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WATCH China | Competition | Power Episode One: China’s Hybrid Economic Model

The world is finally waking up to the reality that the Chinese Communist Party has created a unique economic system that prioritizes power over profit, and that for the past decades, the West has fallen behind because Beijing has been playing by its own rules. Watch this panel of experts discuss how this state of play evolved, what’s at stake, and where we can go from here.

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IEA: Pandemic Upends Energy Markets, But Faster Clean Energy Transition Needed

The IEAs latest World Energy Outlook predicts renewable energy will outcompete fossil fuels for new power generation—but more aggressive policies are needed to speed the pace of the energy transition.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

What’s At Stake For Oil and Gas In 2020 Election

The outcome of the election will have significant implications for the energy industry – but some trends are beyond White House control.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Energy Transition Picks Up Steam

China's plans to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2060 is the latest high-profile development in the shift away from fossil fuels.

topics: Electric Vehicles, Oil and Gas, sustainability
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OPEC+ Faces Difficult Decisions as Market Fails to Tighten

Even after historic cuts, lower demand means the oil market is still under pressure.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

BP Joins Peak Demand Crowd

BP believes evolving policy, technological advances and COVID-19 mean peak oil demand will be reached in the 2020s—or has already happened.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

A Mediterranean Scramble: Unraveling the Turkish Fight for Natural Gas

With vast reserves of natural gas at stake, regional tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean are heating up.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

Oil Downturn Rocks State Budgets

U.S. state governments dependent on oil and gas revenues face a fiscal crunch as COVID-19 hits production.

topics: Oil and Gas
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U.S. Losing Ground In CASE Race

The U.S. is lagging behind the rest of the world’s major auto markets in the transition to EVs.

topics: autonomous vehicles, Electric Vehicles
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Energy Security

Shale Faces Both Financial and Operational Problems

The oil market is close to rebalancing, and one big factor has been the steep decline in U.S. shale production.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Return of OPEC+ Oil Comes as Demand Falters

OPEC+ is ramping up production just as the demand outlook has begun to deteriorate.

topics: Oil and Gas