Energy and Natural Resources Report 2023 Copyright © 2023 Bain & Company, Inc. All rights reserved.AcknowledgmentsThe leadership team of Bain & Company’s Global Energy & Natural Resources (ENR) practice prepared this report, with special direction from Grant Dougans, partner, and Clementien Valk-Fabels, practice senior manager.The authors would like to thank Bain Partners Carlos Cruz, François Faelli, Peter Guarraia, Karen Harris, Wren Kabir, Dave Rennard, Tony Walker, and Stefan Wörner; ENR Practice Vice President Peter Meijer; Social Impact Practice Vice President Martha Moreau; Expert Partner Cate Hight; and Associate Partner Adam Frey for their contributions to this work. Thanks also to Nick Baker, Sophie Ladousse, Siddhi Desai, Hind Katkhuda, Sonal Tripathy, Khushboo Sultan, Ashwin Sharma, Sreenivash S, Mukul Bhardwaj, Ethan Dobbs, Rushan Kee, Dhairya Shrivastava, Hannah Bingley, Jose Antonio Majluf Suares, Alex Yuan, Bella Vandenberg, Nicole Edwards, Lina Jasiulionyte, and Anna Civilini, as well as Jeff Bauter Engel, David Sims, and the editorial team for their assistance.1Energy and Natural Resources Report 2023ContentsData-Rich Perspectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3State of the Transition 2023: Global Energy and Natural Resource Executive Perspectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4The Dual Challenge of the Energy Transition Is Urgent and Unprecedented . . . . . .20The Energy Transition: Fragmented, Disorderly, and Ripe with Opportunity . . . . . .29Full-Potential Agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....