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US majors dismiss carbon ‘beauty competition’
30 March 2020
Firms regard the ambitious climate change targets and renewables investments of their European rivals as largely cosmetic
UK prime minister promises $1bn CCS injection
19 November 2019
Does electoral pledge indicate that carbon capture and storage (CCS) is finally being taken seriously?
Big investors put pressure on big oil
15 October 2019
Oil firms may still able to raise billions of dollars for big upstream projects, but institutional investors are starting to demand emissions reduction measures
China's solar curb
10 August 2018
Beijing's move to curtail solar power subsidies is far from terminal for the global market.
UK doubles down on nuclear power plans
6 June 2018
London is stepping up its talks with Hitachi over the proposed Wylfa Newydd plant
Europe drags feet on carbon capture
1 June 2018
European carbon emissions aren’t falling fast enough, but carbon capture and storage projects still remain low on the priority list
Ramaphosa reboots South Africa's renewables programme
14 March 2018
New renewable energy deals point to a fundamental shift in South Africa's energy investment priorities
A new dawn for Saharan solar power?
8 September 2017
Plans are afoot to harness North African solar power to supply Europe, despite previous ill-fated efforts
Oil firms need to come clean on climate threat
26 June 2017
The sector must step up its investments in clean energy and efforts to mitigate climate change or risk being left with expensive, stranded assets, says a new report
No panacea
8 February 2017
Oil's alternatives still thrived as crude prices fell and Opec's deal is likelier to help than hinder them
'We are moving forward again rather than sideways', says Tullow Oil chief
12 October 2016
Tullow Oil’s chief executive says his company is starting to emerge from a rough patch. New production will help, but the firm is still exploring
The future is here
14 September 2016
Decommissioning the North Sea used to be something to worry about later. But the time to clean up the fast-declining province is nigh
Angola tries to ride out the slump
24 August 2016
The economy has stalled and oil-output growth targets will not be met. Now the president has put his daughter in charge of the state company
Can Senegal rejuvenate West Africa’s upstream?
19 July 2016
Relative stability and promising geology may yield another new frontier in the region
Ghana's prospects brighten
19 July 2016
After some offshore problems, the country’s upstream should see significant growth in the coming months
Nigeria: delta of trouble
19 July 2016
Nigeria planned to clean up its oil sector and increase production, but the optimism is fading
Big Oil, big risk in the long term?
2 June 2016
Even during a price slump, the threats to oil’s longevity are mounting
Out to sea
29 April 2016
There is still potential for offshore upstream around the world. Our series of articles investigates the challenges and opportunities in depth.
Production on ice in the Arctic
29 April 2016
Projects are moving glacially, if at all
Slim pickings for Eastern European offshore
29 April 2016
Azerbaijan and Bulgaria are the main areas of European offshore activity east of the North Sea
Time for the Levant's moment in the sun?
29 April 2016
Politics have thwarted the region’s offshore promise so far, but the Zohr discovery has revived momentum
West Africa on the up
25 February 2016
Oil production will grow again in 2016, despite the downturn in prices
Shell concedes defeat in the Arctic after poor results
28 September 2015
The company have abandoned the multi-billion dollar drilling campaign after facing difficulty in the region
Eni's Zohr field discovery speeds Egypt's gas revival
23 September 2015
The find of the Zohr field offshore Egypt has sharpened keen interest in the gas potential of the east Mediterranean
Victims of their own success
9 July 2015
Shale-gas drillers are struggling to cope with the cheap prices brought by their onslaught of supply
Explorer plays down Weald shale oil potential
15 April 2015
The reserve potential in the shale-oil well in southern England has provoked excitement, but experts are urging caution
Shale operators struggle to balance books
31 March 2015
These are tough times for all but the biggest US unconventional energy producers. For small firms, suddenly deprived of income following the fall in oil prices, expansion plans are evaporating and financing to tide them over the slump has been hard to find, forcing some to seek buyers
Drilling needed to hone UK shale-gas estimates
5 March 2015
Environmental concerns have hindered collecting data on UK shale-gas resources
UAE ploughs ahead with new upstream concessions
26 February 2015
The emirate is at last moving ahead with the award of new upstream contracts. They will be critical to upstream expansion plans
Keystone XL conundrum after Obama veto
26 February 2015
Supporters of the Keystone XL pipeline are weighing their options following US president Barack Obama’s veto of legislation submitted to him by Congress, which would have cleared the way for the scheme to go ahead
East Africa's oil explorers under pressure, but ploughing on
13 February 2015
Relatively low operational costs should help East Africa's existing onshore oil exploration activities weather the storm caused by low oil prices
UK shale sector under attack
29 January 2015
Explorers in the UK’s nascent shale-gas sector face the prospect of tighter country-wide regulation, as well as a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in Scotland, moves which will, at the very least, further delay the industry’s long-awaited take-off
Spending on UK upstream projects could drop by half
16 January 2015
The North Sea's future is in the balance after falling oil prices and rising costs have threatened funding
New York fracking ban 'a flesh wound'
12 January 2015
The decision of New York state governor Andrew Cuomo's administration in December to ban hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the state is unlikely to have a major impact on the state's upstream sector, but it is another weapon for anti-fracturing campaigners in the US and the rest of the world
Tough Paris climate change agreement still possible after Lima talks
6 January 2015
Negotiations are on track after the climate change summit in Peru
US shale gas: second fiddle, but still in tune
15 September 2014
Investment is still pouring into the unconventional gas sector and production continues to rise
Shale gas firms take the long view
15 September 2014
North America is still the world’s only significant producer. But explorers are stepping up activity elsewhere and a global business is emerging
In position for global shale boom
26 August 2014
From China to Europe and Argentina, international services firms will be at the centre of new unconventional output
International services firms optimistic for global shale boom
21 August 2014
From China to Europe and Argentina, international services firms will be at the centre of new unconventional output
North and South Africa hold shale gas potential
21 August 2014
The continent has lots of shale gas, but development will happen more quickly in the south than the north
Investment and production is rising for US shale gas
21 August 2014
Investment is still pouring into the unconventional gas sector and production continues to rise
Shale gas firms invest in reserves around the world
21 August 2014
North America is still the world’s only significant producer. But explorers are stepping up activity elsewhere and a global business is emerging
The next unconventional frontier?
25 July 2014
The potential of Australia’s coal-bed methane reserves will soon be realised and it could be home to one of the most prospective shale plays outside North America
Cautious explorers still eyeing new Australian opportunities
8 July 2014
High costs and mature areas have not deterred investors from Australia's upstream
IOCs take the long view on Russian upstream investment
30 May 2014
Despite the sanctions and friction, Western investors aren’t ready to turn their back on Russia’s upstream
Suriname-Guyana basin yet to realise promise
24 April 2014
The large discoveries seen in similar geology across the Atlantic in West Africa have yet to be repeated off South America’s northeast coast
Renewable energy in Africa spurred on by economic factors
20 March 2014
Encouraged by economic factors, renewable energy has seen considerable growth across the continent both at a large and much smaller scale
Reassurance needed that Arctic drilling is safe
20 February 2014
Persuading the world that drilling in the Arctic can be done safely may be as difficult as the operating environment
Companies and governments need to join for Arctic exploration
20 February 2014
Arctic exploration is complex and expensive, meaning governments will probably have to join forces with companies to make it happen
Madagascar could lead unconventionals push
30 January 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa holds known oil sands and shale oil resources, but politics make exploitation tricky
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