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As exploration ramps up in the Gulf of Mexico, the Lower Tertiary and Paleogene plays have become hot prospects, says Shaun Polczer
Instability in the region has impacted upon exports, but can these countries overcome this to become reliable wordwide players?
A series of missteps threaten to unseat the country's place as a prime oil producer
As the US reduces its imports, the country looks elsewhere to sell its oil
The Indian state-run player is looking overseas to diversify its production base, while acting to tackle problems at home. NJ Watson weighs up whether the company is doing enough
The Canadian company is to concentrate on its other profitable assets, writes Helen Robertson
Hit by rising import costs and increased government pricing control, Petrochina has posted a sharp fall in results, writes NJ Watson
AFTER pushing towards $120 a barrel in February, oil prices are fragile again. Macroeconomics, geopolitics, tepid demand and buoyant supplies are all beginning to weigh on Brent.
Integrity management and corrosion modelling tools offer operators a systemic approach to ensuring the safe and reliable operation of ageing assets – and helps them squeeze more from mature reservoirs and facilities, writes Intetech’s Dr Liane Smith
Environmentally driven changes to shipping fuels will bring big upheavals for the world’s refiners
The world refining system will need extensive reconstruction to meet likely changes in transport fuels demand
Turning natural gas into diesel has many advantages, especially in the US
Promoting economic development and meeting climate-change commitments is a tricky balancing act, particularly for the Middle East and North Africa's hydrocarbon-fuelled states. Justin Dargin looks at the challenges - and the possible solutions
Production is rising again, promising oil and gas discoveries are being made and new licences have been awarded - but many are uneasy about the way the government spends its revenue, Martin Quinlan writes
The country’s gas boom has lured foreign investors into the sector, but risks remain, writes David Evans, a partner at law firm Clifford Chance
The past 12 months show that nationalisation of YPF has been disastrous for both the company and the country, writes Justin Jacobs
Half a century in the making, the LNG business is at last about to go global
Post-Fukushima Japan, China and a number of other fast-growing Asian countries will need much more frozen gas in the coming decades
Supplies from the US and East Africa will have less of an impact on Asian import costs than thought
The region’s production and consumption are going in opposite directions
The Nordic countries are trying to eke out more fuel efficiencies, but it won’t be easy
When a stagnant economy and a moribund energy sector, Venezuela needs pragmatism rather than politics. But Maduro's elevation to the presidency leaves little room for hope