Dec 2009

The EU has proposed that rich countries put money towards a fund that will give developing countries €50bn a year by 2020 to help fight climate change. But is it enough?

The private sector will shoulder much of the responsibility for implementing measures agreed at the UN climate change meeting in Copenhagen. NJ Watson reports

What do students and young professionals think about the energy industry's sustainability, leadership and image? Tom Nicholls reports

China's energy economy represents more than just a vast opportunity for the resource industries. The country's need for fuel is set to become one of the biggest geo-strategic issues of our times, writes Conal Walsh

Despite China's rapid economic growth – and despite its hunger for energy resources – international oil companies have made relatively little headway in the country's markets, writes Conal Walsh

China wants to become a world leader in renewable energy technologies and is already staking its claim, writes Conal Walsh

Chinese national oil companies are developing upstream and downstream relationships across the Middle East, as the country endeavours to secure steady oil supplies, writes Digby Lidstone

Saudi Arabia has positioned itself as the crude supplier of choice for Asia-Pacific and is quietly cornering the region's refining market as well, writes Digby Lidstone

Saudi Aramco will use sweet US benchmark WTI for the last time this month to value Saudi crude sales

After the award of three large upstream contracts, Iraq's prospects as an oil producer are looking much brighter

Iraq's national election, which will probably take place on 23 January, is critical for a number of reasons, writes James Gavin

Unconventional gas discoveries have transformed the North American gas sector. Could the same happen in Europe? Derek Brower reports

Fresh ideas on west Africa's geology could open up a new oil province stretching across four countries, Martin Quinlan writes

Kosmos' sale of its interest in the Jubilee oil field has pitted Ghana's GNPC against the world's largest oil companies, Martin Quinlan writes

A string of large and medium-sized oil discoveries in the GOM's deep waters are attracting risk-averse explorers to this technically difficult region, writes Anne Feltus

Margins in the oilfield services sector remain tight. But global exploration successes and a more stable oil price are grounds for optimism that the market is in recovery, writes Ian Lewis

Consolidation in the oilfield services sector is seeing a new breed of organisation developing – the one-stop-shop for all an exploration company's upstream needs, writes Ian Lewis

Drillship design is evolving fast, with the latest generation of vessels smaller, more energy efficient and able to operate in ultra-deep waters, writes Ian Lewis

Progress at the Copenhagen climate-change conference to boost the use of renewables is essential, and so is increased investment in fossil fuels, says the IEA. Ian Lewis reports

Third-quarter profits may be down, but Chevron still exceeded market expectations. David O'Reilly will exit the US major with production ramping up worldwide, writes NJ Watson

Upstream oil and gas capital expenditure (capex) will be flat in 2010 and won't start to grow again until 2011, says Wood Mackenzie

The prospects for the oil and industry in Colombia look promising, with production and reserves increasing and investors pumping money into the country

New SEC guidelines on reporting oil and gas reserves are about to come into effect. They're better than before, but grey areas persist

No sooner had Saudi oil minister Ali Naimi declared that oil prices were trading in a "perfect" range of between $75 and $80/b than the support for such strength disappeared

Successful licensing of seven upstream oil contracts could see Iraqi production hit 12m b/d says oil ministry

ExxonMobil is prepared to pay a high price to secure XTO Energy's unconventional-gas resources