Articles
24 May 2022
South Korean utility is the latest to sign up for contractual volumes as the continent’s purchasers appear to put a greater premium on supply security than Europeans
24 May 2022
The impact of high prices should be only a temporary phenomenon
24 May 2022
Producers continue to be upbeat on a previously neglected sector, despite unconsummated M&A
23 May 2022
Continent’s leaders attempt to insulate oil and gas projects from changing investment landscape
23 May 2022
Finnish and Latvian projects progress as the region aims to accelerate move away from Russian gas
23 May 2022
Slow progress at flagship LNG projects and a lack of foreign interest in oil prospects are hampering the country’s production goals
23 May 2022
Deal with Norwegian independent focuses on putting appropriate assets in appropriate hands
19 May 2022
Market challenges are temporary, panellists said at Petroleum Economist’s LNG to Power Forum Apac
19 May 2022
Russia’s isolation following its invasion of Ukraine could lead to LNG trade growing faster than previously expected—but only if new supply and infrastructure can be realised in time to avert demand destruction, says Giignl’s Vincent Demoury
19 May 2022
UK MPs vote against a windfall tax on producers, but finance minister wants spending in return for no raid on coffers
18 May 2022
The company has picked an opportunistic time to upgrade the island’s gas infrastructure
17 May 2022
Japanese explorer sees opportunities to expand its footprint
17 May 2022
Diamondback’s reversal of its midstream spin-off may reflect expectations of no new US oil boom
17 May 2022
The Saudi oil behemoth is funnelling record earnings into domestic upstream
17 May 2022
The West African nation taps two-year-old UK firm in an attempt to spur interest in its undeveloped upstream
16 May 2022
Tariffs, location and bureaucracy are obstacles to be overcome to drive greater use of gas in Vietnam’s power sector
16 May 2022
State-controlled Pgnig inks HOA with US firm Sempra
16 May 2022
The independent has bought assets in Thailand and is looking at acquisitions elsewhere in the region
16 May 2022
Greater Tortue Ahmeyim development could be shipping cargoes before the end of next year
12 May 2022
The field is one of more than 100 potential prospects in the Bedout basin, says Carnarvon CEO Adrian Cook
12 May 2022
Costs continue to spiral at a downstream development the utility of which was always questionable
11 May 2022
The Emirati oil heavyweight’s downstream strategy takes firmer shape
11 May 2022
Gas will be essential to balance the grid as India looks to expand its renewable power capacity and meet its climate goals, says GE Gas Power South Asia CEO Deepesh Nanda
10 May 2022
Large discoveries alone are not enough to guarantee Namibia makes a success of Africa’s most promising frontier
10 May 2022
Canadian oil and gas drillers plan to use their skillsets to disrupt an entire clean energy sector
10 May 2022
The AIM-listed producer is looking to progress an exploration project and secure a farm-out
10 May 2022
The firm’s onshore Western Desert asset allows for rapid optimisation based on the macroeconomic environment
9 May 2022
Project-specific squabble and the Biden administration’s chillier attitude to oil and gas collide with high prices and oil supply security concerns
9 May 2022
Canadian Natural’s chief is comfortable with his firm’s bet on the controversial resource
6 May 2022
The government of the Russian import-dependent nation has involved itself in underwriting regasification vessel tendering
6 May 2022
Spot and short-term LNG trading have fallen sharply as concerns over price volatility and supply security make term contracts more attractive, says importers’ group Giignl
5 May 2022
The firm is working with potential partners on a range of outcomes for its UKCS redevelopment project
5 May 2022
Beijing’s net-zero commitment means the refining and petrochemicals sector is likely to be included in the country’s ETS scheme sooner rather than later
5 May 2022
The requirement to cut the upstream industry’s carbon footprint places a chokehold on growth ambitions
4 May 2022
The immediate impact of an official EU embargo on Russian crude and products may be outweighed by a longer-term reaction
3 May 2022
The country faces a very particular version of the ‘energy trilemma’
3 May 2022
The North African country’s appetite for molecules bodes well for future attractiveness
3 May 2022
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia’s domestic scarcity has driven the formal revival of longstanding plans to tap the shared Dorra field
3 May 2022
The industry's most comprehensive list of current and recent rounds for onshore and offshore licences
3 May 2022
Italy and the UK are taking different approaches to energy security following the invasion of Ukraine
29 April 2022
Europe’s new urgency to diversify from Russian supply should offer opportunities, according to regional producer Energean
29 April 2022
Europe’s accelerating effort to wean itself off Russian pipeline gas has pitted it against energy-hungry Asian buyers in the global LNG market
28 April 2022
The continent is loath to tackle its dependence upon imports of Russian refined products
28 April 2022
The Biden regime is back in the global policeman role as it tries to keep oil flows up
27 April 2022
Madagascar’s only producing oil company has sizeable ambitions for the frontier province
27 April 2022
The subsidiary is in lockstep with its parent in the IOC-to-IEC pivot
26 April 2022
Domestic gas in the Vaca Muerta is poised for growth, but much depends on scaling the country’s midstream
26 April 2022
Frontline-Euronav deal will create one of the world’s largest tanker fleets, but price-setting power may remain outside the combination’s reach
26 April 2022
The Edinburgh-headquartered producer sees its basin-entry acquisition as just the start of a journey that could even take it beyond oil and gas
26 April 2022
The Kremlin may change rules to soften the blow of any drop in production
25 April 2022
New partnership for Canadian producer’s carbon-capture JV aims to drive further expansion
25 April 2022
Volumes have risen in recent weeks amid an uptick in flows to East Asia, says analytics firm Vortexa, while even in Europe the picture is mixed
25 April 2022
The AIM-listed producer sees advantages in the Egyptian oil and gas ecosystem’s ability to get on with the job
22 April 2022
Previous updates on Africa’s largest refinery had been no more specific than sometime in 2022
21 April 2022
Moscow is attempting to deepen its close cooperation with Asian countries—in particular China—to minimise the impact of sanctions on its oil and gas sector
21 April 2022
The UK-headquartered company aims to benefit from its established position in the Southeast Asian nation
21 April 2022
The UK producer is benefitting from high prices and all the revenues from its BKR asset. But it continues to preach M&A caution
20 April 2022
Representatives from the federal and Kurdistan authorities have held in-person talks as they look to resolve a decade-old dispute over oil
19 April 2022
Brazil and Colombia may be about to follow the pattern of their neighbours in taking a political left turn
19 April 2022
The market upswing is driving investment in untapped reserves and field redevelopments previously considered commercially unviable
14 April 2022
The Italian IOC heralds more supply from Algeria and Egypt. But exactly how much remains open to question
14 April 2022
Rising oil and gas prices and Europe’s pivot away from Russian imports add impetus to state-owned Adnoc’s gas development drive
12 April 2022
Angolan NOC selects preferred bidders—with exclusive acquisition rights—to buy partial stakes in six blocks, four of which are already in production
12 April 2022
The country expects to ramp up crude production and exports next year with the completion of its export pipeline via Benin
12 April 2022
A return of banks to commodity markets could ease the current crisis
12 April 2022
The northwest German state’s environment and energy minister foresees an import terminal ready this winter and another next year
11 April 2022
Work is set to begin on a new greenfield refinery in the north of the country, with other developments also seeing progress
11 April 2022
Production capacity and infrastructure do not match province’s rhetoric
8 April 2022
The country also aims to speed project development as it outlines new energy security strategy
8 April 2022
Israeli-owned UK independent Ithaca swoops for UKCS peer
7 April 2022
The major’s downstream economics are almost 300pc improved year-on-year
7 April 2022
The country might seem like an unlikely destination for oil and gas investors, but the recent award of seven offshore blocks to US independent Coastline Exploration demonstrates how it is working to revive its upstream sector
7 April 2022
The major will proceed with Yellowtail, its largest Guyanese project to date
6 April 2022
New discovery bolsters frontier WA basin’s prospects, while a PNG project also inches forward
5 April 2022
On the front line of potential weaponisation of Russian energy, the poorest and arguably most corrupt EU member state is heavily dependent but not without diversification options
5 April 2022
Berlin acts to prevent Gazprom Germania ownership from transferring to shadowy Russian firms
5 April 2022
Washington’s promises may have underwhelmed. But project developers are demonstrating greater ambition
5 April 2022
The drop in shipments is likely to be temporary
4 April 2022
Two of the country’s proposed import terminals ink MoUs with anchor clients
4 April 2022
The industry's most comprehensive list of current and recent rounds for onshore and offshore licences
1 April 2022
Speculation over potential sanctions deal sparks debate on country’s capacity to raise output
1 April 2022
As tragedy continues to unfold in Ukraine, European leaders hasten to balance security, affordability and sustainability in the energy sector
1 April 2022
Washington will take 1mn bl/d from SPR for the next six months
31 March 2022
The tanker freight market is having to deal with sanctions, uncertainties and shifting trade flows in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion
31 March 2022
The extent of lost Russian supply, what can step in and what happens to demand
31 March 2022
China’s rebounding appetite for energy is being undermined by fresh lockdowns and quarantine measures
30 March 2022
Trading houses confirm they are not buying outside of term contracts, leaving the question of who will lift Russian barrels
29 March 2022
The appetite of the two East of Suez economies for Russian oil may prove crucial
29 March 2022
The relationship is likely to weather any temporary turbulence, even as it becomes ever more structurally unbalanced
29 March 2022
Doug King of fund manager and commodity trader RCMA sees far greater upside than down in the oil market
29 March 2022
Western countries want Mideast Gulf producers to boost output, but the options are limited
28 March 2022
The country will pipe more oil, as well as more gas, to its southern neighbour by year-end
28 March 2022
The desire to stop the flow of gas sales revenue to the murderous Putin regime is laudable. But it is not without significant challenges or risks
28 March 2022
While the region’s crude producers stand to benefit from high prices, LNG importers will feel the pressure
25 March 2022
The transatlantic partners pledge cooperation on supply, long-term contracts and infrastructure
25 March 2022
The country’s efforts to reverse declining gas production are starting to bear fruit, but will not be enough to alleviate the tight LNG market this year
25 March 2022
Scotland’s largest political party recognises that the Ukraine crisis has changed the game
25 March 2022
Soaring annual profits to be channelled into unapologetic expansion of output capacity
24 March 2022
Joint company will improve efficiency and result in cost savings, the firms say
24 March 2022
The Colombia-focused operator forecasts a partial rebound in production this year and is hopeful about exploration offshore Guyana
