Feb 2020

BHC3 Production Optimization promises to visualise, analyse and optimise upstream oil and gas operations

BHC3 Production Optimization promises to visualise, analyse and optimise upstream oil and gas operations

Services firms have challenges but also opportunities in both reducing footprints and leading standardisation

Services firms have challenges but also opportunities in both reducing footprints and leading standardisation

The need to be seen as a proactive leader in carbon reduction is as important, if not more so, than achieving climate-change targets

The need to be seen as a proactive leader in carbon reduction is as important, if not more so, than achieving climate-change targets

CEO Lorenzo Simonelli sets out his low carbon vision based on artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies

CEO Lorenzo Simonelli sets out his low carbon vision based on artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies

Gains from renewable power generation will difficult to repeat from domestic heating efficiency and transportation

Gains from renewable power generation will difficult to repeat from domestic heating efficiency and transportation

Sluggish production increases could trigger new wave of bankruptcies among operating minnows

Projects aimed at delivering ambitious production growth are gathering pace

The countries in the region would all receive an economic boost if a regional power market can be established

Technology can empower end-users to determine their carbon emissions and influence the pace of climate change, says major

Technology can empower end-users to determine their carbon emissions and influence the pace of climate change, says major

Al Njoo, chairman of the heavy oil-focused Benchmark Group and its subsidiary Madagascar Oil, is seeking to put the Indian Ocean island on the global hydrocarbons map

The post-2014 investment decline can be fully arrested if processes are standardised and regulators become more responsive

The calculation of carbon intensity can be the starting point for making even seemingly uneconomic fields viable

The calculation of carbon intensity can be the starting point for making even seemingly uneconomic fields viable

The Central Asian oil, gas and coal producer is attracted by demand projections for petrochemical products, while it ultimately aims to decarbonise domestic power generation

The Central Asian oil, gas and coal producer is attracted by demand projections for petrochemical products, while it ultimately aims to decarbonise domestic power generation

The Norwegian oil and gas firm gives its New Energy Solutions division significant CMD airtime

A recent pipeline access agreement is a step forward for the Gulf Coast LNG export project, but an FID still faces obstacles

Fossil energy secretary puts his faith in technological development to boost output and CCUS to ultimately reduce emissions

Fossil energy secretary puts his faith in technological development to boost output and CCUS to ultimately reduce emissions

Lenders shift towards cleaner investments to align with Paris Agreement targets

The country’s oil and gas industry, often maligned for an overall high carbon footprint, is setting the pace on a GHG hot button issue

As US-Iranian tensions threaten energy imports, Iraq is ramping-up domestic gas development

Poor levels of profitability in shale are prompting a search to use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the efficiency of production and improve the bottom line

The underlying causes of disruptions and disputes could be moderated by improving contracts, audits and controls

Final stage in the legislative process paves the way for IOC investment

Aramco’s gas development is stepping up a gear after several false starts

Financial results suffer as erratic global politics and abundant supply sends energy prices tumbling

Delays to talks over Tanzania’s planned LNG export facility are putting the project’s future in jeopardy

Designing a digital transformation strategy can be easy, if firms choose the right partner and take a pragmatic approach

As ExxonMobil ramps up production from the Liza project, election buzz has caused murmurings that contracts should be renegotiated

Completion of an import terminal has not ended the kingdom's gas dilemmas

Battle lines are drawn as the contentious Frontier project awaits ultimate verdict

The fuel without a CCUS solution is reaching a “dead end” in the energy transition debate, warns the head of a bonds market non-profit

Succession of acquisitions and project ramp-ups help strengthen the company’s portfolio in a tough environment for the sector

Canadian province reverses policy after financial burden begins to mount

New South Wales will rely on coal seam gas and/or imported LNG to form the core of its plan to reduce emissions and electricity prices

The discovery could have far-reaching ramifications for Emirati and regional gas markets, but there is a risk of jumping to premature conclusions

Pakistan’s hope that the growth of LNG imports would relieve energy-induced constraints on economic growth has been dashed by project delays. Instead, it has turned to the IMF for economic help and coal to relieve energy shortages

Canadian producer aims for recovery after tough period of enforced production restrictions

Domestic politics and international demand fears dictate downward revision of production targets

As the Thai NOC embarks on its record five-year investment programme, analysts wonder how it will maintain profitability

Fossil fuel projects in Africa often need international support to proceed and multilateral agencies and asset managers are strengthening their climate-related investment criteria, potentially leaving valuable resources stuck in limbo

Amid the gloom and doom of a supply glut and record low prices, the major, which controls more than one-fifth of the global LNG market, sees a bright future

Several oil and gas companies including BP and Equinor have adopted long-term net-zero emissions targets and it seems inevitable that more will follow

European firm returns oil from block acquired in landmark bidding round. But progress towards first production at Zama faces renewed uncertainty

The operator remains positive, but the future of Kenya’s first oil development remains very uncertain

Marketing agreement for phase one of Greater Tortue Ahmeyim will elevate the countries into the league of large-scale LNG exporters

LNG will bear the brunt of the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on China’s demand for natural gas in 2020. But the effects are likely to be short-lived unless there is a major escalation of mainland infections

Energy use will be increasingly efficient and less carbon intensive than it is today

Energy use will be increasingly efficient and less carbon intensive than it is today

Oman and the UAE are leading the way as the region catches up to a shipping industry revolution spurred by low gas prices and tighter marine fuel regulations

Aggressive pricing is giving Russia a strong position in Europe’s competitive LNG import market, according to Platts

Net-zero target by 2050 is not ambitious enough, IP Week delegates told

Climate change and regulatory intervention are combining to create unprecedented opportunities across the energy sector

The age of big data is transforming not just the upstream but energy’s spot markets

The miner abandons its oil sands plan as long-term fissures between opposing lobbies claim another investment casualty

Emissions targets have taken centre stage at oil and gas conferences. But Asia has different short-term priorities despite the potential damage climate change may cause in the developing world

International Energy Agency head calls on oil and gas companies to invest in non-core assets including CCUS and clean energy to maintain their social license

A Petronas-Pertamina crude swap agreement was the latest instance of Southeast Asian NOCs teaming up to tackle shared energy security challenges

Proposals to achieve net zero promise to turn bloc’s economy upside down

Shale gas developers are beginning to ramp up their exploration efforts following the end of a freeze on fracking approvals in the Northern Territory