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Volatility as the New Normal

Volatility as the New Normal

Creating value in a market where uncertainty is the only constant. Read more

Who Gets Access to Capital Now?

Who Gets Access to Capital Now?

Why flexible financing and hybrid capital are reshaping upstream investment. Read more

Is the Best Asset the One You Already Own?

Is the Best Asset the One You Already Own?

Why ARO is no longer a secondary environmental issue. Read more

A Long-Term Solution in a Short-Term World

A Long-Term Solution in a Short-Term World

Why operators are embracing ABS, but not without caution. Read more

Can Policy Keep Pace with Energy Security?

Can Policy Keep Pace with Energy Security?

Why political risk now sits alongside commodity risk. Read more

What LNG Is Really Telling Investors

What LNG Is Really Telling Investors

Why future gas demand is becoming the market's most important signal. Read more

Infrastructure, Investment & Financing

Infrastructure, Investment & Financing

Why is gas infrastructure emerging as a strategic asset? Explore financing trends, resilience premiums and investment priorities. Read more

Competitiveness, Offtake & Financing: The New Project Triangle

Competitiveness, Offtake & Financing: The New Project Triangle

Discover why competitiveness, offtake and financing are becoming the three pillars of successful gas project development. Read more

Financing, Investment & Energy Security

Financing, Investment & Energy Security

How are financing trends reshaping energy security? Explore the role of LNG, investment and resilient infrastructure in a changing market. Read more

Making CCS and Carbon Markets Investable

Making CCS and Carbon Markets Investable

Discover the policies, incentives and infrastructure needed to make CCS and carbon markets commercially viable. Read more

Emerging Markets & Regional Energy Playbook

Emerging Markets & Regional Energy Playbook

African banks are increasingly shaping upstream and midstream financing due to regulatory familiarity, flexibility and stronger alignment with national priorities. Read more

From Export Hubs to End Users: Asia and Europe

From Export Hubs to End Users: Asia and Europe

Explore why Asia is driving LNG demand growth while Europe prioritises security, resilience and long-term gas supply. Read more

Financing Gas Infrastructure in a Transitioning Market

Financing Gas Infrastructure in a Transitioning Market

How are banks and investors financing gas infrastructure across the US, Europe and emerging markets? Explore regional insights. Read more

Energy Security & Geopolitics

Energy Security & Geopolitics

How are energy security, geopolitics and climate realism reshaping investment decisions across the oil and gas industry? Read more

Investability in a New Geopolitical Context

Investability in a New Geopolitical Context

Learn how operators are adapting portfolios, improving resilience and attracting capital in a changing geopolitical landscape. Read more

Capital Markets: Private vs Public Finance

Capital Markets: Private vs Public Finance

Explore how energy financing is changing as lenders balance security, affordability and ESG priorities. Read more

A Resilient and Investable UK Energy System

A Resilient and Investable UK Energy System

Can the UK deliver energy security, affordability and decarbonisation? Explore the policy reforms shaping investment. Read more

From Digital Transformation to Practical AI Adoption

From Digital Transformation to Practical AI Adoption

See how energy companies moved beyond digital roadmaps to invest in AI, data systems and cybersecurity for measurable business outcomes. Read more

Natural Gas: From Bridge Fuel to Strategic Necessity

Natural Gas: From Bridge Fuel to Strategic Necessity

Explore how natural gas evolved from a transition fuel into a cornerstone of energy security, LNG growth and long-term investment strategies. Read more

Capital Discipline Replaces Diversification Ambitions

Capital Discipline Replaces Diversification Ambitions

Learn how energy firms shifted capital from diversification and transformation towards core assets, shareholder returns and disciplined growth. Read more

Why Exploration Has Returned to the Centre of Upstream Strategy

Why Exploration Has Returned to the Centre of Upstream Strategy

Discover why exploration has rebounded as a strategic priority, driven by reserve replacement needs, supply concerns and new frontier opportunities. Read more

From Energy Transition Optimism to Energy Security Reality

From Energy Transition Optimism to Energy Security Reality

Compare how energy executives shifted from ESG and transition-led growth in 2021 to prioritising energy security, returns and resilience in 2026. Read more

Press Release: Energy Council Singapore Announces 2026 Awards of Excellence Winners

Press Release: Energy Council Singapore Announces 2026 Awards of Excellence Winners

The Energy Council is proud to unveil the winners of the 2026 Singapore Awards of Excellence, recognising the companies and individuals setting the benchmark for performance, innovation and ... Read more

Emerging System Pressures: AI, Data Centres and New Demand Realities

Emerging System Pressures: AI, Data Centres and New Demand Realities

AI and hyperscale data centres are emerging as major new drivers of energy demand, with the potential to reshape gas markets and absorb future LNG supply. As demand accelerates, grid limitations ... Read more

Africa: Opportunities and Challenges Across a Shifting Energy Landscape

Africa: Opportunities and Challenges Across a Shifting Energy Landscape

Africa is emerging as a key growth theatre, combining frontier potential with strategic diversification, though opportunities remain constrained by infrastructure gaps and regulatory complexity. ... Read more

Portfolio Evolution: Exploration Revival and New Growth Pathways

Portfolio Evolution: Exploration Revival and New Growth Pathways

Exploration is returning as a strategic priority, driven by tightening supply rather than price, with operators expanding into frontier regions and new partnership models. At the same time, ... Read more

Industry Report: The New Strategic Context: Geopolitics, Volatility and System Stress

Industry Report: The New Strategic Context: Geopolitics, Volatility and System Stress

Geopolitics is now the defining force in energy strategy, pushing the industry to prioritise security and stability amid rising volatility and system strain in Europe. Read more

Industry Report: Provincial Coordination and Capital Deployment in Canadian Energy

Industry Report: Provincial Coordination and Capital Deployment in Canadian Energy

Political friction, inconsistent messaging, and constrained market access are shaping how global investors view Canada’s energy sector. Stronger federal-provincial coordination, clearer policy ... Read more

Industry Report: What’s Driving Canadian Energy?

Industry Report: What’s Driving Canadian Energy?

Canada’s energy sector holds long-life, scalable resources, but inconsistent policy signals and limited export certainty are constraining global investment. As Alberta’s strategic role grows, ... Read more

Future Forecast Report 2026, U.S.: Parsing the Hyperscalers’ Needs and Opportunities

Future Forecast Report 2026, U.S.: Parsing the Hyperscalers’ Needs and Opportunities

While data centers have rigorous power quality and reliability standards, their energy consumption can be moderated or balanced with the grid’s peak-to-trough cycles through smart energy ... Read more

Future Forecast Report 2026, U.S.: Bullish on AI and Power

Future Forecast Report 2026, U.S.: Bullish on AI and Power

Even as investors grow more cautious on risk, they are doubling down on growth. As highlighted in the previous article, policy uncertainty is tightening investment criteria, but at the same ... Read more

Future Forecast Report: Energy investors and lenders see a return to fundamentals in the U.S.

Future Forecast Report: Energy investors and lenders see a return to fundamentals in the U.S.

Future Forecast Report: Energy investors and lenders see a return to fundamentals in the U.S | U.S. and global energy markets have undergone significant disruption over the past 12 to 18 months, ... Read more

Iran Conflict: Considerations for Energy Investors

Iran Conflict: Considerations for Energy Investors

As tensions escalate around Iran, energy markets are once again at the centre of investor attention, raising key questions around supply disruption, price volatility, and shifting capital allocation. Read more

Norways Critical Role in Ensuring Europes Energy Security and Sustainability

Norways Critical Role in Ensuring Europes Energy Security and Sustainability

EGC 2025 Norways Critical Role in Ensuring Europes Energy Security and Sustainability Published 20 December 2024With Europe facing unprecedented challenges in energy security due to geopolitical ... Read more

Romania: A Driving Force in Europe’s Energy Market Transformation

Romania: A Driving Force in Europe’s Energy Market Transformation

EGC 2025 Romania: A Driving Force in Europe’s Energy Market Transformation Published 20 December 2024Romania is positioning itself as a vital contributor to Europe’s energy security, ... Read more

Key Themes in Energy Transition, Financing, and Market Dynamics

Key Themes in Energy Transition, Financing, and Market Dynamics

Crescent Petroleum held its 3rd energy finance lunch in November 2024 as part of the Energy Council’s annual WECA (World Energy Capital Assembly) conference in London. This year’s lunch was ... Read more

EGC 2025 Show Preview

EGC 2025 Show Preview

Join this exclusive, invitation-only gathering of leaders and decision-makers at EGC to unlock new business opportunities, navigate emerging market dynamics, and gain invaluable knowledge on ... Read more

Natural Gas and LNG – Pathway to Low-Carbon Europe

Natural Gas and LNG – Pathway to Low-Carbon Europe

Discover how natural gas and LNG are driving Europe’s transition to a low-carbon energy system while addressing energy security challenges. Read more

Expanding Regas and FSRU Capacity: Shaping the European LNG Market

Expanding Regas and FSRU Capacity: Shaping the European LNG Market

Learn how investments in regasification and floating storage regasification units (FSRUs) are redefining the European LNG market and increasing flexibility. Read more

Budget 2024: Impact on North Sea operators and investors

Budget 2024: Impact on North Sea operators and investors

The UK Labour government raised the Energy Profits Levy to 38% and extended it to 2030, setting oil and gas taxes at 78% to fund renewable energy initiatives. Read more

Autumn Budget 2024: Shaping the Future of UK Oil and Gas

Autumn Budget 2024: Shaping the Future of UK Oil and Gas

In just eight days, Rachel Reeves will deliver the first Labour budget in 14 years! Expect a shift towards clean energy. Implications for UK North Sea? Read more

Autry Stephens Honored with The Lifetime Achievement Award at The North America Energy Capital Assembly 2024

Autry Stephens Honored with The Lifetime Achievement Award at The North America Energy Capital Assembly 2024

Autry Stephens, pioneering oil tycoon and founder of Endeavor Energy Resources, is the posthumous recipient of the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s North America Energy Capital ... Read more

Balancing Act: The Global Energy Sector’s Dual Quest for Sustainability and Security

Balancing Act: The Global Energy Sector’s Dual Quest for Sustainability and Security

The energy industry is currently navigating a pivotal dual challenge: ensuring the delivery of reliable, affordable, and secure energy while aggressively reducing global greenhouse gas emissions ... Read more

Technological Innovation in O&G: Exclusive Insights with Climate Investment

Technological Innovation in O&G: Exclusive Insights with Climate Investment

Digital transformation is reshaping industries globally, driven by rapid advancements in technology and changing consumer expectations. Companies are adopting digital tools to stay competitive, ... Read more

Global Deals, European Impact: The Consolidation Wave in Oil & Gas

Global Deals, European Impact: The Consolidation Wave in Oil & Gas

As we approach the midpoint of 2024, the Oil and Gas (O&G) industry continues to experience a significant consolidation boom that began in late 2023. Within the European sector, the momentum is ... Read more

Beetaloo to the Big Apple: Tamboran Resource’s Strategic IPO Launch on NYSE

Beetaloo to the Big Apple: Tamboran Resource’s Strategic IPO Launch on NYSE

Tamboran Resources became the first non-U.S. energy company since 2014, and the first non-revenue E&P firm since 2009, to go public on the New York Stock Exchange. This Australian natural gas ... Read more

Press Release: Asia Pacific Energy Capital Assembly Announces Winners of the 2024 Awards of Excellence

Press Release: Asia Pacific Energy Capital Assembly Announces Winners of the 2024 Awards of Excellence

The Energy Council are pleased to announce the 2024 APAC Awards winners. Read more

Headline Highlights: European Energy Policy & Regulation

Headline Highlights: European Energy Policy & Regulation

A spotlight on some of the top headlines in the European energy policy and regulation space, looking at the 2024 outlook and beyond. Read more

Press Release: Awards of Excellence Executive of the Year Award 2023

Press Release: Awards of Excellence Executive of the Year Award 2023

The Energy Council are pleased to announce that the 2023 Awards of Excellence Executive of the Year Award will be presented to Gilad Myerson, Executive Chairman, Ithaca Energy. Read more

Canada Energy Capital Assembly Women’s Executive of the Year 2023

Canada Energy Capital Assembly Women’s Executive of the Year 2023

The Energy Council are pleased to announce that the 2023 Canada Energy Capital Assembly Women's Executive of the Year will be presented to Geeta Sankappanavar, CEO of Akira Impact. Read more. Read more

Canada Energy Capital Assembly Lifetime Achievement Award 2023

Canada Energy Capital Assembly Lifetime Achievement Award 2023

The Energy Council are pleased to announce that the 2023 Canada Energy Capital Assembly Lifetime Achievement Award has been awarded to Pat Carlson, CEO and Director of Kiwetinohk Energy Corp. ... Read more

Canada Energy Dinner Lifetime Achievement Award 2022

Canada Energy Dinner Lifetime Achievement Award 2022

Mike Rose, President & CEO of Tourmaline Oil Corp was presented with the Energy Council's Canada Energy Dinner Lifetime Achievement Award. Read more

Women’s Energy Council Executive of the Year 2022

Women’s Energy Council Executive of the Year 2022

Heather Culbert, Director of Whitecap Resources was presented with the Women's Energy Council Executive of the Year Award 2022. Find out more. Read more

Top 5 ESG Take-Aways from AON

Top 5 ESG Take-Aways from AON

Kongsberg Digital share the key insights from their Digitalisation & AI session at APAC Energy Assembly 2021 Read more

WECA X: 5 Key Takeaways

WECA X: 5 Key Takeaways

Expert Insight WECA X: 5 Key Takeaways Published 13 January 2021by Matt Maginnis, Portfolio Director, Energy Council The World Energy Capital Assembly was ... Read more