Alboran Energy Strategy Consutlatns

Research Articles

  • Eye On Energy, September 2021

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    NO RESPECT!

  • The LNG and shale wildcards

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    Will global shale resource development and the US LNG export initiative bring more liquidity to global gas markets and help Europe’s future energy needs? Allen Brooks, Crispian McCredie and Ruud Weijermars of Alboran Energy Strategy Consultants consider the challenges facing the global LNG business.

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  • Risk Management for Sustainable Profits

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    The E&P sector faces a steeply rising risk curve due to a combination of increasingly complex field development projects, rising country risks, highly volatile commodity prices and unstable credit markets. Crispian McCredie and Ruud Weijermars, Alboran Energy Strategy Consultants, argue that sustainable profits are generated by those companies with the most rigorous risk management framework. (more…)

  • The Race to embrace Technological Change

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    Can the oil companies of the future maintain their operational integrity and meet global energy demand whilst satisfying shareholder expectations? Ruud Weijermars and Crispian McCredie, Alboran Energy Strategy Consultants, assess the outlook. (more…)

  • Bulls and Bears in Energy Trading

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    Expensive energy imports are a burden on any economy at a time of budgetary deficit. Crispian McCredie and Ruud Weijermars*, Alboran Energy Strategy Consultants, see a trend emerging where energy traders succeed in securing cheaper supply side contracts. (more…)

  • Leading the Energy Revolution

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    Europe’s exposure to expensive imports means cheap renewables will be needed to put competitive price pressure on fossil fuel suppliers. Crispian McCredie and Ruud Weijermars, Alboran Energy Strategy Consultants, highlight the hurdles for Europe in keeping its lead in the global energy transition. (more…)

  • Inflating US Shale Gas reserves

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    New rules have accelerated the growth of US proved gas reserves in an unprecedented way. A New York Times article prompted the US Congress to ask for a Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation. Ruud Weijermars* and Crispian McCredie, Alboran Energy Strategy Consultants, outline the basis for reasonable doubts about the reliability and durability of US shale gas reserves under the new SEC rules. (more…)

  • Assessing shale gas potential

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    Crispian McCredie

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    Shale gas has been hailed as the next energy revolution, but is controversial for its uncertain economics and feared environmental impacts. Ruud Weijermars and Crispian  McCredie, Alboran Energy Strategy Consultants, explain  why European shale gas development is likely to be led by Warsaw and not Brussels. (more…)

  • Building Corporate IQ – Moving the Energy Business from Smart to Genius

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    Ruud Weijermars

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    Executive Guide to Preventing Costly Crises Building Corporate IQ – Moving the Energy Business from Smart to Genius gives a clear outline of organizational intelligence and provides a framework for practitioners of good leadership. The synthesis starts with an overview of the fundamental skills and competencies mastered by leaders and team members in organizations. Building Corporate IQ – Moving the Energy Business from Smart to Genius also includes a corporate IQ test that is designed to help leaders gain insight into how their organization can stay at the competitive frontier. Illustrated with case studies from the energy sector, Building Corporate IQ – Moving the Energy Business from Smart to Genius explains the guiding principles of organizational learning, with the goal of developing better organizational intelligence. It is intended as an indispensable guide for managers at all levels to help them meet and recognize new challenges in the corporate innovation process. “For the third millennium, with the increase in depersonalized electronic communication, business leaders, especially in the energy industry, must quickly develop organizational intelligence in their organizations to survive. This book sets out the modus operandi.” Crispian McCredie, former Managing Director…

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  • Russian gas key to 2020 targets

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    With 2020 only eight years away and taking into account International Energy Agency (IEA) projections, how will Europe meet its greenhouse gas emissions targets whilst ensuring affordable energy supply? Using gas as a transition fuel means Europe must carefully weigh the risks of an increased dependency on Russia. Crispian McCredie and Ruud Weijermars, Alboran Energy Strategy Consultants, consider the dilemmas that must be solved for a new European Union energy policy. (more…)

  • The Rising Power of the Gas Traders

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    Securing Europe’s future gas supplies will depend increasingly on a combination of physical hubs and trading skills as gas import rise and Europe’s indigenous gas reserves dwindle. Crispian McCredie and Ruud Weijermars, ALboran Energy Consultants, explain how trading works and what action is needed to further improve liquidity in nascent pan-European gas trading system. (more…)

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