Apr 2013

The UK is coming round the idea of shale-gas development. But what we need now is for the media to steer a calm, rational debate about the fuel's benefits and drawbacks

Two assessments of the West's strategy to stop Tehran's nuclear programme suggest the outlook is grim

Wintershall said in late-March that a well and two sidetracks at its Hibonite structure pointed to it holding about 100 million barrels of oil-in-place

After more than a year of nearly non-stop campaigning, Venezuelans could be forgiven for suffering from election fatigue

Tanker owners have launched an initiative to improve charter rates, which they say have fallen to levels which are consistently below basic operating costs

Hit by rising import costs and increased government pricing control, Petrochina has posted a sharp fall in results

The Thatcher government’s confrontation with the UK's coal miners was the most bitter industrial dispute the country had ever seen. It changed the UK’s industrial landscape irrevocably, and its effects are still being felt today. But not, perhaps, in a way you would expect

Margaret Thatcher, UK prime minister from 1979-90, who died in on 8 April, brought profound changes to the country’s business life and particularly to the energy sector

As exploration ramps up in the Gulf of Mexico, the Lower Tertiary and Paleogene plays have become hot prospects

The companies are to cooperate with an LNG export complex

Hydraulic fracturing (fracking), the drilling technique widely used in shale oil and gas development, does not pose a significant risk of causing earthquakes large enough to be felt on the surface, according to a new study by the University of Durham

Prices have fallen, demand growth is sluggish and supply has rebounded in some key producing countries, but it may be too soon to declare a bear market

Just under half of Indonesia's potential resources have not yet been produced

Disappointing production levels have cut the company's credit grade, leaving questions about the company's future

The LNG project at James Price Point will not go ahead, marking a turning point for Australian LNG

The formal launch of the Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project has been billed as part of the solution to Pakistan’s deepening energy crisis. Its success, however, is not just a question of diplomacy

The Canadian company is to concentrate on its other profitable assets

Under intense pressure to keep a lid on costs while taking on ever larger and more challenging projects, oil and gas companies have outsourced an increasing amount of their critical engineering, procurement and construction activities

Tullow Oil’s shares fell sharply this week after another disappointing well result in the company’s French Guiana exploration campaign

The award raised little protest in Syria, which is enmeshed in a bitter and protracted civil war. But, as Conal Urquhart discovers, Tel Aviv's decision may have far-reaching consequences

Asian buyers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are calling for the creation of trading hubs in the region to lower their growing import bills

Conventional gas is much cheaper to produce, meaning the country will not explore its unconventional reserves for some time

The train network is rapidly becoming integral to energy transport in the US, a role that could aid the rise of unconventionals

Oil and gas companies are responding to rising premiums by setting up in-house insurance operations, but the strategy carries risks, writes Stephen Breen from Rein4ce

Lower oil demand and seasonal maintenance at refineries has put pressure on the oil price

Troubles in Nigeria, Libya and Iraq contributed to the supply decline

Rising costs, Asia’s burgeoning demand and the prospects for US exports dominated the LNG17 conference in Houston. And there wasn’t a volcanic ash cloud in sight

The past 12 months show that nationalisation of YPF has been disastrous for both the company and the country

When a stagnant economy and a moribund energy sector, Venezuela needs pragmatism rather than politics. But Maduro's elevation to the presidency leaves little room for hope

The French major is the latest company to make a discovery in the Ivory Coast

Analysts are lowering their oil price forecasts for this year on expectations of ample supply, weak demand and a sluggish global economy

The company's production has been on a steady decline, but that is likely to change in the next year, says head of upstream

Last August, 39 people were killed and the refinery was badly damaged after an explosion, forcing the plant to close

US gas players face crossroads as North American natural gas is moving away from being a regional price point to become a global benchmark