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Read moreInsights Cyber-Risk Management Energy companies are suffering from an increasing and unprecedented number of cyberattacks. The most alarming example so far: a malware attack in 2014 that compromised the operations of more than 1,000 energy companies in 84 countries, including the United States, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Turkey and Poland. This cyber campaign, reportedly waged as a means of industrial espionage, gave hackers the ability to cripple wind turbines, gas pipelines and power plants at the click of a mouse. -
Read moreInsights Defusing the Decommissioning Time Bomb Oil and gas companies have installed thousands of structures offshore in the earth’s oceans, and the time is quickly approaching for those wells, pipelines and other pieces of equipment to begin coming out. -
Read moreInsights Electricity Storage Technology Although solar power has been ballyhooed as the reigning threat to the traditional utility revenue model, there is a stealth disruptor lurking in the wings: electricity storage. New and more economically priced technology can store enough electricity to power a home or business for a few hours. That’s long enough to disrupt the peak demand charges business model many utilities rely on for their cash flows. -
Read moreInsights Liquidity Risk International conflicts, an uncertain global economy, and volatile stock prices are prompting management teams to examine whether they would fare better in a liquidity crunch today than they did when the financial crisis struck seven years ago. -
Read moreInsights The Big Squeeze in Oil Field Services Since the collapse of global oil prices, oil field activity (both ongoing and planned) has decreased dramatically: Global exploration spending has contracted by almost 25 percent, the equivalent of $120 billion, due to delayed or cancelled projects. Additionally, global rig count – the key indicator of level of future exploration activity – has shrunk by 43 percent over the past 12 months.
