Published on
Tuesday, May 17 2022
Authors: John Auers
There is no more love coming from or going to Russia since they began their brutal invasion of Ukraine in late February than there was between SPECTRE and 007 in the classic James Bond thriller from the early 1960s. While repercussions of the invasion and subsequent sanctions imposed on Russia…
Published on
Tuesday, December 14 2021
Authors: Robert Auers and John Auers
We’re pretty sure the Alt Rock group, Linkin Park, wasn’t thinking about crude quality supply/demand dynamics when they released “Heavy,” in 2017, but many U.S. refiners have had that topic on their mind for a number of years. In fact, those who invested significantly in the ability to efficiently process…
Published on
Wednesday, November 17 2021
Authors: Eamon Cullinane and Robert Auers
In this third installment of our blog series on how the oil industry is responding to the energy transition, we will focus on the Midstream sector; exploring how their business will be impacted by Energy Transition forces and the various strategies they have started to employ in response. We will touch upon possible…
Published on
Tuesday, October 26 2021
Authors: Robert Auers and John Auers
Part 2 – U.S. Independent Refiners In the first installment of our blog series on how the oil industry is responding to pressures pushing them to become “greener,” we profiled the various strategies being employed by International Oil Companies (IOC’s). In today’s blog, we shift our focus to U.S.-based independent refiners. These companies operate in both defined segments and geographic regions and, as a result their Energy Transition challenges and strategies, are more focused than those…
