Our Latest Thinking on Energy

Exploration and production companies are coming up with high-value ways to take costs out of the system—permanently.

Europe’s energy challenge remains a threat. A green transformation is both a strategic necessity and a massive growth opportunity.

Favorable conditions have catapulted oil and gas players from laggards to TSR leaders. But to continue delivering shareholder value, they must balance four key areas.

A durable competitive advantage in four clean technologies is possible, according to a new report. To get there, US companies must follow two different paths.

BCG’s recent report outlines five ways to encourage removal of residual CO2 emissions, a critical factor in achieving global targets to curtail climate impacts.

 As a climate mitigation tool, recycling captured carbon—rather than storing it—is attracting growing interest. But how viable is it?

Maurice Berns, Pratima Rangarajan, and Michael Avery discuss advancements in direct air capture and methane solutions, highlighting the challenges, collaborations, and digital initiatives shaping climate progress.

Leaders must find a way to build renewable energy for the future while keeping the lights on today. A new mindset and new approaches are required to meet this challenge.

To unlock the full value of existing operations, oil and gas companies must improve collaboration among their business and IT teams and leverage the mountains of data that they have at their disposal.

Digital tools enabled by advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning can help companies uncover the fastest and most effective path to abating the O&G industry’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Artificial intelligence has the potential to reduce companies’ greenhouse gas emissions and cut costs by monitoring their carbon footprint and then reducing it through increased efficiency.

Women are significantly underrepresented in the oil and gas industry. Why? And what can the industry do about it?

BCG's Tina Zuzek demonstrates how companies can retain their best female employees.

BCG's Alan Thomson speaks to the tangible benefits of gender balance in the workplace.

Bold policy moves and flexibility enabled Europe to weather the loss of Russian gas during the war in Ukraine. What can we learn from the crisis?

Chasing new ways to manage volatility, advance sustainability, and build resilience can boost individual companies and benefit the broader business ecosystem.

Data-driven transparency provides the basis for setting performance targets, designing and implementing collaborative vendor development programs, and activating the broader business ecosystem.

As electricity markets become more volatile, the value of using energy flexibly is increasing. Companies can take four practical actions to create advantage.

Regions like Europe must import sizeable volumes of low-carbon hydrogen by 2030 to meet climate commitments. Increasingly, that looks like a long shot.

Hydrogen will be a key player in the transition to renewable energy sources. ENOWA’s Roland Kaeppner and BCG’s Maurice Berns describe the use cases and opportunities to develop hydrogen across industries.

Parker Meeks, CEO of Hyzon, explains why hydrogen is essential to decarbonization and what it will take to scale the needed infrastructure.

Charlotte Roule, CEO of Storengy, Europe's largest storage operator, discusses the crucial role underground hydrogen storage will play in the energy transition.