Feb 2014

Hemmed in by insufficient export pipeline capacity, rising output from Alberta’s vast oil sands also faces a saturated US market

The Bazhenov formation in West Siberia could be the world's largest oil reservoir. Will it deliver?

The Netherlands' government has imposed a sharp cut in production from the country's largest gasfield, and has set aside a fund to compensate property-owners, after an increase in earthquake activity

The UK has opened almost all of the unlicensed offshore blocks in order to attract interest

Brazil's state-controlled flagship has, of late, been long on promise but short on return. However, its long-term outlook is increasingly bright

The governments of Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda are planning to construct an East African refined products pipeline, in a move to end the unreliability of truck supplies to inland East Africa

US oil production will rise by another 1 million barrels a day in 2014, defying sceptics and suggesting the tight oil surge still has momentum

Increasing exports from US and Middle East refineries seem set to bring more closures in Europe

The project to expand the Panama Canal is in crisis over cost overruns

An end to the battle between Repsol and Argentina should spur development in one of the world's biggest shale oil plays

Kerogen oil, oil shale, shale oil, oil sands, tight oil: what is the difference?

The Australian company has agreed revised terms to enter the Leviathan field

Shale is going global. Its arrival will shape the supply picture for years to come

Doubts over a Chinese shale-gas revolution have made the country a key market

The region has vast potential, but can explorers realise it?

After a series of missteps, China’s CBM sector could finally be getting on track

Gulf supplies look set to help satisfy the country's rising domestic gas demand

PetroChina and Sinopec have reported a pair of major natural gas discoveries within days of each other in a sign that Beijing’s efforts to boost domestic production are paying off

The region has vast potential, but can explorers realise it?

Asian-based gas specialists at Tri-Zen say potentially cheaper prices could lead to a supply shortfall

An exceptionally cold winter in the US and a mild economic recovery in Europe fuelled stronger than expected demand across developed economies, lifting oil prices in February

Global oil production fell by 290,000 barrels a day (b/d), to 92.1 million b/d in January, driven by a fall in non-Opec output

The latest developments in the tortuous Keystone XL pipeline review highlight the contradictions in US energy and climate change policies

Experts believe Gazprom and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) will reach a deal this year

Arctic melting is opening up new trade routes, but the impact will be smaller than thought

Persuading the world that drilling in the Arctic can be done safely may be as difficult as the operating environment

Arctic exploration is complex and expensive, meaning governments will probably have to join forces with companies to make it happen

While the far north has been both tempting - and, in some cases, profitable - for a number of majors, the sense of urgency that once drove Arctic exploration is waning

Norway's Arctic experience shows that development in the High North will take time - and money

Novatek and Total's Arctic gas plant will be a true feat of engineering prowess

Russia's Arctic oil and gas wealth makes it the region's dominant player. But development will be very expensive

A region rich in oil and gas has many suitors, each with rival claims to the icy north

However the region will remain a marginal energy producer for decades

The growth-at-all-costs approach has hindered the country's financial performance

The company is in talks with two Asian companies to sell a 25% stake in its Canadian shale gas resources and proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility, the company's chief executive said