Jun 2009

Oil profits are in free-fall because of lower prices and lower demand, but some companies are worse off than others

In six months' time, diplomats from 200 countries will meet in Copenhagen to try to agree a complex global agreement on climate-change abatement. It is a tall order, writes Conal Walsh

Chinese oil imports are on the rise again. But are they the first signs of economic recovery in the country – and for global energy markets? Derek Brower reports

The credit crunch and lower oil prices have forced oil companies, both big and small, to become much more innovative in their financing methods, NJ Watson writes

IOCs and gas and power firms will need to accept the price risk of new LNG projects, managing volume risk on a portfolio rather than a point-to-point basis, writes Christopher Ross, vice-president, CRA International

State-owned Saudi Aramco has been busy revising contract terms in order to capture the benefit of lower costs, reports James Gavin

M&A activity in the utilities sector has held up in 2009 despite the recession. But a slow-down is on the way, writes Conal Walsh

The UK government has put clean coal and other environmental initiatives on the country's agenda, reports Derek Brower

Nations with the most attractive subsidy and policy frameworks for low-carbon assets will have the greatest success attracting investment, write Ingrid Holmes and Tony White, senior associate and senior adviser, Climate Change Capital

The UK's London Array wind farm could be producing electricity in time for the London Olympics, in 2012, following the introduction of new subsidies for offshore wind power, writes Tom Nicholls

Far-north waters might yield large finds of gas and oil, but the Norwegian authorities are holding true to their steady-pace exploration policy, Martin Quinlan writes

In contrast to declining shallow-water activity, deep-water exploration and production remains robust, reports Anne Feltus, from Houston

Rainer Seele takes over as chief executive of BASF's Wintershall oil and gas subsidiary on 1 October. NJ Watson looks at the challenges he will face in his new post

State-owned Saudi Aramco has been busy revising contract terms in order to capture the benefit of lower costs, reports James Gavin

Natural gas is in increasingly short supply in Saudi Arabia and the kingdom's Opec-induced crude production cuts are aggravating the problem

Oil prices fell sharply on Wednesday following the release of stocks data from the US' Department of Energy

THE COMMODITIES price shock was one of the forces that brought the world's economy to its knees. Now, a new rally threatens to kill hopes of a recovery. That's one problem.

We're back where we were eight months ago, with oil prices above $70/b again and the global economy in a fragile state

Chinese oil imports are on the rise again. But are they the first signs of economic recovery in the country – and for global energy markets? Derek Brower reports

Rising oil demand from China was one force behind the bull-run in energy markets of the last few years. Can the market rely on the country's economy to rescue prices? Derek Brower reports

Iran's Persian LNG (liquefied natural gas) consortium may opt for piped gas exports instead of an LNG development, according to project partner Repsol

Crude oil prices have risen by more than $10/b in the last month and seemed to settle around $70/b during mid-June

Iran's energy sector was in a mess before the contested re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and it will be in a mess after the protests, whether they succeed in ousting him or whether they fail

Oil prices are soaring again, but the evidence of genuine demand is patchy. So why do investors love oil? Conal Walsh writes

The oil price remains just shy of $70 a barrel, but the fundamentals suggest it should be lower