Dec 2016

North America's oil and gas sector suffered in 2016, but survived its trial of strength

It was a mixed year in Asia's energy sector, where the oil market's gaze shifted away from its stalwart to a new rising economy

Weak oil prices hung over the region in 2016, a year of more war but also some efforts at renewal

In 2016, the country defied the doubters. Oil production kept rising and new energy-export plans made progress

Europe's upstream struggled in 2016, leaving the continent more dependent on imports

Crude prices hurt exporters and LNG plans idled. Violence flared in the Niger Delta. East African oil and Senegal were bright spots

A global supply surfeit made 2016 a bad year to sell LNG but a good one to buy it

Australia came good as an LNG powerhouse in 2016, but started to feel the effects of the boom's aftermath

Oil's price bust forced yet more change in Latin America's energy sector. Venezuela was worst hit

Weak and volatile prices dulled M&A activity in 2016, with a few exceptions

The oil-price slump has crimped activity in the Gulf of Mexico, but output will still rise in 2017

Tight oil is not the new market balancer but, alongside storage, will help smooth out the market’s troughs and peaks

Argentina will spend 2017 trying to come good on its upstream promise

The dark days of 2015 may well be over, but Glencore still has a lot of work to do

Efforts to build a liquefied natural gas export plant in the country are not going easily

Senegal's upstream is showing promise, though developers are arguing over drilling rights

The service industry’s favourite target has finally found a new home— and gets a new financial outlook to boot

The country's Liza find is among the most promising in Latin America, though some pitfalls lie ahead

Trump's energy policy is long on ambition, short on detail. The market and technology will remain the biggest drivers anyway

Kuwait is on the road to boosting oil-production capacity to 4m b/d, but lifting fuel subsidies will be trickier

Renewables make perfect sense in the Mideast Gulf. Policymakers need to get serious about them in 2017

The East Mediterranean needs buyers for its gas – not easy when prices are expected to stay low

The drivers of global oil consumption are changing. Demand will rise in 2017, but risks lurk beneath the surface

After repeated mishaps, Kashagan's restart could do wonders for the local energy industry's image

A fresh energy minister and new discovery offer glimmers of light

A bond swap has staved off the immediate threat of default, but the downward spiral continues

Familiar geopolitical risks will linger into the coming year, but won’t much affect a well-supplied oil market till the end of 2017

Upstream companies must make cost savings structural and permanent in 2017, not short-term and reactionary

Putting last year's climate deal into action will be the main theme of 2017

Prices down or up – it doesn’t matter. The world’s oil sector is in the endgame

The battle for the city is the prelude to wider struggles for political influence in the region and control of northern Iraqi oil production

In the fourth of a six-part series, our trader looks back at a time when oil was the best commodity one could hold

Opec has tried to put a floor in the price. But further strength in 2017 will depend on the reaction of other suppliers and aversion of many risks

Electric vehicles are either a fad or a big problem for the oil industry, depending on who you speak to. But the sector should beware of complacency

Governments obsess about baseload energy. This is an outdated approach

Cheap supplies from across the Atlantic threaten the Russian firm’s position. How will it respond?

Iran has made the big post-sanctions output gains. Now it must make its upstream attractive to outside investors

Libyan oil-output growth will eventually need the return of foreign firms

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline—an economic lifeline for the state and an American oil industry icon—is under threat as output declines

NOC’s plans to lift output are under threat after renewed fighting in the Sirte basin

Regional finances are set for steady growth, but the CEE could benefit from wider geopolitical stability

By working together, regional energy markets can feel the benefit of scale economics

The Opec-non-Opec deal will help prices – but even if everyone complies, it can’t on its own be decisive