Mar 2013

Balancing act for the London-listed player, as it shrugs off disappointing drilling results, saying it remains committed to exploration-led growth

US State Department has report is positive for the Keystone XL pipeline

March has provided the turning point for market sentiment in the past. Do not be surprised if it does this year, too

Integrity management and corrosion modelling tools offer operators a systemic approach to ensuring the safe and reliable operation of ageing assets – and helps them squeeze more from mature reservoirs and facilities, writes Intetech’s Dr Liane Smith

Bids were invited in March for a substantial interest in one of the world's largest undeveloped gas areas

A parliamentary report says a lack of a clear pricing system is spooking investors

Albania's attempt to privatise the state oil and gas firm has stumbled

The main North Sea countries are seeing strong exploration and development activity, driven by high oil and gas prices and improved investment terms

The EU must speed up development of shale-gas or it risks wasting a valuable resource

The country has taken an significant step towards a next-generation fuel source

Forecasts for LNG demand growth in India have been scaled back while Southeast Asian markets take focus

Confusing government policies, financial woes and the resurgence of coal are all impacting upon demand for natural gas in Europe

Delays at projects in emerging liquefied natural gas (LNG) hubs in North America and East Africa means more new projects could be approved in Australia over the coming year, say analysts

The aim is part of a five year plan to increase global output to 3.3 million b/d

Yme field project to be cancelled to save on costs

The US independent continues to get it right with a mix of reliable onshore assets and a foothold in potentially prolific offshore plays

Global oil supply inched up by 90,000 b/d in February, reaching 90.8 million b/d, as a rise in Opec crude production boosted supply

Persistent economic issues in Europe, China and the US contributed to falling oil prices

Industry leaders warn over the impact on climate change

Chávez left behind a mixed legacy for Venezuela, now the country must move forward

The post-Chávez era holds potential perils and promise for investors from Houston to Beijing to Moscow

Rory Carroll’s clinical assessment of Hugo Chávez’s legacy is both an indictment of the comandante and a love letter to Venezuela

Tehran and Washington may be nearing a political deal. But don’t count on a sharp rise in the country’s oil exports just yet

The Scottish are due to vote in 18 months on whether to leave the UK - taking with them the majority of the UK's oil and gas production

A new shale-gas field allowance and lower corporate tax rates could get the shale-gas industry get off the ground

The US president plans to earmark $2 billion of oil and gas revenues to fund alternative energy research

A new IHS report points to a new leader for the North American market, writes Shaun Polczer

China and Russia signed a raft of new deals during president Xi Jinping’s state visit to Moscow. The agreements promise to deepen the countries’ energy ties, but the crucial element of a proposed gas-supply deal – the price – has not yet been finalised

The utility has struck a deal to buy LNG from the Louisiana Sabine Pass

Instability in the region has impacted upon exports, but can these countries overcome this to become reliable wordwide players?

A series of missteps threaten to unseat the country's place as a prime oil producer

As the US reduces its imports, the country looks elsewhere to sell its oil

Rising tight-oil production in the US threatens to unravel Nigeria’s oil exports

Countries such as Nigeria and Angola are catching the eye of investors from across the globe

Increasing attacks on oil and gas firms in West Africa have forced governments and firms to take precautions

Rising output and new discoveries offer a bright future for Ghana’s energy industry

East Africa's natural gas discoveries have been in the limelight of late, but West Africa's pre-salt will be the story of 2013, says Lydia Thevanayagam of Deloitte Petroleum Services

After pushing towards $120 a barrel in February, oil prices are fragile again. Macroeconomics, geopolitics, tepid demand and buoyant supplies are all beginning to weigh on Brent

Analysts think BP will overcome its problems after several years of decline

The UK has launched a new oil and gas strategy aimed at luring billions of pounds of new investment into the country’s energy sector

The panic over dwindling fuel supplies and possible rationing is just that. The lights are going to stay on for a long time yet

A new report from the IMF tots up the staggering costs of energy subsidies and offers governments a template for escaping the subsidy trap