Seven days that shook the world

• 13 3月 2020

The coronavirus outbreak has derailed OPEC+, thrown the oil market into turmoil and sent an already unloved sector into freefall. What are the implications?

How might coronavirus impact global energy and commodity markets?

• 17 2月 2020

In our recent webinar, "Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak: impact on commodities", our team of experts from across the energy value chain explored the immediate and future impact of coronavirus on global commodity and energy markets.

Coronavirus: demand downgrades for bulk commodities

• 06 3月 2020

The coronavirus outbreak is a rapidly evolving news story – and a real wildcard for bulks demand. Here's a summary of our latest forecasts for steel, iron ore, metallurgical coal and thermal coal.

Coronavirus makes cost control and operational efficiency more relevant than ever

• 19 3月 2020

Upstream cost control and operational efficiency more relevant than ever, what are the major drivers?

The OPEC+ group fails to reach agreement as oil demand plunges

• 06 3月 2020

In this week's Energy Pulse, oil demand is in its steepest decline since the great financial crisis, but OPEC and its allies have been unable to agree a deal to cut production.

Guyana – global oil’s new king of the heap

• 10 3月 2020

Guyana’s oil, only just being commercialised, promises to transform the nation’s wealth. How can the South American country make the most of it? Find out more in this week's Edge.

Asia’s central banks are getting serious on sustainability

• 10 3月 2020

As the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent stock market rout and collapse in oil prices now highlights, central banks are critical players in efforts to ensure economic stability through monetary policy and market intervention.

Oil price crash: 3 things you need to know today

• 10 3月 2020

On Monday 9th March 2020, the oil price saw its biggest fall in 30 years. Here’s our analysts’ rapid response to the oil price crash. Look out for more detailed analysis in the days and weeks to come.

The spread of the coronavirus shakes the world

• 28 2月 2020

As the Covid-19 virus spreads to 52 countries, fears of its economic impact have sent stock markets and oil prices tumbling. This and more in Ed Crooks' Energy Pulse.

Webinar - US tight oil vs global deepwater Option 2

• 26 3月 2020

Webinar - US tight oil vs global deepwater Option 1

• 26 3月 2020

Coronavirus: could flexible packaging reduce the threat of future outbreaks?

• 04 3月 2020

The Covid-19 outbreak could spark an increase in China’s relatively low consumption of flexible packaging.

Who will win the tug of war over shale service costs?

• 06 3月 2020

Last year, operators doubled down on capital discipline and scaled back activity with a 25% drop in rig counts. Costs for several important components fell by double-digit percentages.

Coronavirus Guide

• 03 3月 2020

How might coronavirus impact global energy and commodity markets? Our team of experts from across the energy value chain are monitoring the immediate and future impact of coronavirus on global commodity and energy markets. 

Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to fight climate change

• 21 2月 2020

The Amazon founder plans a new strategy: giving grants to scientists and activists, rather than making investments in energy technologies. That and more in this week's Energy Pulse with Ed Crooks.

What’s behind the energy storage boom?

• 06 4月 2020

We answer frequently asked questions about the fast-growing energy storage market

Coronavirus: a wildcard for bulks demand

• 28 2月 2020

A look at the potential impact of Covid-19 on steel, iron ore, metallurgical and thermal coal.

What does the Fiat Chrysler Peugeot SA merger mean for the electric car market?

• 28 2月 2020

How will the Fiat Chrysler-Peugeot merger work? What electric cars do Fiat Chrysler make? Wood Mackenzie answers your frequently asked questions about the $50 billion merger.

Have we passed ‘peak growth’ for tight oil?

• 25 2月 2020

Have we passed 'peak growth' for tight oil? What are the implications of slowing growth for the crude market? And how will pipeline owners adapt their strategies? Find out in this week's Edge.

BP sets an ambition of becoming a “net zero company”

• 14 2月 2020

BP sets an ambition of being a “net zero company” by 2050, gas prices slump in Asia, and world CO2 emissions are steady as US coal declines. Energy Pulse with Ed Crooks.

Global LNG and coronavirus

• 18 2月 2020

LNG demand has boomed globally in recent years, with rampant demand from China the main driver. But as coronavirus spreads, the economy is weakening, as is demand across all commodities. How will this impact the global LNG market? Find out in this week's Edge.

What will 2020 look like in Asia Pacific for gas and LNG?

• 18 12月 2019

The global LNG market spent 2019 in the depths of oversupply with Asian spot LNG prices hitting an all-time low of $4.3/MMBtu in September.

What if Bernie Sanders banned fracking in the Lower 48?

• 12 2月 2020

As Sanders takes New Hampshire, how would a fracking ban hit the Lower 48? Ed Crooks quantifies the impact of a ban.

What’s ahead for North America gas?

• 18 12月 2019

2019 was another stellar year of US gas production growth pushing to new record highs aided by productivity gains, power demand growth and LNG exports. With producer spending only coming into sharper focus and competition for demand growing both domestically and globally, will the North America gas market experience pivotal changes in 2020 or continue on the same path set by 2019?

The EU’s new carbon tax at the border

• 31 1月 2020

The European Commission is proposing a new emissions-based import duty to prevent “carbon leakage”, but could face opposition from the US. This and more from Ed Crooks in this week's Energy Pulse.

Coronavirus and China’s jittery commodity markets

• 04 2月 2020

The WHO has announced that the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), first detected in Wuhan, is now a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’. As of February 4, there are over 20,000 cases of 2019-nCoV confirmed globally, the vast majority within China.

Future energy – green hydrogen

• 04 2月 2020

Zero-carbon energy is the future. In the Edge this week we look at green hydrogen and its potential to speed up decarbonisation and get the world onto a 2-degree pathway.

A better year ahead for battery raw materials?

• 30 1月 2020

Will 2020 provide a respite for battery raw materials after a year of falling electric vehicle demand, weak prices and oversupply?

How Asia’s NOCs can learn to stop worrying and love the energy transition

• 28 1月 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.

How will global gas and LNG markets respond to oversupply in 2020?

• 10 2月 2020

What will 2020 look like? And what could happen that will shape the market longer term?