The arrest of upstream regulator Rudi Rubiandini on corruption charges has highlighted the problems the country's energy sector is facing

The Syrian crisis highlights the tricky balancing act China faces in managing its energy relations in the Middle East

Officials from CNPC and PetroChina are under investigation for serious discipline violations

China's economy might have wobbled during the first half of the year, but the country's big three national oil companies have thrived, seeing their profits and output rise on the back of domestic fuel price reforms, as well as a series of acquisitions abroad

Its growth plan is aggressive, can Russia's state oil firm step out of the shadows to become a truly global player?

Shifting global fundamentals have weakened Russia's gas champion. A shake-up may be on the cards

Chinese NOCs are getting more sophisticated both at home and overseas

Both countries, who are big importers in oil and LNG, push ahead

The Malaysia state firm is putting a legacy of underperformance behind it

Indonesia’s state firm is battling to reverse the country’s falling oil and gas production

With an aggressive foreign strategy, Thailand’s state oil firm wants to put a string of setbacks behind it

A proposal to replace Australia’s deeply unpopular tax on carbon emissions with a market-based trading system a year earlier than previously planned has been given a lukewarm response from industry

Reforms set to boost state-run PetroChina's finances and could help the country seal a gas supply deal with Gazprom

India's government is set to increase domestic gas prices in a move applauded by analysts and the industry

Following rising oil costs, Tonga is looking to alternative energy to reduce its reliance on imports

The country's costly fuel subsidies are in the spotlight as Najib Razak's government sets its policy priorities for the coming years. Damon Evans looks at the issues

Despite its potential, major companies have largely shied away from India’s upstream sector. But they could be tempted if the government implements pricing reform

Timor Leste is accusing Australia of espionage, delaying the development of the gas field

Against a backdrop of street protests and political wrangling, Indonesia's government is struggling to end fuel subsidies, saying a price increase is needed to arrest its expanding fiscal deficit

Conventional gas is much cheaper to produce, meaning the country will not explore its unconventional reserves for some time

Just under half of Indonesia's potential resources have not yet been produced

China and Russia signed a raft of new deals during president Xi Jinping’s state visit to Moscow. The agreements promise to deepen the countries’ energy ties, but the crucial element of a proposed gas-supply deal – the price – has not yet been finalised

Timor-Leste (East Timor) was once seen as the poster child for developing nations. It had natural resources, a comprehensive legal framework covering their extraction and an oil fund. Now, almost 11 years after attaining independence, the country better resembles a problem child

Can efficient vehicles and a push for alternative fuels take the edge off the country’s thirst for oil?

China Development Bank has emerged as one of the most important financial institutions in the world, bankrolling the country’s rise at home and abroad, but little is known about its operations. Justin Jacobs reviews a new book which helps shine a light on the secretive bank

Despite recent reforms, human rights and transparency issues pose real challenges for Myanmar