Special reports

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.

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.