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Global trends in energy

• Global providers of energy and energy-intensive commodities face a decade of unprecedented change and uncertainty.
• The competitive landscape is being reshaped by six macroeconomic, social, and business trends—notably, booming demand for energy, a shift in the sources of oil and basic materials to remote (and often geopolitically unstable) locations, and heightened scrutiny of the environmental effects of the production and consumption of energy and materials.
• Executives of companies in the energy and materials sectors must strengthen the existing capabilities of these companies and help them develop new ones. Improving operational productivity will be essential, and companies must learn to be “locals” wherever they do business.