are pour...

• The Edge

  How capital markets will drive the decarbonisation of oil and gas

  • 23 9月 2021

  Are oil and gas companies doing enough to tackle climate change? The answer is almost certainly no, despite the earnest intentions of many companies.

• The Edge

  Future energy – geothermal power

  • 16 9月 2021

  Geothermal sits with hydrogen and CCS as a future energy play. Could EGS and AGS geothermal systems support our AET-1.5 and AET-2 projected electricity demand?

• Editorial

  Why Fishtail trusts Vesseltracker to power its sustainable finance platform for suppliers and traders

  • 16 9月 2021

  A case study on how Fishtail leverages Vesseltracker’s terrestrial AIS to accurately predict CO2 emissions

• Opinion

  The Energy Gang podcast: Why this IPCC climate report is different

  • 30 8月 2021

  The world’s most scrutinized and peer-reviewed document is out: the IPCC report on climate change....

• The Edge

  Booming LNG industry’s energy transition challenges

  • 09 9月 2021

  With the LNG market on fire, soaring gas prices deliver record earnings and cash flow. What challenges will the LNG industry face with the energy transition?

• The Edge

  The Majors’ accelerating tilt to new energy

  • 02 12月 2021

  Big Oil is determined to show it’s part of the solution for climate change. How much has investment in new energy ramped up, where do CCS and hydrogen fit in, and when will spend on low carbon catch up with oil and gas?

• The Edge

  Carbon markets’ COP26 breakthrough

  • 25 11月 2021

  The biggest win at COP26 was Article 6. So, how will the Glasgow Climate Pact change carbon markets? How will carbon offsets interact with carbon pricing regimes in future? And how high could carbon prices go?

• Opinion

  US Infrastructure bill bets on breakthrough technologies

  • 12 11月 2021

  The US Congress has been debating two bills with big implications for energy. The first, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, has finally been passed by both House and Senate, and will be signed into law by President Biden.

• Opinion

  The Energy Gang podcast: innovation, agreements and earthshots

  • 22 11月 2021

  Ed Crooks joins Melissa Lott and Amy Myers-Jaffe to ask COP26: success or failure? The gang also looks at innovation in CCS, nuclear and hydrogen.

• Opinion

  The Energy Gang podcast: Can aviation be made sustainable?

  • 17 1月 2022

  Exploring sustainable aviation fuel and electric planes, if venture capital and private equity investment is going to the right technologies, the EU's Green Taxonomy and discussing the hit Netflix film Don't Look Up.