• The Edge

  Cost challenges in a US$20/bbl world

  • 05 5月 2020

  Faced with US$20/bbl Brent, IOCs and NOCs are cutting costs across the board. What are the implications for a service sector only beginning to emerge from the last crisis? How will NOCs deal with the dual challenge of cutting costs and supporting the domestic economy? Could we see new kinds of relationships develop to ensure the supply chain survives and thrives?

• Opinion

  Global olefins: 10 trends to watch as coronavirus reshapes the industry

  • 05 5月 2020

  The coronavirus outbreak is having a transformational effect on global olefins. Supply, demand, trade, pricing, costs and margins are all being impacted to the extent that it will undoubtedly reshape the wider industry. So, what forces are defining the ‘new normal’?

• Opinion

  Negative prices reveal the crisis for US oil

  • 24 4月 2020

  The most-watched US crude futures fell below zero on Monday, in a sign of the extreme conditions facing the industry

• Opinion

  How coronavirus is driving down LNG demand in Asia and Europe – and hitting supply

  • 22 4月 2020

  In this episode of The Big Chill podcast we discuss how the oil price crash and coronavirus are impacting Asian and European LNG markets, and the longer term impacts to global supply.

• Opinion

  Why crude-to-chemicals is the obvious way forward

  • 27 4月 2020

  Which is more competitive, a US ethane-based cracker or a second-generation COTC cracker? And can other regions match China's ROI potential?

• Editorial

  Is coronavirus bad news for the climate?

  • 29 4月 2020

  Our energy transition experts ask whether Covid-19 and the oil market crisis will accelerate or decelerate decarbonisation

• Opinion

  Where, when and how will lockdown end?

  • 12 4月 2020

  Coronavirus travel restrictions will affect supply chains and company operations throughout 2020. US and sub-Saharan Africa most likely to ease restrictions first.

• Opinion

  Seven challenges Covid-19 raises for the climate agenda

  • 28 4月 2020

  Will Covid-19 help or hinder the global climate agenda? Analysts from our sister company Verisk Maplecroft examine seven ways coronavirus is challenging decarbonisation.

• Editorial

  Perfect storm sees May WTI settle in negative territory

  • 21 4月 2020

  May WTI futures settled at -$37.63 on April 20. Get the latest analysis from Ann-Louise Hittle, vice president, Macro Oils.

• Opinion

  The devastating impact of the great lockdown

  • 17 4月 2020

  There are signs that the coronavirus is gradually being brought under control in many countries, but any pick-up in activity will be tentative and uneven, and will face headwinds from the chaos in the global economy.

• Opinion

  Flexible packaging sees demand boost as coronavirus changes consumer patterns

  • 16 4月 2020

  Lockdown measures are sending home consumption skywards, and driving demand for flexible packaging.

• Opinion

  ‘Life also, world also’ – India extends lockdown

  • 14 4月 2020

  The timing and phasing of India’s gradual release from lockdown, including the restart of selected manufacturing after 20 April, will be critical to the country’s economic stability and the shape of near-term energy demand. Multiple risks remain.

• Opinion

  Oil supply cuts explained: an interview with the US energy secretary

  • 14 4月 2020

  After the historic OPEC+ agreement to cut production, Dan Brouillette explained the US role in the talks and its view of the oil market.

• Opinion

  Middle East oil & gas operators in a better position to weather the storm than global peers

  • 17 4月 2020

  Oil revenues have collapsed and country finances are looking bleak. How will the Middle East fare through the crisis?

• Editorial

  How coronavirus is affecting power demand in the Midwest

  • 08 4月 2020

  The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic has derailed power demand patterns and expectations in the Midcontinent ISO (MISO).

• 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

  Electric vehicles: coronavirus wreaks havoc across the supply chain

  • 08 4月 2020

  Global EV sales could see a 43% drop, while battery raw materials markets face major disruption in 2020.

• Editorial

  Coronavirus hits global gas and LNG markets at worst possible time

  • 07 4月 2020

  The coronavirus pandemic is a black swan event hitting global gas and LNG markets at the worst possible time. While the collapse of LNG prices towards US production breakevens was foreseeable, the rest of 2020 could not be more unpredictable.

• The Edge

  Coronavirus pushes oil towards the abyss

  • 06 4月 2020

  As demand collapses, how will the market deal with oversupply? Find out in this week's Edge.

• Editorial

  How has coronavirus changed power demand in America’s Northeast?

  • 03 4月 2020

  Our team of power market experts tackles the industry’s burning questions in this 35-minute webinar. Get the answers to the three most frequently asked questions here; listen to the webinar for more questions and answers.

• Opinion

  Lessons from the first 100 percent battery-electric bus fleet in the US

  • 02 4月 2020

  The Antelope Valley Transit Authority in Southern California plans to be the first public transit agency in the United States to operate a 100 percent battery-electric bus fleet.

• Opinion

  The coronavirus crisis: assessing the impact on energy

  • 27 3月 2020

  Demand for oil, gas and power is recovering in China, but falling sharply in the rest of the world. The coronavirus pandemic has already had a profound impact on energy, with oil prices plunging and companies taking an axe to their capital spending plans. But the implications of the crisis are only just starting to emerge.

• The Edge

  The oil industry’s rapid response to the crisis

  • 31 3月 2020

  The oil industry has moved fast in response to the dual crisis that's undermining the crude market and price. But this may be just the beginning.

• Opinion

  Why upstream operators must accelerate cost reduction measures

  • 01 4月 2020

  It’s time for the rapier as well as the broadsword. Better visibility of third party spend may be vital

• Opinion

  Could clean energy be the winner in the oil price war?

  • 24 3月 2020

  How will the oil price crash affect the embryonic energy transition efforts of oil and gas companies? Renewable energy economics suddenly look far more attractive.

• Featured

  How will the oil price crash hit the upstream sector?

  • 20 3月 2020

  How will the oil price crash hit upstream spending? What supply might be shut in? Where does this leave the upstream service sector? Our experts share their analysis.

• Opinion

  Five ways the coronavirus changed the world of energy this week

  • 20 3月 2020

  The US government is starting to buy crude and facing calls for it to manage the oil market, as demand continues to weaken. In this week's Energy Pulse by Ed Crooks.

• Opinion

  Tight oil in turmoil

  • 18 3月 2020

  Tight oil producers are dealing with prices half of what the sector was founded on. The worst positioned won’t survive this downturn.

• Opinion

  How will the oil price crash affect the ethylene cost curve?

  • 17 3月 2020

  Changing oil price dynamics add an extra dimension to ethylene’s overcapacity outlook.

• Opinion

  How Italy’s lockdown is affecting power demand

  • 18 3月 2020

  Italy is the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. This has led to a sudden and significant drop in power demand. What does that tell us about what’s to come in other markets?