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Evidence-based analysis for the emerging energy economy

The convergence of economic shifts, geopolitical uncertainty, regulatory reform and technological progress is transforming the future of the energy economy. To help corporate executives and government leaders understand the challenges, opportunities and risks that loom ahead, Oxford Economics’ team of economists and industry experts draw on the latest models and analytical tools to provide valuable decision support on today’s most critical energy and resource issues, including:

Supply and demand trends for energy and resources around the world
Future market trends and prices for commodities and natural resources
The outlook for alternative sources of energy and sustainability
The likelihood of economic, political, market and regulatory changes, and their impact on energy and resource firms
The changing landscape of talent for energy and resource firms
Best practices for managing risks and exploiting new market opportunities

Some of our clients

Aggreko, British Gas, British Petroleum, Cenovus, Chevron, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), Deloitte, the Department of Energy (DOE), the Energy Information Administration (EIA), Eni, the European Climate Foundation, the European Commission, GDF Suez, International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE), Lukoil, OPEC, Petrobras, Petronas, PTT, Shell, Talisman, and Total.

How energy and resource firms use our analysis

Draw on our analysis of energy and resources in our range of country, industry and city forecast databanks, publications and white papers.
Apply Oxford’s global model to run scenarios for external shocks—such as a China hard landing or a deeper Eurozone crisis—and the impact on energy and resource companies
Incorporate Oxford’s forecasts and scenario analysis into their long-term plans and risk management strategies
Have Oxford senior economists address their executive teams and management boards on economic, political and industry topics
Include Oxford country and commodity analysis in their annual price forecasts and internal planning
Use country reports and forecasts, and discussions with our economists, as part of the due diligence process in acquisitions

Examples of custom research projects for our energy and resources clients

Cleantech in Ireland. An assessment of the potential economic return from developing the Cleantech sector in Ireland, undertaken on behalf of Ernst & Young. This project examined the prospects for the cleantech sector as a whole in the island of Ireland, which included highlighting key areas of opportunity and the potential economic return to the Irish economy. This included analysis of specific renewable energy areas and the potential for Ireland to export energy to the UK.
The potential of the nuclear supply chain supply. This on-going work for BIS aims to estimate the value of the nuclear supply chain going forward giving the plans for a new nuclear build programme. It considers baseline and scenario outlooks and uses findings from an extensive consultation exercise of industry bodies and the private sector to inform the assumptions and models. All of the quantitative and qualitative research then feeds through to our recommendations.
Modelling the economic impact of green growth initiatives across a range of sectors and countries for the ClimateWorks foundation.
Assessing the impact of China adopting a green growth development plan for Accenture.
Roadmap 2050 for the European Climate Foundation, where we assessed the economic impact of various 'decarbonised paths' in the EU, whereby power generation switched to 60% or 80% renewables, while other sectors invested in energy savings. We further extended the model, which allowed us to estimate the impact of various green growth/emissions abatement policies, for the Global Green Growth Institute.
Modelling the economic impact of energy prices and policy shock on the UK economy for the DTI as part of the first stage of its Energy Review.

US Power & Utilities Outlook

Client: KPMG
Oxford Economics partnered with the KPMG Global Energy Institute in 2012 to product the US Oil and Gas report.

This report provides a three-year forecast for the oil and gas industry in North America, including current production trends and resource locations, the outlook for demand, implications for prices and potential risks and challenges ahead.

Sustainability: A difficult coming of age

Client: Deloitte
In 2011, Oxford Economics collaborated with Deloitte on a white paper entitled Sustainability: A difficult coming of age.

This provocative report examined the future course of sustainability, probing both bottom-up trends from green investors and consumers, and top-down trends from global policymakers and regulators.

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Evidence-based analysis for the emerging energy economy

Some of our clients

How energy and resource firms use our analysis

Examples of custom research projects for our energy and resources clients

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