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To invest or not to invest
Angola
Angola no longer a tiger
With production curtailed by its Opec quota, the long-planned licensing round on ice and the president recently back from asking China for another loan, the Angola of 2009 is very different from the rapidly expanding producer of the past 10 years, Martin Quinlan writes
Analysis
Pace in Angola's deep water slows
The rapid pace of exploration and development behind Angola's remarkable growth as a deep-water producer has slowed, Martin Quinlan writes
Latin America
Mexican energy reforms a start, but not enough to halt declining output
Officials are hailing Mexico's recent energy reforms as a significant step towards reversing sliding oil production, but doubts abound outside government circles, writes Robert Olsen
Analysis
Venezuela's oil revolution is stalling
Falling oil prices are playing havoc with the ambitions of the world's petro-nationalist countries. Venezuela has some backtracking to do. Derek Brower reports
Petrobras keeps its options open
Brazil's state-controlled oil company is not cutting investment yet, but may have to if oil prices continue to fall or its financing options look too unappealing, writes Tom Nicholls
United States
Arra launches Obama's green revolution
What provisions does the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act make for the US energy sector? Stephen Angle, John S Decker, Debra J Duncan, L Price Manford, and Christine L Vaughn, partners, Vinson & Elkins LLP, write
Analysis
Troubled times for US onshore drillers
The number of working land rigs in the US has fallen to a three-year low and the level of drilling is expected to fall further, writes Anne Feltus
Shipping
The tide turns for tanker sector
Lower oil prices and the economic downturn make the outlook less certain for tanker owners, but shipbuilders still have substantial orders on their books, writes Martin Clark
Analysis
Tanking sector looks to ride the storm
Policy changes, the economic slowdown and the vagaries of the oil market are assailing the global tanking business. A recovery could follow, but not until around the start of the next decade, says Nikhil Jain
The Report Card
E.On makes hay while the rain pours
Despite the economic downturn, E.On expects to report strong results for 2008 and maintain the momentum in 2009, writes NJ Watson
Exploration and production
Don't repeat past mistakes, says IEA
Canada: Oil-sands production growth scaled back, but the majors press ahead
Bolivia: Cementing new friendships
Norway: Sevan platform for first Barents Sea oilfield
Pipelines
China comes to Russia's rescue
Norway: New gas-export pipeline gets state backing
Investment
Mideast NOCs take another look at expansion projects
Natural gas
Europe: Terms of Russia/Ukraine gas deal a recipe for further dispute
Russia: Sakhalin Energy starts up
Alternative energy
Colombia: "Huge potential" in biofuels
Power
Central Europe: Bosnian Serb politics derail €1.5bn energy deal
UK: Natural gas to plug energy gap
The Back Page
Pragmatism the key to green progress
Engineering a sustainable building is easy, says Max Fordham. But poor planning is preventing progress. Interview by Tom Nicholls
Western Europe
Central and Eastern Europe
Africa
North America
Latin America
Middle East
Asia and Australasia
Little reason for optimism
Opec cuts spread across global supply
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