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Third Party Certification of Natural Gas in North America

Article Energy Transition, Featured, North America, Northam Energy Capital Assembly

If a gas producer adheres to emissions reductions and ESG regulations, they can obtain a Responsibly Sourced Gas (RGS) certificate. This means a company has produced a premium product, one that is actively seeking to reduce GHG emissions through integrating more efficient processes, reducing or stopping gas flaring and powering production with renewables – with the intention to reach net-zero emissions.

Analysis on M&A so far in 2021 and what to expect now

Article Exploration & Production, Featured, Investment & Finance

The global oil and gas markets have been awash with deals as oil and gas players alike scramble to rebalance their portfolios in light of supranational climate goals. While the market has not been as active in the second half of 2021, as commodity prices began to stabilise toward pre-Covid levels, there were still a number of significant mergers and acquisitions that will add much needed liquidity to the markets.

Deep Dive Into The US M&A Market

Article Featured, Investment & Finance, North America

The North American oil and gas market maintained their position as ‘most active region’, in terms of both the quantity of deals and the total transaction values – leading to a total of 21 deals to the value of $12.72bn being confirmed in Q1/2021.
Since the close of Q1, a further 21 deals to the value of $21.1bn have been processed in the North American market, indicating that the shale patch is beginning to undergo another round of consolidation. The Energy Council has taken a look at some highlights of US M&A activity so far this year…

6 Months On – How Has Biden’s Presidency Impacted The South American Oil & Gas Industry

Article Energy & Renewables, Energy Transition, Featured, North America, South America

Latin America has historically been the recipient of vast attention by successive US administrations, seeing the South American nations as proxies to fight international disagreements. Yet in recent years, their regional neighbours have fallen down the pecking order of foreign policy concerns, even more so under former President Trump’s isolationist ‘America First’ policies. In lieu of direct US-influence, corporate actors have been lobbying South American governments to expand and liberalise their energy sectors with the intention of developing competitive markets in the natural gas and renewable energy generation sectors.

Exploration updates across the region, what’s new in Suriname and Guyana?

Article Exploration & Production, Featured, South America

On the northern edge of South America, nestled between South America’s oil and gas giants are the nations of Suriname and Guyana. Their resources have historically been somewhat limited and their GDPs’ commiserate with limited economic activity, however the recent oil and gas discoveries offshore their waters has injected hope into these neighbouring economies.

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Jonathan Stern

Executive Interview

“Will Nord Stream 2 be up and running at full capacity by the end of 2019? It is time to find out in January””

Equinor Insight

Executive Interview

“We need a transformation towards a carbon neutral economy, and this will require the development of more renewables as well as a transformation within fossil energyard of Appeal”

Alexander Medvedev

Executive Interview

“In Gazprom’s view natural gas can and must play a key role in Europe’s shift to a low-carbon economy. Gazprom has presented its vision of how natural gas can contribute to European climate neutrality by 2050”

WECA – Key Takeaways

Expert Insight Featured

Markets are stronger than expected giving rise to new projects although breakeven prices do need to be reviewed; there is a trend towards a hybrid structure as well as Reserve Based Lending but complimenting RBL are alternate sources including senior and junior debt. The future continues to be bright for the industry, with key factors of success being securing finance, reducing production costs and lowering emissions.

Bifacial is the Future

Expert Insight

The real game-changing innovation in utility-scale PV is bifacial. Bifacial (literally: two faces) modules, which generate energy from both the front and back side of the module, can deliver up to 44% more lifetime value

Seapulse Press Release

Quarterly Featured

Seapulse Limited (“Seapulse”), the recently launched global oil and gas exploration vehicle, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Maersk Drilling A/S (“Maersk Drilling”). The alliance plans to drill 12 offshore oil & gas exploration wells over the next two years targeting over four billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe).

Women in Energy – Fiona MacAulay

Expert Insight Women's Energy Council

Without diversity, the oil and gas industry will lack the innovation required to both capitalise on the opportunities which exist at present that will help us navigate the eventual shift to a low carbon economy in the future.

Dan Dorner

Meet The Speaker Featured

My government career has been anchored in economics and finance portfolios in the UK Treasury. The role that took me into energy was leading a team of international economists covering commodities markets, as well as the regions of the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia.

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