Tagged With Helen Robertson
17 November 2016
Poor drilling results, weak gas prices and an expected supply onslaught have damaged Poland's unconventional hopes. Imports will rise
31 October 2016
Electricity generated from renewable energy will soar over the next five years with wind and solar leading the charge
26 September 2016
Air pollution from burning fossil fuels is killing too many people. Asia and sub-Saharan Africa will suffer the most
7 September 2016
New upstream terms will perk up interest in the upstream, thinks the government. But has Israel missed its chance?
2 September 2016
The eastern Mediterranean basin could replace depleting North Sea reserves on international markets, Israel’s energy minister tells Petroleum Economist. But it may struggle to find markets for its gas
31 August 2016
After years of drought hydropower production rebounded in H1 2016
24 August 2016
Production could rise by 0.9m b/d by 2025 but it needs help from international oil companies (IOCs)
8 August 2016
Chemicals firm Ineos believes the best way to secure its feedstock is to go out and find it. Gary Haywood, chief executive of its shale division, talks to PE
3 June 2016
Oil output and exports are rising fast. But longer-term gains will need the support of the IOCs
2 June 2016
Independent firm Third Energy has been awarded the first UK license for hydraulic fracturing since 2011. It’s a boost for the nascent industry but don’t expect an imminent shale gas revolution
7 January 2016
The reserves are big, the government supports it and frackers are keen. So where is the country's shale gas production?
12 November 2014
The company has revealed plans for an offshore underground coal gasification project with 335m tonnes of coal in the licence area
16 October 2014
The licence is in Scotland's Midland Valley, but the company has yet to start drilling
13 October 2014
Yet the public remains sceptical of the hydraulic fracturing project
1 October 2014
Solar energy could become the largest source of electricity generation by 2050 but only if world leaders set firm, long-term targets, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said
19 September 2014
The UK’s complex procedure governing planning permission for shale-gas exploration is stalling the sector’s development, industry leaders warned
9 September 2014
Promising reserves numbers and juicy terms have lured developers. But prospectors must overcome anumber of hurdles before exploration begins in earnest
8 September 2014
Poor data, bans on fracking and regulatory confusion are hurting prospects for European unconventional gas
5 September 2014
The spill created the worst offshore environmental disaster in US history
4 September 2014
The news will extend the drilling into northern Pennsylvania
3 September 2014
The field in the Norwegian North Sea was discovered in 1982 and has produced around 17.5 billion cubic metres (cm) of wet gas
2 September 2014
Over the next six years renewables are expected to account for 80% of the total new power generation
26 August 2014
The resources are spread across 206 discoveries over the region
21 August 2014
Poor data, bans on fracking and regulatory confusion are hurting prospects for European unconventional gas
13 August 2014
The Utica shale in east Ohio is becoming one of the fastest-growing natural gas production plays in the US
11 July 2014
Imports will have to supply over 90% of the UK’s gas by 2035 if the country fails to invest in domestic reserves, such as shale, says a new report
10 July 2014
Recent tensions between Russia and Ukraine have prompted a number of European countries to pledge to cut their reliance on Russian gas supplies by developing domestic resources
3 July 2014
The British Geological Survey concluded that the region could hold around 80.3 trillion cubic feet of shale gas
3 July 2014
The World Petroleum Congress heard that lack of investment could risk the Russian oil industry's status as a large fossil fuel supplier
19 June 2014
The company wants to increase production to around 140,000 boe/d in the next five years
16 June 2014
A report has highlighted significant potential in the region
12 June 2014
The IEA has said the demand grew just 1.2% in 2013
4 June 2014
The UK’s Weald basin could hold almost 9 billion barrels of shale oil, according to British Geological Survey (BGS) data, which, if proved up, has the potential to triple the country’s crude reserves
3 June 2014
The British Geological Survey said the commercial amount was unknown
30 May 2014
The country’s north is key to oil and gas output plans over the coming decades
21 May 2014
The company has made a commitment to UKCS exploration and in particular the Cygnus gas field
8 May 2014
A House of Lords report recommended that the government do more to push exploratory drilling
24 April 2014
Havana’s oil ambitions stymied by triple whammy of geology, costs and sanctions
23 April 2014
The Chinese government has set ambitious targets for the oil companies
14 April 2014
UK Coal will close Kellingley Colliery in Yorkshire Thoresby Colliery in Nottinghamshire
8 April 2014
The studies assess the potential damage that climate change will have