Jun 2013

Opec maintained its target ceiling, and the market barely reacted

The company is on track to expand the PNG LNG project, and invest in a potential FLNG project

Chatham House warns that the price of oil is heading for a crash similar to the one in the mid-1980s, when world oil prices fell by over 50%

The new gas play off India's eastern coast offers hope for the gas-short nation

The country has 170 trillion cubic feet of unconventional gas in northern England

The Anglo-Turkish player has carved out a very attractive niché for itself in Iraq’s Kurdistan region. And while the risks are high, NJ Watson argues, the rewards look set to be worth it

The UK's energy bill, which states the UK will aim for a 34% reduction in its carbon footprint by 2020, will now be debated by the House of Lords

It will add two new rigs to the Prudhoe Bay field and upgrade existing facilities

The chemicals business cycle took a downturn last year, but the indications are that it was a dip and not a dive

The UK government has widened the powers of its power market regulator following the energy price fixing probe

This year may very well see the unconventionals sector begin to deliver on its rich promise

The worldwide chemicals business faltered last year, with demand-growth slowing and profitability coming under attack from price competition

Firms look to the high risks - and high rewards - of the country's frontier basins as licensing offerings are unveiled

A report by the IEA says the world must do more to prevent rising temperatures

The US Energy Information Administration has increased its estimates for global shale gas resources by 10%

The UK utility company has bought a 25% stake in Cuadrilla Resources’s shale gas acreage in northern England

The agency expects around 19.3 million barrels of oil will be lost to storms in the season which began on 1 June and runs to 30 November

New sources of gas are poised to flood the market and depress prices. But major supply challenges need to be overcome, writes Damon Evans

Despite a slowing economy, some bullish forecasters predict China’s oil demand will be stronger for longer as transportation, rather than industrialisation, spurs growth

The US is leading the way in oil and gas production growth

Europe doesn’t import any oil from Alberta, but the proposed fuel quality directive has ignited a row between Brussels and Edmonton

The US Energy Information Administration has increased its estimates for global shale gas resources by 10%, writes Helen Robertson

Analysts hope the struggles of late will pass, and Tullow's major successes of the past will be seen again

LNG developers in western Africa must fight in a crowded marketplace for sales to South America, Europe and Asia

Oil companies operating in Gabon seem set for a bumpy ride as the government gives wings to its new oil policy

Production from the Bowland basin could see UK imports decline by almost 15%, according to a new report

The round offered licences in the Barents Sea with all but one of the areas in the Arctic circle

Indonesia has approved a controversial fuel price rise to slash its ballooning subsidy bill

Canada's east coast refining market is consolidating as the country reduces its dependence on offshore crude

The country's costly fuel subsidies are in the spotlight as Najib Razak's government sets its policy priorities for the coming years. Damon Evans looks at the issues

Foreign investors, led by China and India, will underpin more development in Alberta

The independent firms are aiming to rebalance their global exploration portfolios

Canada’s oil sands need new pipelines to new markets

An International Energy Agency report says that rising consumption and low prices will drive this boost

Barack Obama wants to cut carbon emissions. The US president also wants to increase domestic oil and gas production. Can he do both?

Afren has made a new oil discovery in the western part of Nigeria's offshore

With growing US production, imports are slowing down in North America. China is becoming more prominent where the US is pulling back

The four largest shale gas plays in the US will account for more than 10% of all North American upstream spending in 2013, according to UK consultants Wood Mackenzie

A long-awaited report from the British Geological Survey points to vast unconventional gas resources, writes Justin Jacobs

The Nabucco project has failed to be chosen to transport Caspian gas to Europe