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Losing that swing
Colombia
The 1m b/d production goal
Upstream investment in Colombia should set a new record this year, helping the country build towards 1m barrels a day of oil production by 2020, says the upstream regulator. Tom Nicholls writes
ANH sees contract awards by October
The Report Card
Eni: Looking to bounce back
If it is to achieve its ambitions, Eni must restore its reputation as a company capable of managing big projects, writes Derek Brower
World gas: LNG
Exuberance ebbs away as supply crunch fears grow
The growing prospect of shortages in LNG supply after 2010 could start to destroy demand, as potential buyers consider alternative fuels. Alex Forbes reports from the Gastech conference in Bangkok
West Africa: Nigeria
High hopes for new deal
A long-running contractual problem limiting operations in the Niger delta could be resolved under a new arrangement proposed by the government. Finding an end to the terrorism problem could take longer, Martin Quinlan writes
Gas exports: LNG good, pipeline poor
Nuclear power
UK: atomic momentum
A new generation of nuclear power stations is at the heart of the UK's plans to cut carbon emissions and make its energy supplies more secure, says the government. Derek Brower reports
Nuclear
Poles apart in Baltic struggle
Lithuania is making a last-ditch – almost certainly doomed – attempt to keep open its Ignalina nuclear plant. Without it, the country faces power shortages and increased dependency on Russia, writes NJ Watson
World gas: Central Asia
Soviet era ends as Gazprom pays market price
After decades of selling gas on the cheap, Central Asia is to charge Gazprom European prices. The price rises will benefit Russia by discouraging competition for the region's gas, writes Isabel Gorst
World gas: Spain
Bullish times
Spain – one of Europe's fastest-growing and most-liberalised gas markets – recently passed two milestones. Gas has become the main fuel for electricity generation and the regulated market has been abolished. Essential to both has been an enthusiasm for LNG that has made the country the world's third-largest importer. Alex Forbes reports
Russia
TNK-BPs confused future
BP and its Russian joint venture, TNK-BP, are feeling the heat again. It could herald the company's exit from Russia – or a new partnership with Gazprom or Rosneft. Derek Brower reports
World gas: US shale gas
An unconventional approach
Activity picks up in the Piceance basin
Canada: resource development advances
West Africa
Ghana's deep-water potential
Disappointment in Mauritania
Addax leading the field in JDZ
Exploration and production
Brazil: Carioca discovery potentially one of the largest oilfields in the world
Iraq: Oil ministry names upstream bidders
Kuwait: Gas production begins
Subsea processing: StatoilHydro takes the next step
Refining and marketing
US: Goodbye to the good times
Chevron trials new upgrading process
Biofuels
Choren completes biomass biofuels plant
Environment
Saudi oil minister hails solar and CCS, but rubbishes biofuels
Energy policy
Shell calls for profound change in energy policy
Book review
Good riddance, Volodya
Corporate
What is good for us is good for you, Gazprom tells Serbia
Natural gas
Iran: Tehran bolsters its gas offensive
US: BP and ConocoPhillips in Alaska pipeline deal
Coal
Czech Republic: NWR could raise €1bn in IPO
Facing the oil curse
Drilling for oil in a war-torn African country was always going to be a high-risk venture, but the consequences of Range Resource's activities in Puntland, Somalia, could be dire. Derek Brower reports
News in brief
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