The Department of Economics at Heriot-Watt University is delighted to invite colleagues across Scotland, students, Government and the public to our end of semester event in Environmental Economics. This year we will have three world class and renowned economists who will talk about Climate Policy and Economic Instruments. The event…
BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2018 is released June 13th
Heriot-Watt University has collaborated with BP plc in the preparation of the data for the BP Statistical Review of World Energy since 2007. The 2018 version of the Review is launched June 13th and you can now register for the launch webcast from this link. Previous webcasts of the Statistical Review…
A Behind-the-Scenes Look: Managing the Mountain of Data for the BP Statistical Review of World Energy
An article on how the BP Statistical Review of World Energy is done and what goes on behind the scenes has been published in The Way Ahead, the online magazine of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. To read the article, please follow this link.
2016: A historic year for coal?
2016 could be remembered as one of the most outstanding years for solid fuel markets in history. 2015 was already a historic year, with the BP Statistical Review of World Energy reporting a -4.2% change in coal output in volume in 2015, the biggest year-on-year decrease in coal output in…
Two-part energy economics event
The Centre for Energy Economics Research and Policy (CEERP) has organised a two-part event on energy and environmental economics taking place on the 15th of March 2016. The first part is a workshop on topics of energy and environmental economics with three invited speakers, followed by a Q&A and discussion…
Dark predictions about North Sea oil look all too believable
The oil price is struggling to stay above US$30/barrel, little more than a quarter of the price 18 months ago. Recent forecasts for the UK industry have become much gloomier as a result. As recently as three months ago, industry association Oil & Gas UK predicted 79 platforms would close…
BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2015
For the ninth consecutive year, Heriot-Watt University has collaborated with BP plc in the preparation of the data for the company’s annual BP Statistical Review of World Energy. Researchers within the Centre for Energy Economics Research and Policy (CEERP) were involved in providing detailed statistical and analytical support for this…
New Centre for Energy Economics
Heriot-Watt University is setting up a new Centre for Energy Economics Research and Policy with funding of £1.25m over three years from BP. The Centre will be involved primarily in providing the detailed statistical and analytical support for BP’s Statistical Review of World Energy and its annual Energy Outlook. Heriot-Watt…