Recent Wood Mackenzie’s analysis warns that European gas storage at a historically low level, combined with renewed Strait of Hormuz disruption, has driven spot prices more than 50% above their June lows and placed winter 2026/27 supply security at risk.
Gulf crude exports fall 82% from January to June; Iraq, Kuwait and Qatar record zero exports as Strait of Hormuz remains severely constrained, Wood Mackenzie has reported.
In a recent blog, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) explains why the US imports crude oil despite being the world’s largest crude oil producer.
Gastech 2026 will take place in Bangkok, Thailand from 14 – 17 September 2026, uniting global decision makers and energy leaders to address urgent supply security and system resilience priorities amid mounting geopolitical instability.
In the July issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering, Naomi Baker, BCCK, USA, explains why nitrogen removal is increasingly critical in natural gas processing and how cryogenic distillation provides an effective large scale solution by delivering high methane recovery, meeting stringent specifications, and enabling economically viable treatment of high-nitrogen gas streams.
In this special report, Marco Ayala, ABS Consulting, explores how oil, gas, and chemical facilities can map their tolerable risk state to sustain uptime amid supply chain and cyber vulnerabilities.
Jenny Cabrera, Octave, explores the operational, engineering and workforce strategies UK chemical plants can adopt to navigate a prolonged period of underutilisation.
The 2026 edition of the International Energy Agency's (IEA) 'Southeast Asia Energy Outlook' provides a comprehensive assessment of the latest energy developments across the region.
In the June issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering, Victor Scalco, General Atomics Electromagnetics Systems, discusses the benefits and limitations of different methods of solids removal from slurry oil.
In this special report, Antonio Dávila Ortega explores how refineries can integrate hybrid bio-C4 streams to preserve alkylate stability while reducing gasoline carbon intensity.
Oil prices could reach US$200/bbl in worst-case scenario as more than 11 million bpd of Gulf crude and condensate supply remains curtailed, Wood Mackenzie has reported.