Leaders from across the oil, gas and petrochemical sectors gathered for the inaugural Cambridge Corrosion Conference 2026 this month, to explore how the industry is progressing towards more autonomous corrosion management practices, supported by digitalisation, predictive monitoring and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled technologies.
Elizabeth Corner, Senior Editor of World Pipelines, interviews Maximilian Ihring, Global Sales Support Manager & Sales Manager Europe – Pipeline Management Solutions, and Daniel Vogt, Global Business Unit Manager – PipePatrol Pipeline Management Solutions, Krohne, at ptc 2026.
The United Arab Emirates' withdrawal from OPEC, effective 1 May 2026, represents the most significant fracture in the organization's 66-year history and increases the risk of oversupply weakening prices, according to analysis published today by Wood Mackenzie.
The Middle East conflict disrupted 80 million tpy of Gulf LNG exports, yet power markets absorbed the shock through fuel diversification.
Study to define actionable outputs for UK’s industrial cluster decarbonisation strategy.
The 2026 Iran war and the disruption to LNG flows through the Strait of Hormuz have increased global gas price volatility, which has fed directly into European power markets.
European gas prices fell to near seven-week lows on the afternoon of Friday 17th April 2026, on news the Strait of Hormuz would be fully open to commercial shipping, but traders and analysts remained cautious, according to Montel.
Middle East conflict has elevated strategic energy security priorities as countries seek supply diversification, international shale exploration can play a key role in meeting those goals, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie, titled “A hydrocarbon copy: the upstream industry’s return to international shale exploration”.
DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, in collaboration with the international energy company Equinor, has introduced a new incident taxonomy that helps organisations improve how they classify, understand, and learn from incidents.
The hydrogen economy is starting to look more like a lead balloon, than an economy soaring to new heights, writes Gordon Cope, Contributing Editor.
North American crude replaces Middle East flows as Europe faces structural diesel deficit while exporting gasoline surplus eastward.
Amy Mitchell, an attorney at Spencer Fane, writes about a landmark Fifth Circuit case examining FERC’s regulatory approach to pipeline expansion, focusing on cost allocation, environmental review, and agency discretion.
Wood Mackenzie report that prolonged disruption to Middle East energy supplies could accelerate a structural shift in global energy systems, halving oil and gas import dependence by 2050 and reducing oil demand by 20% and gas demand by 10% relative to the base case.
The European bellwether front-month gas contract on the Dutch TTF hub initially dropped to EUR 42.50/MWh on Ice Endex this morning, its lowest since 2 March, before recovering slightly to EUR 43.46/MWh, at the time of writing.
Call for Projects – Hermann Rosen Award for Pipeline Innovation 2026.