Energy Transition | 2025 and Beyond: How are strategic decisions by Majors shaping the upstream transition?
The demand for oil & gas has proven to be more resilient than previously anticipated. This shift has already led key players to reassess and…
Read MoreColombia’s Bold Push to Go Green Has an Unintended Trade Off: Gas Imports
“Gas produced in Colombia generates roughly the same amount of emissions as gas from the US Permian Basin, according to an estimate from Welligence Energy…
Read MoreWelligence CCUS | EPA Approves First Permit for Onshore Carbon Capture and Storage in California
California Resources Corporation (CRC) secured the first-ever Class VI permit from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the underground injection and storage CO₂. This permit…
Read More‘More pragmatic and less idealistic’: How the energy energy transition hit a speed bump in 2024
“I think 2024 was a year in which the world understood that, to transition, we need to be more pragmatic, and less idealistic,” Juan Agudelo,…
Read MoreWelligence GHG | Navigating a Potential Emissions Cap for Canada’s Oil Sands
Canada’s oil sands have long been a key economic driver in the Alberta region and in Canada, contributing US$209 billion in GDP for 2023. With…
Read MoreWelligence GHG | Electrification in Permian Moves Forward as Demand Surges in the ERCOT Grid
The Permian basin, while a prolific oil and gas region, currently has an upstream emissions intensity of 15.8 kgCO2e/boe, falling short of the low intensities…
Read MoreSingapore International Energy Week: Doubling down on gas | Why the world needs a realistic energy transition plan
Welligence attended this year’s edition of the Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW), from 21-25 October 2024. Notable speakers and guests included Aramco’s CEO Mr Amir Naseer, IEA’s Executive…
Read MoreWelligence GHG | The overlooked environmental impacts of offshore tiebacks
Our analysis indicates that Jackdaw’s updated development plan has not only led to a 19.62% decrease in valuation, but it could also have the unintended…
Read MoreWelligence CCUS | Can CCS secure a long-term future for coal?
In April 2024, The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act, defined new standards to achieve a 90% reduction in…
Read MoreWelligence GHG | Scope 3 Emissions in Context: Governments in Europe Crack Down on Upstream
Scope 3 emissions have, until recently, taken a backseat to Scope 1 and 2 emissions when analyzing the environmental effects of the upstream sector. Companies…
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