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Scope 3 hyperopia
The energy industry can barely tame its own emissions, let alone yours and mine
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Zombie pipelines taunt Pakistan
Pakistan is the Asian ‘energy bridge’ that never got built. Now the country is about to implode under the pressure of unaffordable energy.
Chinese whispers, European jitters
Brittle EU gas markets were rattled by misplaced fears of renewed Chinese appetite for LNG. In fact, China barely needs spot LNG and will probably be sending more cargoes to Europe in the coming years
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Can green steel halt EU deindustrialisation?
Decarbonising steel is an immense challenge, a climate imperative and a huge industrial opportunity
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Green steel and intermittency risk
Can the steel industry decarbonise using variable-output wind and solar?
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Is gas-fired power back in the money?
EU gas hub prices collapsed at the end of 2022. But the economics of gas power plants remain extremely challenged
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Energy markets are so damn fickle
And none more so than natural gas
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The price of freedom (gas)
DEEP DIVE: The need to reduce gas demand - and political squabbling - has never been more urgent
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China’s thirst for (clean) power
Coal saved China’s hydro-reliant provinces during this summer’s extreme drought. But using thermal plants to prop up the grid during dry periods risks exacerbating the problem of water stress
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HOT TAKE: BP’s LNG hedge turns sour
But ‘exceptional’ gas trading propels earnings
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EU gas goes… negative?
Gas stocks are almost full, but don't rejoice yet