Nigeria must navigate gas pipeline project risk

Gas and LNG come out from oil’s shadow, part 3: LNG and a global market

The third part of our fourth chapter on the history of oil takes the story of gas to the present day with the rise of LNG and the creation of a truly global market

Gas and LNG come out from oil’s shadow, part 2: The power of pipelines

Gas is difficult to move compared with oil, requiring additional infrastructure. The second part of our history of gas examines how expanding pipeline networks made it possible to monetise the fuel

Gas and LNG come out from oil’s shadow, part 1: The early years

The first part of our fourth chapter on the history of oil looks at the origins of gas and LNG—once considered a nuisance, now a fuel of the future

Europe has coping mechanisms for life after Russian gas

The Ukraine–Russia gas transit and interconnection agreements are due to expire at the end of this year, but despite some uncertainty, Europe seems well-prepared

Empire of Oil: how hydrocarbons remade the world

The transition to oil evokes revolution and renaissance

Letter from Europe: Gas industry back on high alert

International Gas Union warns of potential global shortfall by 2030 and calls for need to boost investment to meet energy security and sustainability needs

China’s gas strength has doubts longer term

The fuel will continue to displace coal in the coming years, but after 2030 the pace of gas growth may slow

Post-Soviet Russian oil and gas part 2: Sanctions and isolation

In the second of our two-part 90th anniversary issue series on Russian oil and gas, we look at how energy trade with Europe brought Russia in from the cold, and how adventurism in Ukraine sent it right back out again

Post-Soviet Russian oil and gas part 1: Privatisation and nationalisation

The Russian hydrocarbons industry has evolved greatly over the past three decades. In the first of a two-part series for Petroleum Economist's 90th anniversary, we look at the post-Soviet period and how control of oil and gas went from the state to private hands and back again.

Letter from London: ‘Gas OPEC’ may be just a matter of time

While calls for a gas equivalent of the oil alliance seem to do the rounds every few years, the arguments for such a group are stronger than ever

Nigeria must navigate gas pipeline project risk

Changing demand patterns, rising global LNG supplies, funding issues and regional insecurity threaten gas infrastructure buildout, but experts plot way ahead