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03 5月 2017

One swallow doesn’t make a summer

As the first quarter’s results begin to roll in, it is already clear that Europe’s refiners have enjoyed a strong start to this year. But how long will the good times last?

28 4月 2017

Many a true word…

“I want to be the second to answer that,” Total chief executive Patrick Pouyanne joked with a big smile.

27 4月 2017

Venezuela´s last chirp?

One wonders if Venezuela’s energy minister Nelson Martinez has packed extra underwear on his new tour of Opec and non-Opec oil producers. The streets of Caracas are ablaze with protests, and Opec’s traditional price hawk has become a crippled bird.

25 4月 2017

Just how fragile is the GCC consensus?

The third GCC Media Forum in Abu Dhabi last week flashed a glimmer of light on the inner political workings of the six-month Opec and non-Opec production cut deal and portends a potential extension.

07 4月 2017

South African coal: the flipside to the currency downside

The South African rand is weakening again, after a downgrade of the country’s sovereign debt ratings that is likely to slow economic growth. That was prompted by growing concern that the management of the economy was being subordinated to the political survival of the p

03 4月 2017

Could NBP prompt mirror TRS volatility?

Developments at France’s smaller TRS gas hub this winter have provided some good parallels with the UK’s NBP, one of Europe’s most liquid markets.

31 3月 2017

Bumps on the road to a smarter world

The hype surrounding new ideas and technologies can be such that you might be forgiven for expecting the world you know to change beyond recognition at any minute.

27 3月 2017

Winging it in Kuwait

The success of the Opec and non-Opec production cut deal ultimately depends on the extent to which it erodes bloated inventories. That depends on compliance and the proof of that pudding will be in the eating.

20 3月 2017

Don thy armor! A gas dragon roams the Caribbean

If Shell were a knight, the Dragon natural gas field offshore Venezuela might be a quivering beast, Trinidad and Tobago the damsel in distress. But the setting for this medieval tale isn’t anywhere near Avalon. It’s Caracas, and there rules a capricious monarch on a thr

14 3月 2017

On the Naughty Step

Today’s Opec Monthly Oil Market Report indicates an impressive over-compliance with pledged cuts. The compilation of secondary source assessments of February production puts it at 31.96mn b/d, down by 140,000 b/d on January, and well below the target 32.68mn b/d. That’s

09 3月 2017

Won’t get fooled again?

It’s not even been four years.

06 3月 2017

Price volatility in the US natural gas markets

Regardless of price volatility in the natural gas markets, the trading community needs the best information possible – even when prices are flat, markets are changing. Daily trading at many western hubs was down last year compared to 2015. Renewable power generation on

06 3月 2017

Biomass mounts a fightback

The biomass industry has been put on the back foot yet again, forced to defend itself against another report refuting its claims that biomass is a renewable, carbon neutral solution to our climate change challenge.

28 2月 2017

Oil majors divesting Gabon: A blessing in disguise?

Lower oil prices have made Gabon’s task of reversing a decline in production almost impossible. Investments have slowed and drilling has practically stopped. Since prices started spiralling down in June 2014, at least 2,500 jobs have been lost in the sector, according t

22 2月 2017

From talking the talk to walking the walk

The oil and gas industry is generally of little interest to an outsider, other than for its impact on the environment and prices at the pump.

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