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
7 December 2016
A bond swap has staved off the immediate threat of default, but the downward spiral continues
6 December 2016
Trump's energy policy is long on ambition, short on detail. The market and technology will remain the biggest drivers anyway
6 December 2016
The service industry’s favourite target has finally found a new home— and gets a new financial outlook to boot
5 December 2016
Argentina will spend 2017 trying to come good on its upstream promise
30 November 2016
A modest oil-price rise, and pro-investor reforms, should spark a recovery for Brazilian energy and Petrobras in 2017
7 November 2016
The tide is turning, slowly, for America’s beleaguered shale industry
7 November 2016
The Permian and pipelines are hotspots as transactions picks up
7 November 2016
Public opposition and shrinking growth opportunities have put the midstream in a tough spot. Expect more deal-making
20 October 2016
The head of the EIA discusses the market, the debate over fracking and what the future holds for the country’s energy data
14 October 2016
A retreat on subsidy cuts casts doubts on the Argentine president’s broader energy agenda
5 October 2016
Enbridge's takeover of Spectra looks like a smart move at a time of shrinking opportunities for pipeline builders
29 June 2016
US gas prices have perked up. Will the rally last or is the market setting itself up for another fall?
28 June 2016
Climate pledges are suddenly turning into real investment in the continent’s renewable-energy sector
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
Peru has the makings of a regional gas powerhouse if the next government keeps things on track
1 June 2016
The US supermajor is once again under the cosh for its stance on the climate
18 May 2016
Mexico’s state oil company is in terrible shape, but is far from a lost cause
3 May 2016
The country's oil industry would suffer badly in a default scenario
29 April 2016
Brasilia’s political crisis is deepening. Is there still hope for energy investors?
27 April 2016
The downturn has the supermajor's man in Latin America and Africa taking a fresh look at his portfolio – shale is up, deep water is down
13 April 2016
Cheap natural gas is bringing coal’s long reign as the fuel of choice in US generation to an end
13 April 2016
America’s oil industry sees no love in Hillary Clinton’s green agenda but fears Trump’s populist bluster
4 April 2016
The return of hydropower, economic pain and cheaper alternatives are dampening regional LNG consumption
24 March 2016
Latin America’s oil majors are turning to bankers to cut fat and mend desperate finances
15 March 2016
Market turmoil is making it difficult for buyers and sellers to come together
9 March 2016
The great and the good of the industry gathered in Texas for IHS Ceraweek. It wasn’t a happy affair
9 March 2016
Despite the downturn, Mexico is pressing ahead with plans to open its energy sector
19 February 2016
US tight oil producers are pulling out all the stops to get through the sector’s first major test
3 February 2016
Petrobras, PdV and Pemex facing mounting financial pressures. Expect deep spending cuts
15 January 2016
Economic troubles across the continent have opened the door to a new crop of leaders who could be much friendlier to foreign investors
12 January 2016
The Brazilian rig builder once had a bright future. Now the Carwash scandal and mounting debts have left it on the brink of bankruptcy
23 December 2015
It hasn’t felt much like winter in many parts of the US thanks to El Nino, and that has helped push natural gas prices to their lowest level in more than a decade
17 December 2015
Lifting crude export restrictions will have little effect in today’s low-price environment
17 December 2015
The increase in US oil and gas production will be felt in nearly every corner of the global energy market for years to come
16 December 2015
ExxonMobil and Dow Chemical have announced plans to invest in Argentinian oil following the election of Mauricio Macri
15 December 2015
The Ministry of Commerce green light marks the last regulatory hurdle for the deal and clearing the way for a final shareholder vote in the coming weeks
10 December 2015
US supermajor Chevron will slash investment in 2016 as the oil price rout continues, announcing on Wednesday a reduction in spending to $26.6bn next year
8 December 2015
Change is coming to Caracas after the National Assembly elections, but it will be a messy and difficult process
3 December 2015
Unless change happens soon, low oil prices will continue to overwhelm tight oil producers, writes Justin Jacobs
18 November 2015
Brazil's oil sector is in the grip of the worst strike in decades, threatening plans to reform the sector and ease the dreaded local content law - as well as hitting output
17 November 2015
Venezuela's PdV is ramping up imports of light oil to use as diluent at its Orinoco projects