Apr 2016

LNG importers now have the upper hand when signing new supply deals – and even rejigging existing contracts

Years in the making, Australian LNG is about to change the global supply balance

Cheap oil is stalling LNG’s growth in transport. But the opportunity remains great

The market slowdown means floating LNG isn’t moving ahead as quickly as its proponents thought it would

LNG producers must have faith. The glut will pass and the market will need their gas

LNG from the US’ lower 48 has set sail on troubled waters

Canada’s LNG-export hopes are fading fast

A shift away from big-budget projects to smaller-scale plants will fundamentally change the market

The return of hydropower, economic pain and cheaper alternatives are dampening regional LNG consumption

Diversification and a drive to cut coal use should increase Europe’s LNG regasification capacity, making it a sink for spare cargoes

New Asian LNG demand centres are emerging while the region’s big consumers need less of the fuel

From Cyprus to the Niger Delta, developers hope to add lucrative new LNG capacity. The timing is bad

Mozambique is still leading the race for East Africa’s first LNG project. But there, as in Tanzania, it’s more a marathon than a sprint

Qatar’s LNG marketing strategy has shifted. It is now cutting deals to keep its market share

Hit by sanctions and with big pipeline-export projects to digest, Russian LNG supply will grow more sedately than once planned

Charif Souki and Martin Houston think now is the time to start building more US liquefaction capacity

A gas glut is hitting prices, and the continent’s buyers are benefiting

The International Energy Agency has changed its view of the oil market. What’s going on?

ConocoPhillips has reinvented itself again, exiting deep-water exploration and betting on flexible US production

Qatar will host another oil-producer meeting on 17 April. But its success is in the balance

In the first of four surveys conducted by Petroleum Economist in partnership with Petronas, we looked at the main challenges facing the liquefied natural gas market

Professor Jonathan Stern from the Oxford Institute of Energy Studies (OIES) sees a stable future for liquefied natural gas in the region

America’s oil industry sees no love in Hillary Clinton’s green agenda but fears Trump’s populist bluster

Cheap natural gas is bringing coal’s long reign as the fuel of choice in US generation to an end

Insecurity, economic malaise and uncertainty about the presidential succession are hindering the country’s oil and gas sector

In a buyer’s market, exporters will need to scrap destination clauses and make other concessions to importers

In the second of four surveys conducted by Petroleum Economist in partnership with Petronas at LNG18, we uncovered the most pressing requirements for today’s liquefied natural gas producers, and how Australia’s market is shaping up

In the third of four surveys conducted by Petroleum Economist in partnership with Petronas, we looked at how competitive liquefied natural gas really is, and how it can become more so

The final survey conducted by Petroleum Economist in partnership with Petronas considered the impact of Chinese liberalisation

Saudi-Iranian rivalry has thwarted an oil-supply deal, just as the price recovery was gathering momentum

A major Chinese currency devaluation probably wouldn’t hurt Chinese oil demand as much as some think

Needing cash, the Kremlin is willing to sell a stake in Bashneft and maybe even Rosneft

Years of mismanagement and corruption are catching up with the Iraqi government. Prime minister Heider al-Abadi’s administration is hanging on by a thread

Saudi Arabia may sell a stake in its crown jewel, but raise much less money than its deputy crown prince thinks

Coal’s resilience and a stronger push for renewables may dampen the countries’ enthusiasm for seaborne gas

It was keeping to the pledge not to lift oil output. Now the battle is to sustain recent highs

Hard-to-quantify shifts may be underway in global energy and the oil industry will ignore them at its peril

The downturn has the supermajor's man in Latin America and Africa taking a fresh look at his portfolio – shale is up, deep water is down

Deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has caused a stir by saying he wants Saudi Arabia to end its “addiction” to oil. Can the Kingdom really do this?

Iraq’s autonomous northern province had bold energy plans, but mounting debts, conflict and subterranean trouble are taking their toll

Brasilia’s political crisis is deepening. Is there still hope for energy investors?

Politics have thwarted the region’s offshore promise so far, but the Zohr discovery has revived momentum

Azerbaijan and Bulgaria are the main areas of European offshore activity east of the North Sea

Slowing offshore activity in the UK and Norway is prompting support

Projects are moving glacially, if at all

The Maritimes’ offshore is still plugging on with developments and withstanding tricky conditions

A beacon for the offshore industry in recent years, the region is now suffering through the downturn

Financial results for BP

Enough faith might have been shown in a number of blocks that might just generate a few more years of extraction

Output is still rising in the Gulf of Mexico, even if the longer-term picture is cloudier

Saudi Arabia and the UAE are pressing on with offshore drilling activity despite the slump

India’s offshore is the only part of Asia likely to see activity perk up in the short term, as the slump spreads

When prices recover, a wealth of offshore opportunity awaits

There is still potential for offshore upstream around the world. Our series of articles investigates the challenges and opportunities in depth.