May 2019

Vested interest opposition to wider natural gas use for electricity generation discussed as Petroleum Economist holds its first Gas to Power forum in London

The Dutch reign as a pivotal European gas supplier is officially over, as supply from the Groningen gas field declines

The May 2019 issue of Petroleum Economist is out now!

The only independent oil and gas operator in China stresses the importance of policy and partnership with Beijing

The UK shale gas industry has long struggled to gain traction and sees no green light in sight

New lease of life is raising the profile of a once-moribund hub

The global trend towards the use of renewables is not denting the demand for older methods of power generation

The firm intends to become one of the world's largest LNG producers by 2030 via projects in the inhospitable Arctic environment

Cartel heavyweight Saudi Arabia draws heat from White House and Russia

New developments may get priority over production cuts

Energy firms are coming under increasing pressure to take radical steps to reduce emissions

As new technologies trump its modest initiatives, Opec may see value in telling the market less, and less predictably

Explorers are likely to benefit from infrastructure being put in place for the existing crude export project

The new boss of Angola’s state oil firm is seen as another safe pair of hands

Economic turmoil and infrastructural congestion are raising doubts over Argentina's shale growth

Suspension of private investment opportunities ramps up pressure on the Mexican state firm

The event featured a day of discussion on the challenges and opportunities within the burgeoning gas-to-power sector

The firm’s industrial slate will be broadened and its global reach extended when the Sabic deal is complete

ConocoPhillips deal expands the private equity-backed producer’s position in the UKCS engine room

A municipal election setback for Turkey’s governing party could trigger a more aggressive energy policy towards Cyprus

A big win for populist conservatives in Canada’s oil heartland threaten national energy and environmental policies

The oil price recovery has not yet translated into a rush of cash into challenging offshore environments

Equinor has had to dig deep to get Aasta Hansteen underway, in more ways than one

Agreement with Papuan New Guinean state is an important milestone for an unusual project

Supply and demand fundamentals are being disrupted by trade tensions and uncertainties over the energy transition

Political turmoil is unsettling Algeria’s energy sector and its IOC investors

Total has made what could be a major discovery in South Africa, but there is a long way to go before the commercial prospects become clear

Aligning the competing interests of European countries remains a tough challenge

Digitalisation is more than a buzzword in the efforts to get costs down and projects started

A new government has brought a new approach to licensing

One of the African oil sector's bellwethers lowers its production forecast

Gas has made most of the recent running, but major producers like Azerbaijan are focusing on boosting crude oil production too

Kazakhstan's president departs after decades of tight control. Could it kickstart a privatisation push?

Huge expansion in imports masks challenges for the future

The shifting risk and reward equations created by LNG’s commoditisation will lead to fundamental changes in financing

Analysts see price drivers both to the upside and to the down

UK opposition Labour party threatens to nationalise the national grid at below fair value