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Opec united as storm clouds gather
The cartel has picked a good time to patch up its differences, but first-quarter 2012 could be rocky for oil markets
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Repsol sows seeds for organic growth
From small things, good things grow, says Antonio Brufau. Repsol’s chief talks to Anthea Pitt, about the strengths of not-so-big oil
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BP still under pressure
It’s 20 months since the Deepwater Horizon tragedy. Anthea Pitt and Kwok W Wan ask: has BP really turned the corner?
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International oil-storage operators expand on supply trends
The big international independent oil-storage operators are implementing capacity expansions to support the growing long-distance trade in refined products, Martin Quinlan writes
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Singapore oil-storage demand drives area plans
The strength of the Singapore oil-supply hub has led to the firming-up of refinery and terminal plans close by in southern Malaysia, Martin Quinlan writes
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ARA oil-storage business takes a hit
Although flows of oil through the big ARA ports have shown some growth, business conditions in independent storage have become more difficult, Martin Quinlan writes
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US oil-storage dips on price trends
Unfavourable futures prices have taken the steam out of the US independent oil-storage business, but physical flows of fuel components continue as a volume driver at refinery-hub terminals, Martin Quinlan writes
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Exclusive: Iran shrugs off new oil-sanctions threat
New doubts have surfaced in Europe and US over plans to further target Iran’s oil industry. Saudi Arabia holds the key to any ban proposal
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An alarming global energy outlook
The world needs more energy, but can scarcely afford to pay for it or burn it. Derek Brower reviews the IEA's World Energy Outlook
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Slump in gas demand forces oil-link rethink
With EU gas demand and prices set to fall next year, importers want to renegotiate their long-term contracts. But Gazprom is sitting tight
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Breaking Iraq’s oil-law stalemate
Until a legal framework is in place, signing up for exploration licences in Iraq and Kurdistan remains a huge political risk, says Keith Myers*
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Obama’s offshore quandary
The US’ debate over prioritising energy security, or environmental considerations, can only intensify, as the Gulf reopens to oil and gas drilling, says the EIU's Peter Kiernan*
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China’s technology grab
While accepting its energy-import dependence, China is investing big, at home and abroad, to make the most of domestic, and global, oil and gas resources, writes Damon Evans
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Gulf the logical gas market for Iraqi exports
Shell’s Iraq gas plan delivers another body blow to the Nabucco pipeline, writes Kwok W Wan
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Iraq’s oil law impasse
Shahristani fumes over ExxonMobil’s KRG fait accompli: Iraqi government seems powerless to act over supermajor’s Kurdistan deal
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Louisiana longs for Gulf drilling revival
Shaun Polczer reports from Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, on post-Deepwater Horizon developments in the US Gulf of Mexico
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EU risks squandering its shale-gas riches
For a continent on the verge of financial collapse, spending billions on gas imports is crazy when supply security sits in shales beneath its feet
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UK upstream investment in peril
Worldwide, oil and gas firms must jump legal and commercial hurdles to secure upstream finance. New UK taxes have raised the bar, threatening offshore development, say David Hill and Kanwal Majeed*
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GOM: investment opportunities for UK firms
UK oil and gas companies would do well to keep the Gulf of Mexico on their radar as Pemex opens the door to foreign investment, says Tom Faichnie*
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The last resort for Iran’s oil sector
With even China and Russia backing away from upstream investment, Iran has further impetus to craft a self-sufficient oil and gas sector, writes James Gavin
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US warned ExxonMobil of Kurdistan deal risk
Shell asked UK government to help it secure contract in disputed region
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ExxonMobil blows Iraqi oil politics apart
What does the supermajor’s oil deal with Kurdistan mean for Iraq?
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Platform-less deep-water development: why not?
Innovation is in Petrobras’s DNA, so dreams of a platform-less offshore environment may become reality within a decade, writes Anthea Pitt
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BHP’s energy push worries investors
Despite large and rising profits from petroleum, investors are nervous about BHP Billiton’s growing focus on oil and gas. NJ Watson reports
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Repsol’s huge shale-oil haul
Huge unconventional oil and gas resources and a welcome review of energy subsidies could herald a surge of much needed exploration investment in Argentina
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Keystone XL all but dead
The US State Department has a tack in its left hand and a hammer in its right. The final nail in Keystone XL’s coffin is about to be struck
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Panama opens Asia to US LNG exports
Australian megaprojects are under threat from Atlantic basin producers, as expansion of the Panama Canal opens a new LNG trading route, writes Kwok W Wan
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Vietnam’s new gas frontier
A gas discovery in disputed waters off Vietnam’s east coast has sparked interest in a new frontier play and increased diplomatic tensions with China, writes Damon Evans
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Nigeria: deep water stalled on oil Bill uncertainty
Moves to reform Nigeria’s oil laws have stalled vital deep-water activity – but leading operators now hint they are warming to the new petroleum Bill, Martin Quinlan writes