PE 90th anniversary
1 October 2024
Our look into Petroleum Economist's archives continues with October 1960 coverage of another key moment in the history of oil and gas: the founding of OPEC
26 September 2024
As part of our 90th anniversary, we take a look at how Petroleum Economist covered key events in the history of oil and gas. Firstly, our founder Oskar Tokayer reports on Japan's war in the Pacific in January 1942
24 September 2024
Today’s policymakers should keep in mind the history of oil and gas as they look to remake the future of energy
23 September 2024
The third part of the fifth chapter of our history of oil and gas turns the focus on state-owned oil and gas firms, the biggest players in the industry
18 September 2024
In the first part of the fifth chapter of our history of oil and gas, we move the story on to the climate crisis and push for net-zero carbon emissions
16 September 2024
The third part of our fourth chapter on the history of oil takes the story of gas to the present day with the rise of LNG and the creation of a truly global market
16 September 2024
Gas is difficult to move compared with oil, requiring additional infrastructure. The second part of our history of gas examines how expanding pipeline networks made it possible to monetise the fuel
16 September 2024
The first part of our fourth chapter on the history of oil looks at the origins of gas and LNG—once considered a nuisance, now a fuel of the future
