Jan 2007

Gazprom becoming a world leader in gas acquisition

Geoffrey Chandler, a former director of Shell International and founder chair of the Amnesty International UK Business Group, says companies with no moral basis do not deserve to survive and probably won't. Interview by Tom Nicholls

The outlook is brightening for Russia's independent gas producers. Domestic demand is growing and the government has begun slowly to deregulate pricing. But independents can only succeed if they build a good relationship with Gazprom, writes Isabel Gorst

Russian plans to go east to replace the west in Asia

Sakhalin projects reject Shell to keep it in the Kremlin

The EU need on a new deal on merging the east and west

The European Commission is talking tough on mergers and acquisitions between the region's utility companies, but this will not slow the pace of deals in 2007, writes NJ Watson

Buffeted by political turmoil and US sanctions, Syria is attempting to stem a precipitous decline in oil production and boost gas output. James Gavin reports from Damascus

In the near future GTL will br Good-To-Go

Despite concerted conservation efforts and energy-efficiency gains, electricity demand in the US continues to rise. Increased diversity in the fuel mix is essential to guarantee supply security, writes Anne Feltus

After a decade Canadian Gas production is at the start of decline in the industry

US refiners, benefiting from high utilisation rates and margins, are planning significant new capacity. But soaring construction and labour costs could delay, or deter, vital investment, writes Anne Feltus

Chinese promises for Canadian resources are proving unfounded- but not out of choice it seems

Asia on Africa - the scramble continues

Independent storage-terminal operators in the world's big supply and refining centres are benefiting from oil's robust fundamentals, Martin Quinlan writes

The big independent ARA terminals have seen a structural change in their business – and are building new facilities to take advantage of it, Martin Quinlan writes

The independent storage business is on a roll, with capacity expanding fast to keep up with escalating demand, Martin Quinlan writes

For an economy that has recently been growing at 9% a year, it is remarkable how little energy investment has been made in the country, writes Robert Cauclanis

The White House will not ratify the Kyoto treaty unless China and India accept limits on carbon emissions. But the actions of US businesses and individual states are undermining that position, reports Liz Bossley