Tagged With Justin Jacobs
13 April 2018
Generous new incentives could be a breakthrough
23 February 2018
The falling cost of storing energy is emerging as a key enabler of electric vehicle and renewables growth. The oil and gas industry is taking notice
16 January 2018
2018 looks set to be another big year in renewables deal-making for the oil majors
18 December 2017
A proposed grid resiliency rule would subsidise coal plants, at the cost of gas and renewables
7 December 2017
Long a renewables powerhouse thanks to its vast hydropower plants, Latin America is making a big push into wind and solar
26 October 2017
Offshore wind is taking off in America, offering growth opportunities for the usual renewable operators and a potential entry point for offshore oil specialists
3 May 2017
Wind and solar energy have put down roots across the US and will keep growing even if Washington turns hostile
6 December 2016
The country's Liza find is among the most promising in Latin America, though some pitfalls lie ahead
9 November 2016
As Brazil competes for international investment it is opening up its trove of pre-salt reserves to foreign majors
7 November 2016
Propelled by technological advancement, market forces and shifting political winds, change is coming fast to every corner of America’s energy business
7 November 2016
The US power sector faces unprecedented change with the rise of renewables and gas
31 October 2016
The shale industry is itching for the chance to start growing again. Opec’s Algiers deal might just be it
19 October 2016
Firms are clawing back some of their losses, creating tension with producers still relying on cut-rate drilling costs
14 October 2016
The region’s oil output continues to fall and recovery won’t be swift
13 October 2016
In the first of our series assessing producer economics, we analyse the Permian, where things are on the up
14 September 2016
Venezuela's oil industry is cracking under the pressure of a domestic crisis and low oil prices
12 September 2016
Megaprojects have fallen out of fashion and cheaper tieback developments are in. It’s enough to keep the region’s output growing, for now
12 September 2016
Drillers are slowly picking up their pace as signs of optimism return to parts of the oil patch
12 September 2016
Venezuela’s oil industry is cracking under the pressure of a domestic crisis and low oil prices
28 June 2016
Climate pledges are suddenly turning into real investment in the continent’s renewable-energy sector
28 June 2016
Argentina’s shale patch is going through its first downturn, but the outlook is still bright. Just don’t expect its shale development to look like progress in the US
28 June 2016
The state’s heavy hand will slow recovery for the region’s state firms, hurting production and new exploration for years to come
8 June 2016
For producers, the Golden State has lost its lustre. Drilling is collapsing and output sliding
29 April 2016
Output is still rising in the Gulf of Mexico, even if the longer-term picture is cloudier
29 April 2016
A beacon for the offshore industry in recent years, the region is now suffering through the downturn
30 March 2016
West Texas is the beating heart of US oil. Can it survive the price bust?
15 March 2016
Oil prices offer little encouragement, but unexplored areas around the continent are still drawing investment
25 February 2016
As things stand now, US oil output is about to start dropping quickly. Almost 1m barrels per day could be lost
19 February 2016
The Latin American heavy oil producer has had a stellar few years but will see output fall this year
27 January 2016
Low natural gas prices will add to US producers' pain in the year ahead
10 November 2015
Many of those looking for the breaking point for struggling shale producers have argued that the round of bank lending reviews the sector faces this autumn will herald a financial reckoning
27 October 2015
Yantai Xinchao is to buy oilfields in Texas’s Permian basin from producers Tall City Exploration and Plymouth Petroleum for around $1.3bn
15 October 2015
Brazilian oil industry suffered the worst result in a decade, with only 37 of 266 blocks awarded
18 August 2015
Mexico’s oil reformers were poised in July to celebrate a successful outcome. But the first licensing round open to foreign investors since the 1930s drew a virtual blank
11 August 2015
Listening to some of the US shale industry's top executives during the second quarter results season, one might think that shale output was surging ahead as strong as ever
30 July 2015
Up by 21 from last week, the US rig count shows shale executives are eyeing a return to growth
29 July 2015
US shale producer Goodrich Petroleum sold off a chunk of its Eagle Ford acreage in an $118m deal in late July as the cash-squeezed producer looks to pay down debt and fortify itself for a period of low oil prices
13 July 2015
The price plunge is testing the resilience of the world’s biggest oil producer
9 July 2015
Cost cutting, not production growth, is now the sector’s obsession
28 May 2015
ExxonMobil’s discovery offshore Guyana has renewed hopes that a stretch of waters off Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana will emerge
18 May 2015
The companies have started drilling at their joint pilot project in the Vaca Muerta shale
7 May 2015
As oil prices have recovered in recent weeks, oil market watchers have been trying to work out when US shale producers might start turning on the taps again
9 April 2015
ConocoPhillips is looking to US shale oil for growth during a period of low and volatile oil prices, bucking an industry trend that has seen many cut their exposure to the US shale patch
19 March 2015
Falling natural gas prices and a plunging rig count are doing little to slow the US shale-gas juggernaut
11 March 2015
THE low oil price is starting to take its toll on US shale production. As companies have pulled rigs out of the oil patch and decide not to start producing from new wells, shale output growth has ground to a halt
6 March 2015
After a two-year hiatus, oil drilling is set to return to the Falkland Islands as the region's explorers prepare for a high-stakes campaign
29 January 2015
A preliminary deal was signed which will open new possibilities for the companies
29 January 2015
Argentina’s YPF signed a preliminary deal with Chinese national oil company Sinopec in Beijing this week that paves the way for the companies to work together in the Vaca Muerta shale and other projects in Argentina
8 January 2015
Shale oil producers across the US are slashing spending and dropping rigs as the business faces its first major test from a steep decline in the oil price
