Oil and gas faces a balancing challenge in 2022
It is not an understatement to suggest that oil and gas has endured a turbulent couple of years, and that turbulence is likely to continue for some time. Companies, [...]
Like it or not, IT literacy is key in natural resources
The cyber-attack on the Colonial Pipeline in May 2021 in the sent shivers through the US economy just at the point where demand was starting to recover from the impact [...]
What happens when an oligopoly faces competition?
There are textbooks, classes, even entire careers dedicated to economic theory. Some of the theories are good, some only apply in certain circumstances, and some are completely divorced from economic [...]
Will the next wave of mergers be the harbinger of change?
The natural resources sector has always moved through boom-and-bust cycles, but the pandemic and the focus on decarbonisation could well mean that the next wave of mergers will include several [...]
What we’ve learned from crypto so far
It’s been a little over a decade since the crypto sector started to coalesce around blockchain enabled systems and already there has been a lot of water under the bridge. [...]
Changing demand highlights need for reform
Last month OPEC+ opened up the taps and increased global oil supply. Two weeks later, the acceleration of Covid’s delta variant meant that in some global markets, demand drained away. [...]