Special reports

Call for Projects – Hermann Rosen Award for Pipeline Innovation 2026.

STATS Group has launched the patented SureTap® Plug, a dual seal completion plug that brings verified Double Block and Bleed isolation to the final stage of hot tapping operations. The innovation eliminates the long-standing risk associated with single O-ring plugs, improving safety, enabling seal verification, and enhancing efficiency in pipeline interventions.

World Pipelines interviews Ditch Witch’s Cory Maker (Senior Product Manager) and Jeff Davis (Product Manager – HDD) on Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) and their Orange Intel digital fleet management tool.

War in the Middle East has triggered severe global supply disruptions in oil and gas, with reported damage and shutdowns affecting liquefied natural gas (LNG) trains, refineries, fuel terminals and critical gas-to-liquids facilities across the region.

Rystad Energy’s oil market update from Janiv Shah, Vice President, Oil Markets.

Oil price surge above US$115 signals escalation from logistics shock to supply disruption in energy markets, says GlobalData.

Wood Mackenzie warns Middle East conflict threatens 200 million tpy of Asian LNG demand growth over next decade as Qatar declares force majeure on shipments.

GlobalData announces that MEED, its Middle East-focused business intelligence platform, has launched a content hub for updates on the US-Israel-Iran conflict.

UK remains global decarbonisation frontrunner but will miss 2030 clean power target, 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and legally binding 2050 net zero goal, according to a new report from DNV.

Neil Crosby, AVP Oil Analytics at Sparta, Michael Ryan, Freight Commodity Owner at Sparta, and Philip Jones-Lux, Senior Analyst for Sparta, comment on freight, refining margins and Hormuz disruption.

ICIS provides analysis and context on the evolving situation in the Middle East.

Crude oil prices have increased sharply since the United States and Israel started their coordinated strikes on Iranian military targets on 28 February 2026.

GCC exports, global energy markets in flux, reports GlobalData.

Rystad Energy’s market update from Jorge Leon, Senior Vice President and Head of Geopolitical Analysis.

15% of global oil demand and 20% of global LNG supply typically transits critical waterway.