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Volatile grounds: How geopolitical crises shape oil price fluctuations
The Portland report looks back at oil prices over the last 6 months.
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Why Canada’s environmental zealot will happily leverage the country’s oil to avoid financial havoc
This month’s Portland Report focuses on Canada
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Battery raw materials – could they become the biggest obstacle to EV rollout?
What are the challenges associated with sourcing the key raw materials for automotive batteries?
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Vehicle batteries: An alternative approach that REDUCES the infrastructure challenge
Is there a way of bypassing EV battery charging infrastructure?
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Is there a future for the internal combustion engine?
The automotive press has been alight with speculation around the demise of the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE).
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Prices and predictions – what does 2025 have in store?
How did we do on price predictions for 2024?
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The increasing impact of China’s economy on global oil demand
How China's economy has affected demand for oil.
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A special Christmas market report from Portland
A festive report from Portland.
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Fossil fuel fundamentalists vs. clean energy enthusiasts – will energy policy impact the U.S. election?
Portland's November report.
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Why a lack of both infrastructure and green production leaves hydrogen-fuelled vehicles a ‘grey’ area
This month’s Portland market report discusses the challenges for hydrogen-fuelled vehicles.
Further Reading
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Concerts and carbon – what price entertainment?
What would summer be without rock stars strutting their stuff at giant entertainment venues around the world?!
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Prices and predictions: how are we faring?
August's Portland Report
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Elections and energy policy: a powerful combination
This month's Portland Report looks at how four countries in the spotlight approach oil and energy.
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The eternal influence of black gold
Portland Market Report – May in view
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Disrupting the sector: the new Nigerian super-refinery
May's Portland Report.
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Portland Market Report – A spectacular own goal or a pivotal act of unknown agents?
March in view.
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The impact of the Red Sea crisis and why expansion to the north could be catastrophic
How tension in the Red Sea is affecting oil prices.
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Can a ‘tinpot outfit in York’ continue to outsmart the world’s leading energy analysts?
Portland, was one of the very few companies last January to actually forecast oil prices falling in 2023.
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Is this really the end of the road for Grangemouth Refinery?
Is it possible that the Grangemouth closure announcement is part of a political game?
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Portland Xmas Report
Roving reporters from Portland have secured an exclusive interview with Santa's cousin, Krampus Claus, to discover what his typical day looks like.