Immediately after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, world oil prices jumped above US$100 per barrel, hitting US$130 for Brent crude on March 8…
In March 2021, a new crude futures contract was launched in Abu Dhabi: Murban futures, traded on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)…
We are all tired of being told how dreadful the virus-riven 2020 turned out to be, and it certainly ended for Britain fairly uncomfortably, with Christmas virtually abolished, ports jammed, and British air-travellers barred form fifty countries…
In November, new vaccines showed great promise in fighting Covid-19, and the exhilaration was clear in markets around the world. However, the enthusiasm was not sustained…
For most of the oil industry’s earlier history its overarching problem was not shortage but too many producers and too much oil. Could it now be heading back into just that situation?
Access for Women in Energy (AccessWIE), in collaboration with IHS Markit, organised an evening seminar on the Future of Oil and Gas Exploration. The event was held at the IHS office in London on 26 February 2020…
Christoff Rühl When Russia walked out on OPEC+ rather than contribute to more output cuts, Saudi Arabia turned on the crude taps. The price collapse
In a survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security carried out by the Carnegie Middle East Center
When oil tankers were recently attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, few analysts rushed to predict mayhem in global oil markets. Such a prediction
Today’s oil markets are very different from only a decade ago. U.S. tight oil has fundamentally altered oil supplies, not only in terms of additional
GIS Dossiers aim to give readers a quick overview of key topics, regions or conflicts. This survey reviews the consequences of a “game-changing”
Primarily an American story, the “shale revolution” ended up having a transformational impact on both the United States and global gas markets,