The Energy Partnership will be at the annual APPEC conference in Singapore, 12-14 October, and will be giving a paper - The Future for Big Oil - on 13 October. 

If you are in Singapore, and/or attending APPEC, and would like to meet we can be contacted at: +65 8242 4854

We have launched a blog which will be used to comment on market developments in the energy and environment sectors. Blogs will be added as and when we feel the need to comment.

Our Bangkok office will be closed for annual holidays from Tuesday 20 July until Wednesday 18 August. The office will re-open at 05:00 GMT on Thursday 19 August.

During this period we can be contacted at: +44 7785 566565 or via Skype (ID: energypartnership).

Singapore, London, 15th September 2009

3rd Energy Business Awards, Asia(EBAA 2009) – Shortlisted NOMINEES

The following companies have been shortlisted for the 3rd Energy Business Awards, Asia 2009. Voting is now open to all individuals, customers, employees and other interested parties. Voting for all award categories will close on 30th September 2009. By category and in alphabetical order the 2009 nominees are:

Asia Awards, Excellence in …

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Singapore, London, 15 September 2009

Energy Business Awards 2009 - Shortlisted NOMINEES

The following companies have been short-listed for the Energy Business Awards and Energy Business Awards, Asia 2009.

Voting is now open to all individuals, customers, employees and other interested parties and concludes on 30 September 2009.

By category and in alphabetical order the 2009 nominees are:

Global Awards: Excellence in …

1. Energy Trading

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When the climate debate was in its relative infancy in the late 1990s, two approaches were put forward to mitigate emissions growth and address climate change – a market approach and a technology approach. The consensus was for a market-led approach. Today, as the global consensus builds in favour of a new green economy to enable a secure and sustainable future, and with the “failures” of the free market evident in the near collapse of the banking sector and the continuing economic downturn, the consensus is increasingly in favour of technology.

Of course, technology and markets are not mutuall...

Nominations for the 8th Energy Business Awards and the 3rd Energy Business Awards, Asia are now being accepted. The Nomination process will close on Friday 11 September.
Voting on the short-listed nominees in each Award category will commence 14 September and conclude 30 September.

The winners of the 3rd Energy Business Awards, Asia will be announced on 3 November during the 25th APPEC conference in Singapore, and the winners of the 8th Energy Business Awards will be announced on 4 November in Singapore.

For comprehensive information on the Awards, including the Award catego...

Nominations are now open for the Energy Business Awards, 2008
Celebrating their 7th anniversary, the Energy Business Awards and Energy Business Awards, Asia reward excellence in key energy business disciplines.

The Energy Business Awards will be presented at
EMART Energy in Geneva on 29th October 2008.

The Energy Business Awards, Asia will be presented at
APPEC 2008 in Singapore on October 21st.

All information on the Awards can be found at: www.energy-busine...

It has now been more than thirty years since the world last faced a major oil crisis, although there have been numerous "crisis blips" along the way. But the latest medium-term forecast from the International Energy Agency suggests the world is now approaching a major oil supply crunch within the next five years. It also warns of tight gas supplies.

In truth the fears about an oil supply crunch, or crisis, have been brewing ever since the last oil crisis ended. Western governments, and particularly the US, talked enthusiastically about alternative energy supplies to oil as it sought to free its...