http://www.petroleum-economist.com/RSS.aspx?FeedID=2186©2013 Petroleum Economist60News analysisThe country’s civil war has exacted a heavy toll on its energy sector as government and opposition forces fight for control over the country’s most lucrative resource, as Conal Urquhart discovershttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3209665/Syria-at-war-with-itself.htmlThu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTA successful licensing round has given Brazil’s oil industry a much-needed boost of confidence and sets the stage for a new oil rush, writes Justin Jacobshttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3207941/Investors-flock-to-Brazil.htmlMon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTDespite its potential, major companies have largely shied away from India’s upstream sector. But they could be tempted if the government implements pricing reform. Damon Evans reportshttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3207861/If-the-price-is-right.htmlMon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTPromoting 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 solutionshttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3206231/Mena-faces-up-to-carbon-challenge.htmlWed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe 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 enoughhttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3205411/ONGCs-Indian-summer.htmlTue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTHalf a century in the making, the LNG business is at last about to go globalhttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3204860/The-new-world-order.htmlMon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTPost-Fukushima Japan, China and a number of other fast-growing Asian countries will need much more frozen gas in the coming decadeshttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3204859/Asia-will-dominate-the-global-LNG-market.htmlMon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTSupplies from the US and East Africa will have less of an impact on Asian import costs than thoughthttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3204857/Shale-gas-LNG-offers-price-evolution-not-revolution.htmlMon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe region’s production and consumption are going in opposite directionshttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3204855/Asia-Pacifics-LNG-output-falls-despite-rising-demand.htmlMon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTTo meet ambitious export goals, the country must tackle cost inflation. Floating LNG may helphttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3204852/Australias-cost-problem.htmlMon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe city state thinks its new trading hub will change the way gas is traded in Asiahttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3204048/Singapore-aims-to-make-LNG-more-liquid.htmlFri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe country is developing LNG as a transport fuel, particularly for trucking and shipping, writes Damon Evanshttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3203481/China-pushes-natural-gas-as-transport-fuel.htmlThu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTProduction 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 writeshttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3200837/Attraction-and-uneasiness-in-Equatorial-Guinea.htmlFri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe French major is aggressively expanding its LNG portfolio. Philippe Sauquet, chief executive of the company's gas and power division, talks to Petroleum Economist http://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3200834/Total-plots-a-rich-LNG-future.htmlFri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTAbundant unconventional gas resources will drive a boom in the continent's exportshttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3200832/North-America-joins-the-LNG-party.htmlFri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTA company founded to import LNG is ready to begin exporting cheap US gas http://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3200831/Cheniere-takes-export-lead.htmlFri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe continent no longer offers a ready market for gas shippershttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3200830/Europes-LNG-demand-in-the-doldrums.htmlFri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTDespite having the world’s largest gas reserves the country is held back in its ambitionshttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3200829/Russian-LNG-plans-on-ice.htmlFri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe region will become a global player on the LNG markethttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3199605/Africas-eastern-promise-grows.htmlWed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTNew discoveries offshore could put East African LNG on the maphttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3199598/Can-Mozambique-eke-out-a-cost-advantage.htmlWed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTAs global competition is set to ramp up the region considers its optionshttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3199592/Mena-exporters-face-harsh-new-realities.htmlWed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTBrazil and Argentina are leading a surge in South American LNG importshttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3199587/Latin-Americas-emerging-LNG-market.htmlWed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe country’s gas boom has lured foreign investors into the sector, but risks remain, writes David Evans, a partner at law firm Clifford Chancehttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3199583/How-to-deal-with-political-risk-in-the-US.htmlWed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe past 12 months show that nationalisation of YPF has been disastrous for both the company and the country, writes Justin Jacobshttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3196102/Argentina-pays-price-for-asset-grab.htmlWed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTRising costs, Asia’s burgeoning demand and the prospects for US exports dominated the LNG17 conference in Houston. And there wasn’t a volcanic ash cloud in sight. Helen Robertson took it all inhttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3195654/Worlds-biggest-LNG-conference-bounces-back.htmlTue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTOil and gas companies are responding to rising premiums by setting up in-house insurance operations, but the strategy carries risks, writes Stephen Breen from Rein4cehttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3195648/Self-insurance-in-the-spotlight.htmlTue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTIsrael has granted US company Genie exploration rights in the contested Golan Heights. The award raised little protest in Syria, which is enmeshed in a bitter and protracted civil war. But, as Conal Urquhart discovers, Tel Aviv's decision may have far-reaching consequenceshttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3194129/Frontier-play.htmlFri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe formal launch of the Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project has been billed as part of the solution to Pakistan’s deepening energy crisis. Its success, however, is not just a question of diplomacy, as Damon Evans discovershttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3193070/Pipeline-politics.htmlThu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe Canadian company is to concentrate on its other profitable assets, writes Helen Robertsonhttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3191461/Centrica-and-QPI-buy-Suncor-gas-assets-for-C1-billion.htmlTue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTAs exploration ramps up in the Gulf of Mexico, the Lower Tertiary and Paleogene plays have become hot prospects, says Shaun Polczerhttp://www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/3189027/Ultra-deep-makes-a-splash.htmlWed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT