Anthony Lane

Anthony joined OPIS in 2015 and covered middle distillates markets before focusing on oil refineries. He previously worked as a reporter for Argus Media, writing about European oil products and electricity markets. He has also freelanced for British politics magazines and newspapers, and was a news editor at Euromoney.

Recent Posts

September 8, 2025

Carbon

EU Chemical Plants Could Face €6.5 Billion Annual Carbon Bill by 2034

As the EU begins phasing out free carbon allowances under its Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), chemical producers across Europe...

December 6, 2024

Biodiversity, Environmental Commodities

Former British Soldiers and Ukrainians Fight to Restore Nature

Nature conservation often attracts people willing to endure physical privations for long stretches of time. In the case of two...

Biodiversity, Environmental Commodities

Transylvania Grasslands Uplift Project Advances Biodiversity Crediting

As the lizards of Transylvania roam its incomparably beautiful grasslands, they are blissfully unaware that a lot of money and...

Carbon

Three Idle UK, French Plants Allocated $127 Million in Free Carbon Permits

Three European facilities operated by Saudi Arabian chemical giant SABIC, U.K. conglomerate INEOS and French oil major TotalEnergies received a...

Carbon, Renewables

Unprecedented Focus on Biodiversity Spurring Nature Credit Markets

Celebrations, tens of thousands of church bells ringing across the land and a riot of color will mark King Charles...

Carbon

EU Gears Up for Carbon Border Adjustment Fight

The European Union is squaring up for a major battle in 2021, proposing a carbon border adjustment mechanism that risks...

December 6, 2020

Gas & Diesel, Spot Market

ANALYSIS: U.K., European Refinery Turnaround Activity Parting Ways in 2021

Continental Europe’s largest oil refineries do not plan to undertake full-scale maintenance in 2021, while by contrast, the U.K. will...