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The long goodbye

The oil industry

The long goodbye

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The next 50 years will be different, argues Vijay Vaitheeswaran in a special report

Oil well in the desert

The long goodbye

For 50 years the story of oil has been one of matching supply with increasing demand

The next 50 years will be different, argues Vijay Vaitheeswaran in a special report

Regulated gas sales during the 1974 oil crisis

A changing market

Why oil supply shocks are not like the 1970s any more

America has a lot of oil now, and the global energy market is more robust

Rusty, closed gas station in Portsmouth, Ohio

Demand

The end of oil, then and now

It is possible to cut oil demand. That does not mean it is easy, or will be done well

An Emirati man stands in front of photovoltaic panels at al-Dhafra project in UAE

Last men standing

Oil’s endgame will be in the Gulf

And the Gulf states know it

The Pioneer oil refinery IN El Dorado, Kansas, USA

The molecular turn

Can Big Oil run in reverse?

Some of the industry sees putting carbon dioxide back in the ground as key to its future

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Move fast and mend things

Philanthropy

Move fast and mend things

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The super-rich are hoping to get money to the needy faster, says Avantika Chilkoti