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US shale companies have become some of the most efficient businesses in the market today, producing mountains of free cash flow and rewarding investors. Despite their unwavering commitments to capital discipline, some are even seeing their production volumes grow. Energy Intelligence experts dig in to how companies have accomplished this, what the next steps in their strategies are and how long the run of returns will last.Hosted by: Casey Merriman, Editorial Director, Western Hemisphere and Luke Johnson, Deputy Editor, Energy Intelligence Finance

Exxon and Chevron held their most consequential AGMs in recent memory where each were taken to task by both activist and institutional investors dissatisfied with how the US majors have approached the energy transition. Members of Energy Intelligence’s corporate team discuss how the shareholder revolts will impact the strategies of the two oil giants individually and how the rapidly shifting tides will affect the broader sector.Hosted by: Casey Merriman, Editorial Director, Western Hemisphere and Luke Johnson, Deputy Editor, Oil Daily

The two largest US oil companies recently unveiled fresh strategic approaches to the next several years that include limiting spending, slowing production growth and curbing emissions. It marks a significant departure from where these companies were just a year ago and reflects broader shifts in the industry. Members of the Competitive Intelligence team break down the changes in strategy and try to chart a path for where ‘Big Oil’ goes from here.

Few years have kicked off with more uncertainty in the energy sector. From growing political risk in the US to the profound changes under way across the industry, 2021 may be a year like none we’ve seen so far. Taking a page from the Energy Intelligence 2021 Outlook, we dig into the challenges and trends impacting corporate strategy, spending habits and the overall approach to this unique moment in the energy industry’s history.

One of the most challenging years for the world, and for the energy sector is nearly in the books and as we eagerly turn the page on 2020 a level of optimism seems to be returning to commodities and equities in the space. Can the positive momentum on oil prices and stocks continue into 2021 as investors start to imagine what a post-Covid world will look like? Our experts look ahead to the trends that will continue to drive corporate strategy amid the intensifying pressures of climate change and the energy transition.

The wave of consolidation in the energy sector is finally here as companies mold their portfolios to fit changing realities and investor demands. In this installment of our Competitive Intelligence series, our corporate strategy experts discuss the factors currently affecting portfolio management amid tight capital markets and the challenges of emissions reductions, among other things. We also discuss how Energy Intelligence is making changes to its own products to better serve our clients.

The inaugural Energy Intelligence Forum is in the bag, and after days of conversation with some of the biggest names in energy we are left with plenty to chew on. In this episode, editorial directors Casey Merriman and Noah Brenner dive into some of the biggest issues facing the energy industry today, including the flight of capital from oil and gas, structural and strategic shifts at the corporate level, the growing role of renewable energy in the portfolios of oil majors and much more. Listen for a recap of some of the key themes from the conference and be sure to check out www.energyintelligenceforum.com for anything you may have missed.

LNG has long been a strategic pillar for energy companies. But new economic realities have made it harder to justify the billions of dollars in capital required to bring new capacity on line. Large LNG commitments also complicate the emissions reductions many operators have pledged. Energy Intelligence Research & Advisory Director Ian Nathan and LNG Intelligence Editor Mike Sultan discuss how LNG strategies are evolving and what the outlook is for a sector that has shown so much promise but whose path is suddenly much less straightforward.Hosted by: Ian Nathan, Director, Research & Advisory, Mike Sultan, Editor, LNG Intelligence, and Luke Johnson, Deputy Editor, Energy Intelligence Finance

US shale production is slowly coming back as upstream activity begins to pull off the bottom. But with demand still unsettled and crude stocks high, producers are not looking to grow. What does the US production picture look like through 2021 and when might we expect to see growth again? Energy Intelligence’s Research and Advisory director Abhi Rajendran discusses our latest outlook and the head of Competitive Intelligence Casey Merriman joins to discuss what comes next for the shale patch.Hosted by: Casey Merriman, Head of Competitive Intelligence, Abhi Rajendran, Director, Research and Advisory and Luke Johnson, Deputy Editor, Energy Intelligence Finance

The oil majors have been stable institutions across decades of oil downturns – but now, they face a crisis unlike any other. Energy Intelligence sees the coronavirus pandemic accelerating the strategic shakeout taking shape among the Western majors as the low-carbon energy transition advances.