Aug 2015

A deal that would lift export restrictions is possible later this year as debate over crude export restrictions heats up

The country will cut regulated gas prices in order to encourage demand

As part of the Clean Power Plan, Obama aims to reduce the gas emissions by 2030

The investment will bring new life to the Eastern Trough Area Project in the central North Sea

The UK Continental Shelf still has its attractions for the producer, sky-high costs notwithstanding. This year might even see a year-on-year rise in output, with regulatory enhancments still to come

The newly-created Oil & Gas Authority will oversee the operations of UK North Sea producers as the province moves into a period of deeper decline. Petroleum Economist asks how it will achieve this

Gazprom's sales dipped in the first quarter of this year, but was followed by a surge of lower-priced exports

The country is tendering for supplies worth up to $300m for delivery this summer

Across the US' largest plays, shale output is set to fall for the sixth month in a row in September

ExxonMobil, Total, and Statoil are among the companies that submitted bids to explore for new exploration blocks in Mozambique

Producers and investors could be sitting on billions of dollars of unspent funding because of the current industry downturn

Exploration company InfraStrata will turn the Islandmagee salt deposit into a gas storage plant after securing funding from the EC

Listening to some of the US shale industry's top executives during the second quarter results season, one might think that shale output was surging ahead as strong as ever

Japan has brought back the first of its nuclear plants which were closed in the wake of the Fukushima disaster. However, analysts doubt if this will affect LNG imports

Planning applications for shale gas will be fast-tracked due to new measures announced on 13 August

Nigeria’s president has made good on his promise to reform the energy sector with key appointments already announced, but the legislative workload ahead is daunting

Crude prices fell in July and August, but forecasts show demand will be stronger than anticipated

The dip was mainly from non-Opec production, and in July it had fallen to 96.6m b/d

Shale gas planning applications will be fast-tracked through a new, dedicated planning process, under UK government measures announced 13 August

Only months after promising to increase investment in the country, ConocoPhillips is seeking a buyer for its assets

Guyana wasn't expected to be the next country to find oil, with high hopes resting on Suriname

Energy companies often conduct business in emerging markets, some of which may have a historically poor record of dealing with corruption. In this article, law firm Norton Rose Fulbright considers the risks of entering such markets; and how companies can protect the value of the deal

After poor second quarter results, companies are now focused on cutting costs and improving efficiency

Oil in Russia is being squeezed at both ends

Canada's oil sands face collapsing oil prices, limited export routes and higher taxes

Mexico’s oil reformers were poised in July to celebrate a successful outcome. But the first licensing round open to foreign investors since the 1930s drew a virtual blank

Train 5’s capacity of 3.75m t/y has been contracted on a long-term FOB basis under sale and purchase agreements with the French major Total and Centrica

Teaming up with Statoil, Litgas is trying to get more usage out of its under-used floating LNG regasification terminal

The partners in the LNG project in Papua New Guinea have agreed the location for developing the Elk-Antelope gas field

Tehran’s mid-July nuclear agreement provides space for its re-entry into the global oil market, and for international oil companies to plant their flags back in the Islamic Republic

The move is part of a strategy to concentrate Shell's downstream activity to a smaller number of assets

Indonesia needs investors to avert an energy crisis. But a proposed law, widely hoped to improve the fiscal and regulatory environment, appears disappointing

The country will start onshore shale oil and gas exploration as they plan to award 27 blocks from the 14th Onshore Oil and Gas Licensing Round this year

The company is buying the Russian assets of Trican in order to boost itself ahead of harsher western sanctions

The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest oil-market report suggests the fundamentals are turning, led by demand

The financial pain from lower oil prices is taking its toll on shale producers

As Brent hits a six-year low, assets should be correspondingly attractive. However, apart from defensive mergers and portfolio rationalisations, M&A activity is quiet

Ghana is seeking to boost investment in its oil and gas industry, as misjudged government spending, infrastructure delays and low prices dull the optimistic mood

Woodside is increasingly confident on a Browse floating LNG (FLNG) final investment decision in late 2016

The Australian company is facing increasing debt and a takeover is on the cards

The oilfield service companies will merge as the transaction is completed in the first quarter of 2016

After the sudden drop in oil prices last year, Total is cutting costs to raise funds

The Kurdistan Regional Council for Oil & Gas Affairs expects the first tranche of regular payments to be made available to IOCs in the first half of September 2015