Tagged With Derek Brower
Citi's oil bear makes a move
18 August 2017
One of Wall Street's best energy analysts is packing up to go and sell solar panels in Costa Rica. Over steak in London, Seth Kleinman explains why
Electric threat
12 June 2017
The oil industry needs to start taking the rise of alternative vehicles seriously
The oil world's most difficult job
19 September 2016
NOC’s chairman fears a disaster if his company is dragged into the war for Libya’s oil
Looking to oil's vanishing point
27 April 2016
Hard-to-quantify shifts may be underway in global energy and the oil industry will ignore them at its peril
Production forecasts: falling, not freezing
25 February 2016
Welcome to our in-depth report on production forecasts
Libyan fields could resume production after negotiations
29 June 2015
Libyan oil production could almost double, pouring more light oil into an oversupplied global market
Opec primes the pump
18 June 2015
The latest target rollover means more crude is on the way.
The oil sands dig in
23 March 2015
Alberta's unconventional output will keep rising - for now. Derek Brower reports
Canadian unconventional oil production will keep rising
20 March 2015
While conventional oil sees cuts, Alberta's output will keep rising - for now
Pricey business
24 September 2014
Cost inflation has replaced market access as the biggest worry for operations in Canada's oil sands
New technologies to make road transportation more efficient
20 March 2014
Rising fuel-economy standards, shifts in consumer behaviour and new technologies should make road transportation much more efficient, even as the total number of vehicles rises
Alberta’s oil on the cusp of new era
11 March 2014
The oil sands’ pipeline bottleneck is starting to ease. But cost inflation remains a problem
Russia and Norway lead slow Arctic development
20 February 2014
However the region will remain a marginal energy producer for decades
The unconventional oil age
12 February 2014
Shale is going global. Its arrival will shape the supply picture for years to come
Russia's Bakken
4 February 2014
The Bazhenov formation in West Siberia could be the world's largest oil reservoir. Will it deliver?
Russia looks to unconventional oil as oilfields age
24 January 2014
The Bazhenov formation in West Siberia could be the world's largest oil reservoir. Will it deliver?
The unconventional oil age looks promising
24 January 2014
Shale is going global. Its arrival will shape the supply picture for years to come
The slow rise of global unconventional gas
14 January 2014
The world has 7,300 trillion cf of shale to exploit. Development has been slow outside North America, but momentum is building
Mena slowly comes around to shale
9 January 2014
The region is rich in unconventional gas, but it will not be developed quickly
Russia’s embarrassment of riches
9 January 2014
With the world’s largest reserves of conventional gas, the country can afford to leave shale gas in the ground
Algeria and Saudi Arabia lead the Mena shale race
5 December 2013
The region is rich in unconventional gas, but it will not be developed quickly
Russia focused on conventional gas projects
5 December 2013
With the world’s largest reserves of conventional gas, the country can afford to leave shale gas in the ground
The slow rise of global unconventional shale gas
5 December 2013
The world has 7,300 trillion cf of shale to exploit. Development has been slow outside North America, but momentum is building
East African oil and gas reserves show promise
25 October 2013
Drilling has shown East Africa to be rich in oil and gas. Now the region and its investors must do the hard part, and turn the reserves into production and income
East Mediterranean’s new play gets hotter
4 April 2012
Israel’s burgeoning gas reserves could transform a region
Taking on Tehran and the development of nuclear weapons
29 March 2012
Are sanctions really the way the way to stop Iran?
Iraq's oil production is rising, but political problems remain
13 March 2012
Iraqi oil production is rising, offering hope to the global market. But until the country resolves its political and logistical problems that optimism may prove misplaced
Iranian nuclear becomes threat to oil markets
16 February 2012
Iran’s nuclear ambition remains a threat to global oil markets, but not because of sanctions on its crude exports
Iran shrugs off new oil-sanctions threat
6 December 2011
New doubts have surfaced in Europe and US over plans to further target Iran’s oil industry. Saudi Arabia holds the key to any ban proposal