Jan 2014

Santos has brought Australia’s second shale-gas well into production after successfully drilling the Moomba-194 vertical well in the Cooper basin

Almost half of Petroperú's shares will go on the stock market

Mexico’s oil industry has entered a brave new era with the passage of landmark energy reforms

The region is rich in unconventional gas, but it will not be developed quickly

The continent’s large unconventional reserves have yet to yield any significant production

Argentina’s shale-gas trove could be one of the most prolific in the world. It has yet to live up to its promise

With the world’s largest reserves of conventional gas, the country can afford to leave shale gas in the ground

Despite their struggling economies, some European governments are hesitant to allow fracking

Government backing, generous tax breaks and world-class reserves should make the UK a major unconventional gas producer

Why has Poland’s unconventional gas sector failed to live up to the promise?

The company said this was an important milestone for them

The day of floating liquefied natural gas is coming, and the technique is set to see a significant rise in investment

More efficient drilling has kept the industry afloat despite cheap gas prices. But rapid demand growth and cheap financing remain key

The country has all the ingredients to become a major shale-gas producer

The country's unconventional gas sector has struggled to live up to its promise. But its resource is too big to be left in the ground indefinitely

The world has 7,300 trillion cf of shale to exploit. Development has been slow outside North America, but momentum is building

The company filed for bankruptcy protection in October while it negotiated with creditors

The French major faces a juggling act with its high-risk, high-reward growth strategy

Increased unconventional oil and gas drilling and market reforms are creating new opportunities for China’s oilfield service companies

The supermajor sees energy landscape shifting as demand growth slows and new fuels emerge to challenge oil's supremacy

The Falkland Islands will have to wait longer than expected to become an oil producer

Brent has averaged $110.59 a barrel in the past three years. This is high by any historical measure. Even including the price run-up earlier this century, for example, the mean price in the 25 years till 2011 was just over $33/b

With exploration stalled in mainland Europe, the UK government's unconventionals push has opened a new frontier for investors and E&P companies alike

Oil remains at the heart of an increasingly bitter war of words between the government in Tripoli and Benghazi-based insurgents

With exploration stalled in mainland Europe, the UK government's unconventionals push has opened a new frontier for investors and E&P companies alike.

Crude prices eased in January as weaker economic data from China indicated slowing crude demand and soaring US oil output added pressure

The drop was due to a 335,000 b/d fall in non-Opec liquids production, to 55.99m b/d

The one-time tiger of the oil world has lost its way

Angola has seen a substantial loss of production capacity as older fields decline

The fighting beween the two Sudans has caused much loss of life and yet both sides could cause untold damage to their long-term economic future

Subsidy reforms and rising prices add up to a good deal for investors

Conflict in the area is causing worry for China and the CNPC, who are heavily invested in South Sudan

New development of Venezuela’s vast heavy oil belt is moving like treacle

The region has plenty of unconventional oil to exploit. Politics is the only real obstacle

The world has hundreds of billions of barrels of unconventional oil to produce. But many obstacles stand in the way

Sub-Saharan Africa holds known oil sands and shale oil resources, but politics make exploitation tricky

The continent has indigenous reserves to exploit. But it also has a lot of opposition to overcome

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?

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?

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

The policy, which will aim to cut emissions by 40%, has been called "toothless" by Greenpeace

Iran is complying with the interim nuclear deal struck in Geneva in November, some light sanctions relief is under way and oil companies are already getting hot under the collar as they plot a return to the country’s upstream

New development of Venezuela’s vast heavy oil belt is moving like treacle

Oil shale reserves set to help country meet its growing electricity demand amid financial troubles

The region has plenty of unconventional oil to exploit. Politics is the only real obstacle

The world has hundreds of billions of barrels of unconventional oil to produce. But many obstacles stand in the way

Europe must do more to cut coal out of the continent's energy mix to reduce its carbon emissions, gas industry leaders said

Sub-Saharan Africa holds known oil sands and shale oil resources, but politics make exploitation tricky

The company's grip over European gas markets is loosening because of weak demand and its shrinking share of Russia's domestic energy market, industry leaders said