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25 November 2025
Once a national oil champion, the company is now so much more
19 November 2025
A sector beset by pessimism and pain amid price weakness contrasts with data signalling production strength and resilience
10 November 2025
OPEC+ has proven to be astute at bringing back oil production, but mysteries around Chinese buying, missing barrels and oil-on-water have left the group in wait-and-see mode
13 October 2025
Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Iraq appear to be only members able to increase output as Russia approaches close to maximum capacity
24 September 2025
The dangers of a lack of oil and gas investment will leave the Middle East shouldering an even greater responsibility, with far-reaching implications for the energy landscape
23 September 2025
E&Ps are on the lookout for the next big deepwater discovery amid questions over the Guyana and Santos basins, but technological advancements provide optimism
19 September 2025
CEO Marshall Abbott highlights success in the Llanos Basin and explains why Colombia has a lot of untapped potential
11 September 2025
The group is cleansing itself of non-compliers and resetting expectations as it unwinds quicker than expected in a bid to go beyond production quotas
10 September 2025
Producing, developing and harnessing gas across the continent is now a priority, but monetising and maximising the resource remains a challenge
8 August 2025
The producers’ group missed its output increase target for the month and may soon face a critical test of its strategy
7 August 2025
The quick, unified and decisive strategy to return all the barrels from the hefty tranche of cuts from the eight producers involved in voluntary curbs signals a shift and sets the tone for the path ahead
1 August 2025
The Middle East natural gas playbook is being rewritten. The fuel source offers the region a pathway to a cleaner, sustainable and affordable means of local power, to fasttrack economic development and as a lucrative opportunity to better monetise its energy resources.
31 July 2025
The Wolin East-1 discovery is the country’s largest conventional hydrocarbon discovery and could change the energy conversation for the EU’s coal outlier.
23 July 2025
The country’s energy minister explains in an exclusive interview how the country is taking a pragmatic and far-sighted approach to energy security and why he has great confidence in its oil sector
15 July 2025
A brutally honest picture about the potential role of oil and gas in 2050 should prompt policymakers to not only reflect but also change course to meet vital energy needs
14 July 2025
Robust demand and a limited supply of additional physical barrels from key OPEC+ producers has kept the oil market in a healthy price range
26 June 2025
ExxonMobil and Eni offer hope for projects as sector looks to get to grips with cost overruns and delays
24 June 2025
Africa’s second-largest oil producer is creating the right conditions for the sector to try to boost output, explains Ian Cloke, COO of UK-based Afentra
11 June 2025
Petroleum Economist analysis shows OPEC bringing back some barrels in May, but fewer than expected, while OPEC+ continues to see output fall
2 June 2025
It is time to acknowledge that the US-Saudi Arabia nexus is driving a fundamental shift in OPEC strategy
21 May 2025
Integrated refining and petrochemicals company highlights strategic flexibility amid trade war risks and long-term planning to futureproof business, says CEO Prabh Das
20 May 2025
Mediterranean-focused gas producer looks to replicate Israel success story and is hunting projects across the continent, with particular interest in West Africa
13 May 2025
A fall in Venezuelan output drives overall production lower, as Saudi Arabia starts to slowly bring more crude to the market
2 May 2025
Fast-tracking US project approvals and increased trade pressures have already changed the LNG landscape since Trump came to office, with further transformation ahead
24 April 2025
Two consecutive years of sub-par hydrocarbon discoveries signal a precarious time for the energy world
10 April 2025
Technology, policy and narrative are the three biggest factors that could change the course of our 2050 outlook
9 April 2025
A rising global population and greater urbanisation will mean increasing demand for energy, but what will be up and down in the mix? Petroleum Economist looks out to 2050 again in the second part of our long-term outlook
9 April 2025
The surprise decision to bring on extra supply has coincided with better quota conformity from laggards in the group, Petroleum Economist analysis shows
8 April 2025
Oil’s resilience and gas’ growth will continue to define the global energy mix into 2050, according to Petroleum Economist analysis, but that does not have to spell doom and gloom for sustainability
13 March 2025
Gas will become a more important part of the energy mix longer-term, raising the alarm for much-need investment as supply struggles to keep up with demand
12 March 2025
Petronas-Eni eyes joint venture to prioritise key gas developments, with huge opportunities for growth in Indonesia and a steady Malaysia portfolio
11 March 2025
Iran, Iraq, Venezuela, Nigeria and Kazakhstan all add significant volumes as core OPEC-9 feels the strain of compliance
6 March 2025
A timebomb in copper mining should prompt policymakers to rethink road transport before battery-electric vehicles go down a dangerous dead end
5 March 2025
The oil alliance’s decision to keep to the plan amid tightening economic fundamentals seems to have been lost in the global geopolitical maelstrom, misplaced market speculation and haze of conjecture
17 February 2025
The thrum of the government’s comprehensive energy internationalism could be seen in the flurry of deals and partnerships at India Energy Week amid a mission to meet the economy’s insatiable appetite
11 February 2025
Improving compliance among the group and wider group is offset by production increases in outliers Libya, Venezuela and Iran
29 January 2025
Petroleum Economist analysis sees ICE Brent averaging $79/bl in 2025 as misfiring non-OPEC+ oil supply overshadows tepid demand growth
13 January 2025
With Namibia, Guyana and Brazil playing starring roles and important innovations being developed, business as usual has never looked so good
10 January 2025
New Petroleum Economist OPEC+ oil survey sees group improve compliance to ensure oil market stability going into 2025
31 December 2024
With a raft of scare stories around peak demand and climate change, 2025 should be the year smart investors leave the Big Oil bogeyman to the stuff of child’s play
26 November 2024
Secretary General Hamel warns on gas underinvestment, and highlights the energy source as playing a transitional role in the West and being a destination fuel in the Global South
12 November 2024
The move by OPEC+’s inner circle to extend voluntary production cuts once again demonstrates that the oil market continually misunderstands the group
15 October 2024
UAE energy minister warns oil sector of the chaos that may ensue without OPEC+ market management
24 September 2024
Today’s policymakers should keep in mind the history of oil and gas as they look to remake the future of energy
12 September 2024
The oil alliance must navigate the good, the bad and the ugly in its showdown with the market at the beginning of December
12 September 2024
The transition to oil evokes revolution and renaissance
5 September 2024
The 20th century’s two global conflicts made clear the geopolitical importance of oil, while Russia and Saudi Arabia joined the US as hydrocarbons superpowers
5 September 2024
In the second part of our history of oil special on the ascent of the US, Russia and Saudi Arabia, we examine the early years of the age of oil
5 September 2024
In this first part of the first chapter of our 90th anniversary special on the history of oil, we look at oil’s humble beginnings and the start of its rise to prominence
29 August 2024
International Gas Union warns of potential global shortfall by 2030 and calls for need to boost investment to meet energy security and sustainability needs
