Impact and Influence of Shell Scenarios

 

What is the impact of Scenario planning for your business today?

 

Experts weigh in on Shell's 40-year history of scenario planning as a strategic tool and how Shell's approach has influenced their work.

More information on http://www.shell.com/scenarios

China warns of EU trade war

 

China and the EU are once again on verge of a trade war. This time the dispute centres on Chinese-made solar products. The FT's Ben Marino talks to Leslie Hook in Beijing about the ramifications of a possible dispute between the two trading partners.

BP Global Projects Organisation

 

BP's Global Projects Organization builds some of the largest and most technically advanced projects in the energy sector. Get an insight into BP's exciting portfolio around the world.

Australia Face off over carbon tax

 

This coming federal election, Australians are repeatedly told, will be a referendum on the carbon tax, which makes it inevitably a referendum also on the Opposition's policy for bringing down our carbon emissions.

Electric vehicle industry in SA

 

How will Electric Cars impact on South Africa's GREEN credentials?

 

Earlier this week, it was announced that Nissan had signed a deal with Eskom to look at the impact of electric cars on the South African economy. This is an interesting announcement because electric cars are a big deal in the US at the moment with Tesla being in the headlines. In its cover story this week, Finweek looks at the electric vehicle industry in South Africa and tried to unpack whether it would fly or not.

Joining Samantha Loring of ABN to discuss this further is, Marc Ashton, Finweek Editor, Tandisizwe Mahlutshana, Finweek deputy editor, Guy Kilfoil, GM: Communications and Public Affairs for BMW SA and Ross Garvie, Nissan's Chief Marketing Manager for Electric Vehicles.

 

 

Dr. Philip Andrews-Speed on China's International Oil and Gas Strategies

Today, China is the world's largest energy consumer, and China's role in the global energy market is set to increase exponentially. Dr. Philip Andrews-Speed will examine China's strategies for securing its access to vital oil and gas supplies, and the ramifications this will have in the global marketplace and geopolitical landscape.

About the Speaker:
Dr. Andrews-Speed is a former Professor of Energy Policy at the University of Dundee and Director of the Centre of Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy, and a former Fellow at the Transatlantic Academy of the German Marshall Fund of the US. His recent books include China, Oil and Global Politics with Roland Dannreuther (Routledge, 2011) and The Governance of Energy in China: Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy (Palgrave MacMillan, 2012).

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Solar Above, Oil & Gas Below Coexistence in Energy Project Development

 

Due to the ongoing explosion of oil and gas exploration within the United States, and Texas in particular, surface developments such as utility scale solar projects can encounter significant issues of relative concern. Listen to Randy Sowell and Greg Friend, two leading experts in this field, discuss the basics of the interactions between a mineral estate (oil and gas exploration) and surface estate (solar projects), and how this legal construct can influence solar development.
 

Highlights of Oil & Money 2012

 

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