Oil price spirals amid Iran fallout
Policy
Oil is now costing more than US$80 a barrel for the first time in more than three years after Donald
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Shell targets 100% electric cars by 2040
Consumption
Royal Dutch Shell has estimated that 100 per cent of new car sales in the US, EU and China could
BP hit by Russian sanctions
Policy
As global investors reeled from the announcement of new US sanctions on Russia, financial magnate Nat Rothschild was stirring up
The discursive trap of peak oil demand
Consumption
In the past year, peak oil demand has become a fixture in debates about the future of the global energy
Shifting sands: Middle East oil is safer than ever before
Opinion
There are few more enduring themes in energy than the unpredictable and volatile geopolitics of Middle East oil, which have
Albania sells off oilfields
Industry
Albania’s state-owned oil and gas company Albpetrol says it is inviting interest for concession agreements for three oilfields in the
Exxon blames sanctions for deal axe
Policy
ExxonMobil says it will end a joint venture with Russia’s state-controlled Rosneft, the nation’s biggest oil producer, because of US
Sheikhs eye steppe investment
Policy
Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, Mubadala, is reportedly nearing an agreement to invest in a Gazprom Neft project in western
Rising oil prices could trigger more volatility for Europe
Opinion
Round numbers attract attention, so when the price for Brent crude oil passed $70/barrel two weeks ago, the world took
Norway to ban Arctic exploitation
Environment
Norway’s right-of-centre government yesterday (Sunday) added the small centrist Liberal party to its coalition on the condition that Arctic exploration
Albania refinery staff demand wages
Industry
Albanian oil workers protested outside the Ministry of Energy in Tirana last week after marching 100km from their refinery at
Under-budget Norway field opens
Production
Wintershall has started production at the Maria field in Norway a year ahead of schedule and 20 per cent below
Russia remains China’s top oil supplier
Consumption
Russia was China’s largest crude oil supplier for the ninth consecutive month in November, keeping Saudi Arabia in second place,
France bans new fuel extraction
Environment
The French parliament has enacted a ban on producing oil and gas by 2040, which is seen as a largely
Eni, Shell face Nigeria bribe trial
Industry
European oil giants Eni and Shell are to stand trial in Italy over allegations of corruption in their Nigerian operations.