The oil industry

The long goodbye

The next 50 years will be different, argues Vijay Vaitheeswaran in a special report

The long goodbye

For 50 years the story of oil has been one of matching supply with increasing demand

The next 50 years will be different, argues Vijay Vaitheeswaran in a special report

A changing market

Why oil supply shocks are not like the 1970s any more

America has a lot of oil now, and the global energy market is more robust

Demand

The end of oil, then and now

It is possible to cut oil demand. That does not mean it is easy, or will be done well

Last men standing

Oil’s endgame will be in the Gulf

And the Gulf states know it

The molecular turn

Can Big Oil run in reverse?

Some of the industry sees putting carbon dioxide back in the ground as key to its future

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