Special reports

Analysts from Saitama Rakuten International have reported that Saudi Aramco could raise the highest amount of capital from an IPO ever.

BP’s chief executive, Bob Dudley, will step down next year and be succeeded by Bernard Looney.

Gard Reian, Senior Chemist, Jotun Coatings, discusses different methods of testing tank linings with regards to high temperature crude oil.

The EIA reports that US crude oil exports continued to grow in the first half of this year.

In August, unplanned oil production outages among countries outside OPEC fell to the lowest level since the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) began tracking global production outages in 2011.

Using the latest maintenance techniques to optimise assets in the hydrocarbon industry.

In this Q&A, Opportune’s Matt Flanagan addresses the challenges and opportunities presented by IMO 2020, and examines whether the downstream sector is prepared.

The EIA’s International Energy Outlook 2019 projects a nearly 50% increase in world energy usage by 2050.

Drone attacks on Saudi Aramco will severely disrupt NGL and petrochemicals supply, much more than oil. The impact on global economic and geopolitical dynamics will be huge, reports Joseph Chang, Global Editor, ICIS Chemical Business.

Saudi Aramco have announced that full production will be restored by the end of September following the attacks on its Abqaiq and Khurais plants.

Mammoet have shared an insight into the steps taken to replace an old acid converter vessel at a Gulf Coast spent acid regeneration facility.

GlobalData has made a comment on the impact of the Saudi Arabian oil outage on global oil prices, and how this may test the US’s ability to swing supply.

Gary M. Ostrowski, Baker Hughes, a GE company, USA, introduces the concept of the digital technician and explains how this new role can help to solve plant inefficiencies of the past.

Highlighting the US shale revolution as a major force in reshaping the global energy landscape, the IEA has released its latest policy review.

Gas, renewables and CCS must work together to secure a rapid energy transition, according to the new DNV GL report.