Despite the muted outlook for…
Big Oil’s mega acquisitions have…
The shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk…
Oil prices are once again under pressure due to uncertainty about China's economy, with the latest manufacturing data reigniting demand fears.
Recently, I explained the key role played by diesel and jet fuel. In this post, I try to explain the energy bottleneck the world is facing because of an inadequate supply…
President Biden has announced the creation of 31 new regional tech hubs aimed at advancing technologies critical to economic growth, national security and job creation. The growth of these designated…
Saudi Arabia welcomed last week top financiers and technology tycoons to attract additional investments in its economy, which it is looking to diversify from oil. The Future Investment Initiative (FII)…
BP missed analyst expectations in its third-quarter earnings, with a 60 percent year-on-year decline in profits for the three months to October, blaming…
Russia’s crude oil exports by sea have been exceeding the country’s targeted export reductions as part of the OPEC+ pact for weeks, with the most recent week’s observed…
Earnings season is well and truly underway, with half of S&P 500 companies having returned their Q3 2023 earnings scorecards. Unlike recent seasons, the current one has been somewhat underwhelming for…
Global oil supply from several OPEC countries in the Middle East, perhaps all of them, remains contingent on whether the Israel-Hamas War widens…
Europe's energy security remains fragile, reliant on a complex web of international supply options. In recent years, the East Mediterranean region, particularly Egypt and Israel's offshore gas production, has emerged…
The International Energy Agency (IEA) just released its World Energy Outlook 2023 report. The full report may be found here.
This October, the International Energy Agency (IEA) published its World Energy Outlook 2023, forecasting the likely end-of-decade energy scenario given the current global pipeline and climate policies. While the world’s…
This essay is based on the opening remarks delivered at a recent SOHO Forum Debate on electric vehicles. If we could…
Following the EU ban on companies claiming their products are climate-neutral, many decarbonisation claims from a range of companies are under scrutiny. As international organisations and governments worldwide encourage all…
Oil prices are set to average $81 a barrel in 2024 in case the Hamas-Israel war doesn’t spill over to the region—otherwise, in a ‘large supply disruption’ scenario,…
A few days ago, we reported that green and socially responsible investments, aka ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investing, have slowed down dramatically amid multi-year highs in oil and…
If there was any doubt left in your mind whether or not the oil and gas industry is literally running like greased lightning nowadays, it has been…
Global oil supplies will remain tight for years, putting upward pressure on energy prices, Exxon’s Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods said on Friday. “The industry is still recovering from the…
Around the time when Exxon announced the acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources, the International Energy Agency published its much-awaited World Energy Outlook. It contained no surprises: a month…
The total number of active drilling rigs in the United States rose by 1 this week after climbing by 2 last week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published…
Tensions in the Middle East escalated just as oil prices declined into potentially dangerous territory for major OPEC+ players such as Saudi Arabia. Before October 7, Dubai was…