Energy investment delays raise operational risks

After infrastructure investment in the energy and commodities industry dropped to record lows following the credit crunch, Lianna Brinded takes a look at whether the new uptick in spending is too little, too late for staving off operational risk

Energy and commodities infrastructure investment is crucial for stemming future operational risk and maintaining supply. Investment in the industry has waned since 2006, after the credit crisis made companies shore up balance sheets, which in turn obliterated many chances of firms stumping up cash to a much needed overhaul of industry infrastructure.

However, while latest data shows that infrastructure investment is set to resume an upwards trend ‘as the worse is behind us', renewable energy is