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Our coverage of energy companies includes energy policy, the oil and gas industry, and alternative energy companies, as well as articles on such energy sources as petroleum, natural gas (LNG), biofuels, solar energy, wind energy, and nuclear energy. We feature articles on trends in the electric utility industry, such as the development of the smart grid. We cover upstream exploration and production, downstream refining and distribution, and trends in green energy.

Energy

Talent Is a Strategic
Asset: A Virtual
Roundtable

Introduced by Christopher Click

At Devon Energy, building the most critical capabilities requires a high-touch approach to human capital and the HR function.

A New Role for Natural Resources Companies

by Mary Stacey, Marilyn Taylor, and
David Legge

By promoting business partnerships, producers of primary materials can find a new source of competitive advantage.

A Moore’s Law for Renewable Energy

by Andrew J. McKeon

Increasing capacity per dollar in computer technology has driven exponential growth for 50 years. The same could happen in the energy industry.

Will Your Next Electric Company Be a Global Oil Enterprise?

by Viren Doshi, Robert Oushoorn, and
Robert Famulok

As the energy markets evolve, oil and gas majors should consider diversifying into power generation.

Solar Comes of Age

A leading solar energy policy advocate explains how this dynamic, rapidly maturing industry can reach its true potential.

A Talent Strategy for Emerging Economies

Two top leaders of the Middle East telecom company Etisalat explain how they recruit and retain people in frontier markets — the most challenging business environments in the world.

Chemicals: Deploy Natural Supply Chains

Resetting the Cost Structure at Shell

A senior finance executive explains how a zero-based cost management effort is leading to significant performance improvements.

Renewable Energy at a Crossroads

The wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal sector has grown in fits and starts — and now may have the momentum to become a self-sustaining industry.

Nuclear Realism after Fukushima

A hasty, large-scale movement away from nuclear power would not resolve most of the issues raised by the ongoing crisis in Japan. Instead, we need more thoughtful discussions now about the energy systems of the future.

Big Oil and the Natural Gas Bonanza

The oil majors hope to make major money in natural gas, but can they learn to operate two distinct types of businesses under one roof?

Big Oil’s Big Shift

As a result of the Gulf accident, the oil industry faces profound changes — not just in the management of environmental risks, but in every aspect of its business.

China’s Clean Tech Boom

Bruce Usher, the former CEO of EcoSecurities, describes China’s path to leadership in renewable energy.

Why We Hate the Oil Companies

As Shell’s then top U.S. executive traveled the country, he discovered how corporate leaders create their own reputation for arrogance — and lose their chance to deliver the right message.

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