Mar 2016

The elections damaged the hardliners and opponents of the nuclear deal. But their influence has not been eliminated and wider regional rivalries remain intact

Conflict and unrest has hit the country’s oil output by more than 90% in just six years

A controversial genius, consummate risk-taker and pioneer of the US shale patch, Aubrey McClendon, died on 2 March

Despite the downturn, Mexico is pressing ahead with plans to open its energy sector

The great and the good of the industry gathered in Texas for IHS Ceraweek. It wasn’t a happy affair

The Indonesian government wants to open the downstream playing field to attract tens of billions of dollars in private investment this year

Russia has repeatedly defied outsiders’ forecasts of imminent oil decline. Now the energy ministry is the one preaching doom

Poor investment terms, political risk and the weak oil price have made the majors less keen on the Middle East

Oil prices offer little encouragement, but unexplored areas around the continent are still drawing investment

Market turmoil is making it difficult for buyers and sellers to come together

Chevron’s bet on big-ticket projects will pay off, eventually

The M&A activity that does occur will predominantly involve assets rather than full takeovers – a continuation of the clear trend seen last year, when asset transactions made up 80% of upstream deals

A UK vote to leave the EU wouldn’t much affect the North Sea. It has bigger fish to fry

Needing money, the Kremlin wants state-controlled firms to raise dividends again. It’s a risky move for investors

The first of four surveys conducted by Petroleum Economist in partnership with Petronas found a strong future – soon - for offshore technology

Ukraine’s prime minister survives for now, but the battles for power – and control of the energy sector – continue

Latin America’s oil majors are turning to bankers to cut fat and mend desperate finances

The benefits of diversification have long been preached by financiers and economists. Those countries too reliant on one industry naturally feel the pain of a limited portfolio. Canada is learning a stern lesson in overdependence

A new unity government seems destined to deliver neither unity nor government

According to the second of four surveys conducted by Petroleum Economist in partnership with Petronas, Asia is leading the way in upstream oil and gas

In the third of four surveys conducted by Petroleum Economist in partnership with Petronas, we discover the importance of Big Data, and how emissions concerns could soon be a thing of the past

In the final survey conducted by Petroleum Economist in partnership with Petronas at OTC Asia, we learnt that FLNG is going to reshape a growing industry as opportunities abound

Unless the freeze becomes cuts its significance is minimal and efforts to keep talking up the market could backfire

West Texas is the beating heart of US oil. Can it survive the price bust?

Idle cars are giving some traders a place to store their oil

A rush on storage capacity to deal with oil’s excess is buoying storage rates, from Rotterdam to Cushing and beyond