What Happens When Power Generation Grows Faster Than the Grid?

What Happens When Power Generation Grows Faster Than the Grid?

Adding more generation does not automatically mean adding more usable electricity. A country can commission gas-fired plants, utility-scale solar projects and battery storage while businesses and households continue to experience unreliable supply. The constraint may...
Are Tiebacks Becoming the New Normal for Offshore Development?

Are Tiebacks Becoming the New Normal for Offshore Development?

An offshore discovery does not automatically mean a new offshore production system. As offshore basins mature and discoveries become smaller, more fragmented or more expensive to develop independently, operators are looking beyond the resource itself and asking what...
Beyond the Geology: What Makes a Frontier Basin Investable?

Beyond the Geology: What Makes a Frontier Basin Investable?

A new offshore frontier can attract attention long before it attracts a drilling rig. When a major exploration company enters an emerging basin, the focus naturally falls on the geology. The size and quality of the acreage, geological structures, nearby discoveries...
The Offshore Asset Gap: What Happens Between Projects?

The Offshore Asset Gap: What Happens Between Projects?

An offshore project may have a defined start and finish. The asset supporting it does not. When a vessel returns from a campaign or equipment is demobilised from a project site, its economic life continues. What happens next can determine how much value that asset...
The Projects Are Coming. The Equipment Has to Be Ready.

The Projects Are Coming. The Equipment Has to Be Ready.

Nigeria’s offshore oil and gas sector is entering a more active phase. After years of long project cycles and investment uncertainty, several major developments are moving closer to execution. NUPRC has identified 22 major offshore projects expected between 2026...
How Quickly Can a Discovery Become a Producing Asset?

How Quickly Can a Discovery Become a Producing Asset?

An offshore discovery can generate headlines long before it generates revenue. The announcement of a major find can signal new reserves, future production and renewed confidence in an energy basin. But the discovery itself is only the starting point. Between...