Mar 2007

Global issues, global response

It isn't clean or safe and isn't the answer to the world's energy problems, says Helen Caldicott, a leading anti-nuclear campaigner. Interview by Derek Brower

ExxonMobil has just begun to talk freely about climate change. BP started 10 years ago. How does the UK firm see the future of energy? Tom Nicholls talks to Tony Meggs, BP's group vice-president of technology

Russia's flirtation with rival gas producers has left consumer countries in a cold sweat. But a cartel probably will not happen and certainly would not work, writes Derek Brower

Europe needs gas and North Africa has it. The next five years should see export capacity rise by well over 40%, writes Martin Quinlan

Worries about climate change and energy security are leading a revival for nuclear energy. But is it the panacea governments are seeking? Derek Brower reports

Who is leading the growth in nuclear energy? And why? Derek Brower reports

Shipping forecasts predict choppy waters

With CNG marine-transport technology maturing, a new door is opening for firms looking to deliver gas to market. But companies remain wary of being the first to adopt the technology, writes Martin Clark

Most foreign firms had begun to lose hope of winning any big upstream opportunities in Russia before Oleg Mitvol came on the scene. Now they are afraid of losing the deals they have, writes Isabel Gorst

Regasification facilities allows cargoes greater delivery flexibility

Scramble for LNG is hotting up- and will only get hotter

The US government's target to cut gasoline use by 20% by 2012 will be hard to meet. But in the longer term, the potential for biofuels is considerable, writes Anne Feltus

Heavy oil and natural gas development could partly offset the North Slope's declining production of conventional oil, writes Anne Feltus

As he starts a new, six-year term, President Hugo Chávez has promised further nationalisation measures. Foreign companies face an uncertain future, reports Robert Cauclanis from Caracas

January's brief interruption to Russian crude exports through Belarus put the frighteners on central European energy companies. But the economic upturn in the region is providing plenty of reasons for optimism, writes NJ Watson