Sep 2013

Kuwait’s ban on foreign ownership of hydrocarbons is complicating the state firm’s plan to lift oil and gas output

Officials from CNPC and PetroChina are under investigation for serious discipline violations

The company withdrew extension applications, which Greenpeace view as a victory for anti-fracking

A new report says unconventional oil and gas production will bring long-term benefits to the manufacturing and energy sectors in addition to reducing the country's deficit

The Syrian crisis highlights the tricky balancing act China faces in managing its energy relations in the Middle East

A new report says unconventional oil and gas production will bring long-term benefits to the manufacturing and energy sectors in addition to reducing the country's deficit

The US National Security Agency spied on Brazil's state oil company, as well as a number of other high-profile corporate targets

The latest find is in the Cauvery basin, off the east coast of India

Despite new restrictions on the role of state-owned enterprises in Canada, Chinese oil companies remain keen to gain a foothold in the country’s oil patch

The Trans-Adriatic Pipeline is too small to make a strategic difference to European gas supplies, especially as Russian firms move to gain more control of Caspian energy exports, writes Audrey Dubois-Hebert, a researcher at Strategic Analysis

Excalibur Ventures claimed it was entitled to $1.6bn for a 30% share in Gulf Keystone’s oil assets due to a signed collaboration agreement

Ed Davey tells the country that shale gas is no silver bullet, but unconventional fuel will be key to Britain's energy security

As the threat of US military action recedes and seasonal demand eases, the oil price should drop

The arrest of upstream regulator Rudi Rubiandini on corruption charges has highlighted the problems the country's energy sector is facing

Approval has been awarded to export LNG from Dominion Cove Point to countries that do not have a free-trade agreement with the US

It's been a good summer for OMV and its strategy to move away from the lower-margin downstream sector to focus on the more profitable upstream

Gulf autocrats weathered the Arab uprisings. But in spreading sectarianism to do so they created longer-term problems for the oil world’s most important region, Toby Matthiesen argues in his new book

Imports are on the rise across the region as refiners struggle to keep up with demand

Crude oil prices fell in mid-September as the US and Russia announced a deal had been reached to dispose of Syria’s chemical weapons by mid-2014

Global oil production fell by 775,000 barrels a day (b/d) in August, to 91.6 million b/d, as soaring Saudi Arabian output failed to completely offset Libyan losses

The energy industry has cautiously welcomed the election of the Tony Abbott-led coalition in Australia. Damon Evans looks at the new government’s policies – and whether they can be delivered

As the boom in US shale gas production continues to be felt in the country’s domestic economy, attention is increasingly turning to the international repercussions of the shift in the US energy sector. Dr Mark McClelland of global risk consultancy Maplecroft, considers the country’s options

Venezuela's new president Nicolas Maduro will make his first visit to Beijing this weekend in a fresh test of the countries' energy relations, which have been strained in recent months

Indonesia is predicted to lead the global gasoline trade by 2018, opening up new supply opportunities for European and US refiners

The value of Russia's energy trade with China could quadruple by 2025, according to a new study

Many were quick to judge, but the country's rounds brought new opportunities to the table

Pioneering floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) technology is poised to revolutionise the industry. However its success will not purely be a function of technological progress but its sponsors’ ability to navigate some politically choppy waters

Australia’s incoming Liberal-National coalition government has made clear that development of the gas industry, particularly the removal of barriers in the coal-bed methane (CBM) sector, will be an urgent priority

The UK's total energy production fell by more than 9% in the second quarter of 2013, according to government data

The country's state-run energy companies have been given the go-ahead from the government to develop shale gas and oil

With foreign oil companies owed about $6 billion, Egypt's interim, military-backed government must make tough choices as it looks to keep production and investment flowing

Two recent oil discoveries - one in a new area - point to progress in unravelling the complicated geology of Norway's part of the Barents Sea