Special reports - 02 July 2020

Murray Callander, Eigen, UK, explains how traditional views of big data benefits in the oilfield are giving way to the rise of micro lakes, distributed twins and distributed intelligence.

The African Energy Chamber has said that the ongoing travel bans and restrictions of visa issuance are preventing many projects from moving forward and contributing to the recovery of the continent.

Stephen B. Harrison, Nexant Energy & Chemicals Advisory, Germany, considers the COVID-crash’s potential implications for the Asia Pacific region.

Global discoveries of conventional resource volumes reached just 4.9 billion boe in the first half of 2020, Rystad Energy estimates – the weakest-performing first half of the 21st century.

Oil prices rose this morning, reversing earlier losses, as a crude stockpile relief in the US, still inspires market confidence.