The terrifying trends concealed in BP's Statistical Review

James S Murray
clock • 12 min read

Oil prices remain near record highs, the world is reliant on the US gas boom, and renewables make up just a fraction of the energy mix - for BP this is evidence of 'the strength' of the global energy system

BP's annual Statistical Review of World Energy, the latest edition of which was launched yesterday at the World Petroleum Congress in Moscow, is a remarkable publication for a whole host of reasons. It...

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