Apr 2007

Gordon Brown's last budget leaves a lasting stamp on oil and gas company operations

Only one thing in Dubai stretches higher than its skyscrapers: its ambition to lead the world in everything, writes Derek Brower

Europe's energy consumers have spent the last two years worrying about supplies. But is the balance switching back in their favour? Derek Brower writes

Hungary demands fed by Russian fuels

North Sea oil production fell sharply last year in the four main producing countries and overall gas production was also down

Thanks to unremitting cost inflation liquefaction projects are no longer the safe bet they once seemed, writes Ian Lewis

With world demand expected to double by 2010, Australia's Woodside can't make LNG fast enough, writes Tom Nicholls

Offshore technology will help meet growing Indian demands, can it invest infrustructure to match

Born in the USA it may have been, but Halliburton is becoming less American. Tom Nicholls talks to Andy Lane, chief operating officer, Vikram Rao, head of technology and Lawrence Pope, head of HR

Darius Snieckus reports on a market that is forecast to be worth $41bn within five years

The scramble for market share in the nascent, but increasingly lucrative electromagnetic surveying sector is intensifying, writes Ian Lewis

An innovative approach to establishing wells on the sea-floor could cut drilling costs in ultra-deep waters by 60%, writes Anne Feltus

Politics and high oil prices have helped put producers in the ascendancy. But their position is still risky, argues Derek Brower

Eni's ambitious growth targets are designed to put the firm in the top flight of IOCs. But its business in the former Soviet Union is putting it under the spotlight. Derek Brower reports from Milan

As US gas output declines, the industry is turning to unconventional resources and LNG to meet demand, writes Anne Feltus