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11/1/2023 Feature / Brian Davis

What does 2023 hold for the energy transition?

Time to polish that crystal ball again. If there’s one thing that’s predictable, it’s the likelihood that some of the predictions for 2023 will prove contentious in hindsight. Nevertheless, we press on with some perceptive and sometimes provocative forecasts by industry experts on the rapidly changing energy transition – invited for comment by New Energy World Features Editor Brian Davis.

Offshore wind

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13/12/2023 Feature / Tracy London,Eimear Murphy

Crystal ball gazing: Calmer waters ahead for the offshore energy sector?

What lies ahead for the offshore energy sector in 2024? Two lawyers, Tracy London and Eimear Murphy, both at Bracewell, examine prospects for the offshore wind sector. The latter also addresses trends in the oil and gas sector, focusing on upstream mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity and financing.

Decommissioning

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16/11/2022 Feature / Brian Davis

How to optimise decommissioning and radically reduce costs

Significant initiatives are underway to cut the decommissioning costs of offshore oil and gas installations as they reach end-of-life. Brian Davis reports on the state of play of European Union (EU) and UK decommissioning programmes, and research at a leading decommissioning centre of excellence.

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3/7/2024 Feature / Will Dalrymple

Feeding our energy-hungry world

Our appetite for energy continues to grow, and with it consumption of fossil fuels, according to the 73rd Statistical Review of World Energy, published by the Energy Institute, which records the production, consumption and trade flows of fossil fuels and renewables, around the world, by region or by country. The 2023 data, published in June, reveals an increase in global energy consumption, in fossil fuels and in carbon emissions, but also an increase in renewable sources of energy. Writes New Energy World Senior Editor Will Dalrymple.

Energy security

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30/4/2025 Feature / Will Dalrymple

Sharing visions of energy security for an increasingly polarised world

While not quite a council of war, comments at the Summit of the Future of Energy Security, organised by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and hosted by the UK government in London on 24–25 April 2025, set a combative tone in an age of uncertainty and conflict. New Energy World Senior Editor Will Dalrymple was there.

Mergers and acquisitions

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26/2/2025 Feature / Brian Davis

Retaking control: Africa boosts indigenous participation in oil and gas ventures

Significant M&A action is underway in Africa as indigenous operators take over from the oil majors. This may seem counter-intuitive as the energy transition towards renewables gathers pace with the threat of stranded fossil fuel assets. However, African countries make no secret of wanting to own and develop their fossil fuel resources, following the fortunes made in this sector by the oil and gas majors historically. Bracewell lawyers Adam Blythe and Simon Cudennec bring us up to date on the latest state interventions and moves towards resource nationalism in the Anglophone countries of Angola and Nigeria, and Francophone Africa, particularly in Gabon. New Energy World Features Editor Brian Davis reports.

Emissions mitigation

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8/6/2022 Feature / Jeff Obbard,Tony Regan

Cutting methane emissions is the quickest and best way to avoid climate change

In its latest report titled Mitigation of Climate Change, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns that atmospheric carbon emissions must peak and then be rapidly reduced to avoid climate catastrophe. As the greatest and swiftest contribution the global energy sector can make today, reducing emissions of methane is vital. Professor Jeff Obbard, Visiting Professor, School of Water, Energy & Environment, Cranfield University, and Tony Regan, Lead, Gas & LNG Asia Pacific, NexantECA, report.

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23/11/2022 Feature / Jessica Brewer

Decarbonisation challenges in the upstream sector

Pressure is building on oil and gas companies operating upstream to decarbonise. Here, Jessica Brewer, Principal Analyst Upstream at Wood Mackenzie, examines the policies, initiatives and challenges facing oil and gas companies as the sector addresses the path towards net zero.

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8/6/2022 Feature / Steve Hodgson,Brian Davis

Building UK energy resilience

In response to the energy and cost-of-living crisis, the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) recently teamed up with the Energy Institute and Royal Academy of Engineering to present a webinar on ‘UK energy resilience: looking to next winter and beyond’. Brian Davis and Steve Hodgson examine some of the key issues raised during the morning and afternoon sessions, respectively.

Skills, education and training

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2/3/2022 Feature / Brian Davis

The future of work

What skills will be needed as the energy transition gathers pace was a hot topic throughout International Energy Week 2022*, reports Brian Davis. There were plenty of strong opinions throughout the conference. Generally, the energy sector was felt to be moving in the right direction but, like much in the energy transition, the pace needs to be faster.

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What does 2023 hold for the energy transition?

Crystal ball gazing: Calmer waters ahead for the offshore energy sector?

How to optimise decommissioning and radically reduce costs

Feeding our energy-hungry world

Sharing visions of energy security for an increasingly polarised world

Retaking control: Africa boosts indigenous participation in oil and gas ventures

Cutting methane emissions is the quickest and best way to avoid climate change

Decarbonisation challenges in the upstream sector

Building UK energy resilience

The future of work