Oct 2017

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Brazil's state-run oil firm has had a brutal few years. Growth is its focus again, but a full recovery is still some way off

Subsidy adjustments revive BA's interest in producing jet fuel from waste

Mexico's energy overhaul is notching up successes after a slow start

The climate pact can just about cope without Donald Trump's America, say its supporters. Others aren’t so sanguine

Emissions-trading systems have suffered from an oversupply of permits. Regulators are trying to fix that and show the mechanisms can still work

The US supermajor made a splash in Brazil's oil auction, snapping up deep-water acreage and signalling its interest in the upcoming pre-salt round

Gulf Publishing Company and Quest Offshore Resources have announced the launch of their new company, for the joint operation of offshore conferences

Oil will remain the lifeblood of the transport sector for years, but refiners must prepare for its slow demise

China's NOCs have had a few difficult years. But restructuring and a modest oil-price recovery are helping

Teapots are vying with the state giants in China, while India and the Middle East are ramping up

Plagued by debt, low oil prices and political turmoil, times have been troubled for Latin America's state-run energy firms

Qatar's plan to increase LNG-export capacity should not trouble Australia's position in key Asian markets

European passenger boats are looking to LNG for fuel

The pipeline faces a tough financing climate and continued opposition

To cope with an era of lower oil prices, state-owned firms must put value above volume and focus less on production, more on their commercial position

The Spanish major has tightened its belt, lifted its profitability and positioned itself to capitalise on an evolving market

Based on personal memories, Gerald Butt evokes the atmosphere in the Gulf at the dawn of the oil boom era

Ambitious targets on emissions must be met alongside economic growth

Renewables broke new records in 2016, largely as a result of booming solar photovoltaics (PV) deployed in the People’s Republic of China, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA)

The Gulf Coast is now a force on global oil and gas markets, making the hurricanes that regularly ravage the region a greater threat to supply

Despite being such a prominent component of the trade relationship, energy has hardly come up in Nafta talks. That could change

India's economic success will make it a decisive player in global energy for decades

Conservation, EVs and renewables can play their part. But India wants much more yield from its own oil and gas resources too

Argentina's unconventional oil and gas play is gaining momentum, and drawing more international interest

The first bid round in two years will test investor interest after a tumultuous period for the country

The market should not ignore the geopolitical risks if the nuclear deal now unravels

Finding big oil has got harder. An industry veteran has some advice

Supply-demand balances are tightening and sentiment is turning, but the next two quarters will be decisive

The pipeline company's leaders are used to doing things their way, but a new shareholder, who has Kremlin-backing, sees things differently and wants changes

Don't expect the market to be freed up anytime soon, but Russia is at least thinking about busting Gazprom's monopoly on pipeline gas supply

The Verbier discovery is undoubtedly a welcome boost for the UK oil industry, but plenty more like it will be needed to arrest the region’s decline

The electric vehicle market is expanding rapidly in Europe but a lack of sufficient infrastructure remains a problem. Christina Bu, Secretary General of the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association explains all

The rapid uptake of renewables, energy storage and electric vehicles is changing demand patterns for consumers, infrastructure needs and risk, says DNV GL Energy CEO Ditlev Engel

Africa's energy suppliers of the future will be more integrated and offer a diverse range of services. Strive Masiyiwa, chairman and founder of telecoms firm Econet, explains

WTI's persistent discount to Brent has drawn record levels of American oil onto international markets

The industry still thinks the mature province offers opportunities, but the good times may not have long to roll

Total's Maersk oil deal is unlikely to be surpassed in the region any time soon

The technology is helping to expand the uptake of renewables worldwide, Ewald Hesse, CEO of Grid Singularity, tells World Energy Focus

President Jacob Zuma wants to kick-start the country's economy using Mozambique's offshore gas reserves. But do the numbers add up?

Shell and Petronas pushed the technology first, but African developers are poised to transform the continent into an FLNG production hub

The kingdom is expanding its use of solar and wind power rapidly through research and innovation, say Badr Ikken General Director of the Research Institute for Solar Energy and New Energies of Morocco (IRESEN) and Zakaria Naimi, its Director of Photovoltaic and Electric Systems

The recapture of Kirkuk was swift, but the Baghdad-Erbil crisis is far from over

A decision to split the energy and minerals ministry in two may be intended to dispel uncertainty over future liquefied natural gas export plans, but more than that will be needed

A shift in most oil markets from contango to backwardation is changing the outlook for the global storage business

As Iraq consolidates its control of recaptured land and resources in and around Kirkuk, the KRG is looking increasingly isolated

Despite having vast oil reserves and only slowly emerging from recession, the country is focusing on growth in its energy sector and renewables are key to its strategy

An expanded role for private investment in Egypt's natural gas sector will catalyse the country's drive to become a regional energy hub

The country needs to boost its reserves and cashflow to realise its energy ambitions

US energy secretary's subsidy plan gets a roasting

Offshore wind is taking off in America, offering growth opportunities for the usual renewable operators and a potential entry point for offshore oil specialists

The rise of digitisation, data analytics especially, will help to meet rising energy demand, Repsol’s CEO Josu Jon Imaz says

Faced with growing domestic competition and a wave of seaborne gas heading for Europe, Gazprom needs to up its own LNG game

Eastern Siberia will be the engine for rising Russian oil and gas output for decades

Morocco's LNG import plans, part of a wider strategy to diversify its energy mix, are taking time to get off the ground

Logistical and political snags need skilful navigation to secure Fujairah's position as a world-leading energy and trading port

The region will have to offer much more attractive investment terms to lure operators to its upstream

In a reversal of strategy, Saudi Aramco is planning to import natural gas, and maintain current crude oil capacity

OVL has been spreading its international wings, a strategy that has so far yielded mixed results

India's government has sweetened its upstream terms, hoping to spur much more activity

Iran's risks lie above the ground. Below it, a wealth of opportunity awaits careful investors

Egypt is far ahead in the race to be the top East Med gas producer, but Cyprus is hoping it will soon move into second place