Global LNG markets yet to hit Henry Hub anchor

BP’s annual statistical review highlighted the growing correlation between global gas markets, but the Henry Hub is not yet providing the price floor. Northeast Asian and European gas markets are already closely connected and their correlation with US gas prices has

15 June 2018

Are you ready to say goodbye to your car?

“I am not against fossil fuels. I use them myself every day... They are some of my best friends.” This is quite a bold statement — even if made in jest — from someone who argues that investors in fossil fuels are doomed as the world transitions to a lower-carbon future

12 June 2018

Paving the roads of the future

The number of vehicles on the road globally is likely to double in the next 30 years.

07 June 2018

Cutting the cake in Vienna

As the Vienna gatherings of oil ministers loom, attention turns to the cutting of the cuts cut cake. Will the participants in the output deal decide to ease the restraints in recognition that the market is more or less rebalanced? If they do, how generous will the relax

04 June 2018

How to win friends and influence people

Just in the past month, Trump has slapped tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the EU, and has threatened a similar tariff hike on auto imports. Trump also reimposed sanctions on Iran’s oil sector that would directly affect European refiners and force European cou

24 May 2018

Coal edges oil in gas price formation

This is the second of two blogs looking at the influence of coal, emissions and oil markets on gas prices.

23 May 2018

Whatever it takes

This is the first of two blogs looking at the influence of coal, emissions and oil markets on gas prices.

23 May 2018

A tale of two Deltas

In the delta, it is the best of times and it is the worst of times. Which time it is depends on which delta you can see.

22 May 2018

IMO 2020 — Sailing through a sea of chaos

“With shipping transporting more than 80pc of global trade to people and communities all around the world, it is clear that IMO’s actions have an effect beyond the ships it regulates,” the maritime organisation said in the spring edition of its online magazine.

16 May 2018

Polymer industry needs to seize the moment

An overarching message from the marine litter-themed Polytalk 2018 conference was a plea for the plastics industry to “seize the moment” and harness the new public enthusiasm to tackle plastic waste.

14 May 2018

Liening in on Venezuela

PdV’s growing dependence on its offshore logistical network has made the Venezuelan national oil company a vulnerable target for a long list of creditors.

09 May 2018

UK government rebuffs gas storage pressure

There could be more price spikes and calls for support for facilities in the coming winters, although the real issue could again be limited availability of gas rather than storage.

20 April 2018

Taking back control

"We should not jump the gun, we should not be complacent… we still have work ahead of us," Saudi oil minister Khalid al-Falih said in response to the idea that the Opec producer pact is "mission accomplished."

18 April 2018

Ecuador’s tempest on the border

The same territory where the tiny Opec country produces, transports and refines most of its oil is suffering from violence fueled by a bottomless appetite for drugs elsewhere around the world.

16 April 2018

Opec, non-Opec — time to grasp the nettle

Opec and non-Opec crude producers may be on track to meet target levels in May, but the production cuts extension runs to the end of December, so what to do?

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