Apr 2015

Investments in clean energy are snowballing with better and cheaper finance options available

The world’s second-largest economy is undergoing structural changes to create more sustainable growth that will have long-lasting effects for oil demand

The government is reforming the business climate to attract foreign investment — and it has gas and oil projects at the top of its wish-list

ConocoPhillips is looking to US shale oil for growth during a period of low and volatile oil prices, bucking an industry trend that has seen many cut their exposure to the US shale patch

The US company is leaving as it tries to balance the books amid low oil prices

Nigeria’s new government, headed by former-general Muhammadu Buhari, arrives with plans which could be positive for the oil companies - but with the risk of stirring up increased dissent in the producing areas

Shell has offered to acquire BG, to create a company with oil and gas production second only to that of ExxonMobil

The reserve potential in the shale-oil well in southern England has provoked excitement, but experts are urging caution

New discoveries have been made near to Statoil's development, adding additional reserves to the project

US major Chevron has exited one of the most prospective unconventional patches in Australia as it strives to cut spending in the wake of falling oil prices

The takeover signals an expectation that natural gas in the Asian market will grow

The Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen are deepening the chaos in the country, where a full-blown civil war is under way, says Gerald Butt

Western sanctions are harming the industry causing foreign investments to slump

Claudio Descalzi's strategy to reduce debt and focus on upstream has yet to convince investors

A pivot towards coal in the absence of concrete plans for gas price reform could see bullish projections for Indian gas demand growth evaporate

The superhighway will alter trade flows and should link the two ends of the country together

The company's plan for refining in France will also see investments in biofuels and desulphurisation

High stocks have pressured the oil price but April saw them begin to rise again

Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Companies (Opec) reached a high supply rate in March - along with global oil supply

Damon Evans talks to Matthias Bichsel, former director of projects and technology at Anglo-Dutch supermajor Shell about the prospects for innovation and collaboration in the oil and gas business

For the past few years industry executives have been talking up natural gas. Excited by the possibilities of a hydrocarbon that is, thanks to shale, considered globally abundant, relatively clean to burn, and easy to ship, the enthusiasts have proclaimed that the 21st century will belong to the fuel.

The long-overdue opening of the country’s energy sector promises much – for Mexicans and the world, but first the country needs to attract companies

The deal will work on a natural gas pipeline project to expand the company's infrastructure

The reforms were passed in December last year and will be crucial for the country's energy prospects

The state company, long a symbol of Mexican energy independence, must reverse years of decline if the country’s reforms are to work

A raft of legislation has liberalised the energy sector. Elisabeth Eljuri, partner and head of Latin America at Norton Rose Fulbright, and Leonie Timmers, trainee solicitor currently based in the firm’s Paris office, give an overview

Mexico’s newly empowered energy regulators will be critical to the success of the opening. They have their work cut out

Reform offers opportunities and challenges for maritime operators

BP's chief economist predicts the Chinese will be second only to North America

China will become the world’s second largest shale-gas producer by 2035, behind only North America, according to BP’s chief economist