Tagged With Alastair O’Dell
Senior Editor
Senior Editor
6 November 2020
Demand for gas is set to grow from sources beyond grid generation, such as projects to directly serve the burgeoning power requirements of datacentres
6 November 2020
Demand for gas is set to grow from sources beyond grid generation, such as projects to directly serve the burgeoning power requirements of datacentres
10 September 2020
Governments need to take a leading role in supporting technological development and tackling the emissions of legacy power and industrial facilities, he says
11 August 2020
Newly appointed Somali Petroleum Authority chairman and CEO Ibrahim Ali Hussein speaks to Petroleum Economist about his hopes for the Somali oil and gas industry
2 August 2020
Somali Petroleum Authority board has been approved by the Mogadishu government ahead of licensing round
17 July 2020
Gas Infrastructure Europe is coordinating plans to overhaul the continent’s distribution system in preparation for decarbonisation
22 May 2020
As the pace of the energy transition accelerates, oilfield companies are increasingly applying their engineering expertise to a more diverse range of applications
21 May 2020
Creating larger companies with a greater reliance on technology could provide the stable and larger returns that investors seek
14 May 2020
Oilfield services and equipment companies that survive the era of low prices are likely to emerge leaner, more innovative and with a greater focus on green energy
7 May 2020
The pandemic provides an opportunity for a significant reset of contract structures
6 May 2020
A prolonged era of sustained lower oil prices could result in widespread pressure to renegotiate contracts
5 May 2020
The declaring party will need to demonstrate a causal link between the pandemic and the reason it is unable to fulfil its obligations
7 April 2020
Africa will experience deep cuts and long delays to discretionary capex. But preparatory work continues for when the market recovers
10 March 2020
Using artificial intelligence to analyse what is happening subsurface could have a huge impact on fracking's productivity
9 March 2020
Brent price falls from $45/bl to $25/bl in early trade, before partial recovery to $36/bl at 10am, as production surge threatened amid weak demand
3 March 2020
CEO Antonio Pietri discusses his lighthouse pilot for hybrid modelling capabilities
10 February 2020
Final stage in the legislative process paves the way for IOC investment
5 February 2020
The post-2014 investment decline can be fully arrested if processes are standardised and regulators become more responsive
4 February 2020
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
31 January 2020
The Ramaphosa government proposes new rules amid increasing global competition for IOC’s capital
16 January 2020
Partial success of 2019 licensing round sees Sonangol, Total, Equinor and BP take interests in blocks, leaving several other blocks open to offers
16 January 2020
Africa’s richest nation will resort to allowing industry to generate its own power, to relieve pressure on beleaguered state utility Eskom amid load-shedding crisis
10 January 2020
Mogadishu vote pushes major offshore find towards realisation amid rising security concerns
16 December 2019
The federal country is on the verge of launching a licensing round that could be transformative for the country—if IOCs are convinced by improvements to the security situation
10 December 2019
Weak market sentiment for oil and gas stocks is opening E&P opportunities in Africa for private equity and small cap companies—and leading governments to rethink their fiscal terms to attract them
6 December 2019
Lorenzo Simonelli has reinvigorated Baker Hughes’ oilfield business lines while positioning it to be at the forefront of the energy transition
3 December 2019
CEO makes bullish prediction on the energy transition and suggests investment in oil and gas will never again hit 2014 record
28 November 2019
Washington remains committed to GCC nations but is also strengthening relationships in Asia-Pacific and beyond, says State Department
15 November 2019
Technology is increasingly replacing the roles of humans across the energy supply chain
14 November 2019
Former US secretary of state says a bipartisan consensus against its increasingly assertive rival will be lasting impediment to global trade and keep downward pressure on oil prices
11 November 2019
Financial fundamentals and sustainability considerations will also be key to attracting the project financing required to develop recent discoveries
7 November 2019
Stranded asset concerns encourage west African nation to get its oil out as quickly as possible
4 November 2019
Targeted support from a multilateral institution can result in substantial commercial and developmental rewards, says Olivier Mussat of the World Bank Group’s IFC
25 October 2019
Predictive maintenance can reduce costly unplanned downtime by 45pc, according to Lloyd’s Register
20 October 2019
Technology can bring huge benefits, but the human aspect of implementation could be the most problematic factor
17 October 2019
The Driftwood facility is edging towards FID on a bullish outlook for global demand
15 October 2019
As the shale business matures, its wildcatter mentality is being replaced by artificial intelligence
11 October 2019
The organisation’s secretary general has concerns on vulnerability of infrastructure and ESG investment agenda
10 October 2019
Hitting net-zero carbon emissions is impossible without natural gas, CCS and hydrogen, says departing BP leader
20 September 2019
Portfolio players and vertically integrated firms are transforming the way the industry operates
20 September 2019
Development of LNG trains central to bridging rapidly expanding import gap
19 September 2019
Inaugural ExxonMobil Power Play Awards build on success of networking initiative
18 September 2019
Affordability and increasing flexibility could underpin double-digit growth, say bullish developers of supply
18 September 2019
Up to $300bn is needed for associated gas evacuation to maintain shale production
17 September 2019
Producers will need to aggregate demand from around the world to get projects over the finishing line
16 September 2019
Following FID on Arctic LNG 2, the low-cost Russian producers sees itself well placed to benefit from the energy transition
12 September 2019
Electrification and changes to the energy mix, if supported by governments, would mean climate goal is within reach—DNV GL
3 September 2019
Former President Obama special assistant Jason Bordoff says that government and industry need to work together to tackle climate change
29 August 2019
The creditworthiness of independents is falling. Barely-positive cash flow and weak enthusiasm for consolidation may not be enough to save them
6 June 2019
The effective oil price ceiling created by the US shale boom is causing governments elsewhere to revise their tax codes
