The country’s oil giants aren’t in the rosiest financial health, but remain ready to scoop up assets elsewhere

The country’s huge reserves are not living up to their promise

Talks have been held as Beijing faces increasing pressure to change the industry

Delegates at the Asia Oil and Gas Conference heard that optimism is high for the region’s future

Western sanctions are harming the industry causing foreign investments to slump

The world’s second-largest economy is undergoing structural changes to create more sustainable growth that will have long-lasting effects for oil demand

Western sanctions have contributed to the fall in confidence in Russian oil

Justin Jacobs reviews a documentary which - before it was pulled by the government - exposes the depth and severity of China's pollution problems

The Asian nation relies on petroleum exports for its economy but could see its wells dry within a few years

After years of rapid growth, China's oil majors are feeling the pain from low oil prices as they are being forced to slash spending and delay unprofitable new projects at home.

A deal is in the works. But it would be a geopolitical coup for the Kremlin and a commercial one for Beijing

The country's gas supply capacity is rising, but prices are going with it making it more difficult for consumers to afford

China is using the recent oil price decline to as an opportunity to accelerate filling its strategic petroleum reserve (SPR), providing a boost to the country's sluggish oil demand, analysts say

Amendments eliminate the minimum export requirement and a payment period

The government is keen to lure foreign investors into the country’s unconventional gas sector. Hopeful developers must be clear about the rules, write Fung Lin Leung, senior associate, and Ben Smith, foreign legal consultant, Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

As part of the reforms, the gas price will jump up 47%

As falling production and rising energy imports start to take their toll on the wider economy, it is clear Indonesia needs to reshape its oil and gas regime to lure much-needed upstream investment. But is the incoming president up to the challenge?

The country is considering the move amid falling domestic output

Western sanctions have tipped the balance of Russia's energy relations with China in Beijing's favour, an advantage that the Chinese side is pressing to win trade deals on its terms and gain direct access to some of Russia's largest oil and gasfields.

China is poised to launch a national carbon trading market – potentially the largest one in the world - but if its seven regional pilot projects are anything to go by, there is still much to be done

The move is part of state-owned enterprise reforms that hope to make the companies involved more competitive and market oriented

The country has announced a price rise as part of wider reforms to bring the sector in line with the international market

Joko Widodo's improbable ascent from slum child to leader of Southeast Asia's leading oil and gas producer will be positive, at least in the short-term, for Indonesia's energy sector

Dozens of new coal-to-gas projects have been proposed across the country, but the government wants to prevent inefficiencies and overcapacity

The newly elected government is attempting to boost state finances

The disagreement is over valuable oil and gas buried under the Timor Sea