Oil industry • Table.Briefings

March 4th, 2026

Strait of Hormuz: Economic impact of the blockade

The Strait of Hormuz is closed. As it is the only sea route for one-fifth of global oil production, the blockade is leading to rising energy prices and freight costs.

By Nina Anika Klotz

News | Climate in figures

January 15th, 2026

Venezuela: Why the oil industry is particularly harmful to the climate

Venezuela’s oil industry has the highest methane intensity in the world, and production is particularly harmful to the climate. Why even US companies are unlikely to solve the problem.

By Nico Beckert

News | Venezuela

January 13th, 2026

Oil: Chinese supertankers turn back off Venezuela

Two Chinese supertankers have turned back off Venezuela. They were actually supposed to load Venezuelan crude oil.

By Redaktion Table

Act for Climate and Clean Water March BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - SEPTEMBER 20 A static action with staging and speeches to denounce the participating companies will meet at a conference entitled GoNetZeroEnergy the largest fossil fuel companies (Total, Shell, BP etc.) including Saudi Aramco (the most polluting company in history) and a subsidiary of the Gazprom group in Serbia. Alongside them, advisors and decision-makers from the Belgian government, the European Commission and the European Investment Bank. The demonstrators want to denounce the greenwashing and the lies of these companies as well as the participation of the decision makers in this event

News | Climate & Environment

December 16th, 2025

Structural greenwashing: How Big Oil lied in its advertising campaigns

BP, Shell, Chevron and Exxon Mobil have claimed to be leading the fight against climate change while producing more fossil fuels and emissions. This is shown in an analysis of their advertising campaigns.

By Kai Schöneberg

News | Climate change

November 4th, 2025

Fossil expansion: oil and gas companies continue to invest billions

The industry’s short-term expansion plans are a third higher than in 2021, according to the new survey. 96% of oil and gas producers worldwide continue to expand unabated.

By Kai Schöneberg

Drei Menschen stehen in leuchtend orangeroten Arbeitsanzügen auf einer Bühne, im Hintergrund spielt ein Streichorchester.

News | Climate in figures

October 2nd, 2025

Fossil energies: Oil and gas companies invest billions in Latin America

In the past three years, corporations have invested more than 28 billion US dollars in the exploration of new oil and gas reserves in Latin America and the Caribbean. Brazil's state-owned Petrobras is one of the leading investors – despite promises of climate-friendly restructuring. Two interactive tools show the details.

By Alexandra Endres