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Oil prices heading down to new range
April 18, 2013
In early trading on the morning of April 16, the value of Brent crude oil slipped below $100/bbl, the first time the price has fallen to this psychologically important level since mid-July 2012. This ... More
French thermal generation capacity closures gather pace
April 16, 2013
In 2011 E.ON France announced that it intended to close at least five coal-generation plants in 2013 due to narrow dark spreads, the reduction of free CO2 allowances from January 2013, and the EU Large ... More
Innovations boost EU bioliquids
February 20, 2013
Successful research and experimentation to improve technologies for converting the many forms of biomass feedstock into usable fuels is opening the floodgates for the biomass energy industry to produce ... More
Europe: unmanned service station numbers are set to increase out to 2013
October 20, 2011
Verdict research has revealed that while Europe's network of manned service stations has contracted by 3%, or 3,622 stations, since 2008, the number of unmanned stations has increased by almost 5%. Fuel ... More
BP: the UK, Germany, and Switzerland go contactless
June 28, 2011
Germany will see the biggest roll-out, with all 2,410 Aral sites becoming equipped with the technology, while in the UK and Switzerland, 1,174 and 400 BP sites, respectively, will also go contactless. ... More
UK: Centrica's South Morecambe gas field may remain closed
May 6, 2011
Centrica is closing three fields in Morecambe Bay for maintenance purposes, and may not reopen one of them, as higher taxes make profitability at its South Morecambe field "marginal," depending on gas ... More
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The potential of global shale gas resources is likely to drive upstream investments
April 27, 2011
Global recoverable gas reserves, which are currently estimated by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) at 16,000 trillion cubic feet (tcf) as of 2010, have the potential to grow by nearly 40% ... More
Shell: leaving Nigeria would have even greater repercussions for sustainability
April 11, 2011
Royal Dutch Shell, through its subsidiary the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, is Nigeria's largest oil company and the main supplier of gas to domestic customers, accounting for 70% of ... More
Is a Lukoil/X5 collaboration on the horizon?
April 6, 2011
Reports suggest that Lukoil is considering a joint venture with X5 Retail Group, Russia's largest supermarket chain, for either the opening of Lukoil-branded service stations at X5 hypermarkets, or for ... More
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- Tullow Oil: joining forces with CNOOC and TOTAL to monetize Uganda's oil riches
April 6, 2011 - Shell's proposed gas flare venture in Iraq could become a game-changer in MENA
April 5, 2011 - India: ninth round of oil and gas auctions only receives limited interest from overseas
April 5, 2011 - Drop-in biofuels are exciting, but have yet to convince
March 24, 2011 - Air freight: carriers need to look to alternative modes to address margin declines
March 10, 2011 - European oil industry: latest refinery sales hand the initiative to Chinese and Indian companies
March 2, 2011 - Africa: a great hope for oil producers but a forgotten continent for global media
March 2, 2011 - RIL-BP deal will boost the confidence of foreign oil companies in the Indian oil and gas sector
March 1, 2011 - Is south-east Africa the new "promised land" for the oil and gas industry?
February 22, 2011 - Ensco/Pride merger: combined firm will enjoy first-mover advantage
February 14, 2011 - China: Chesapeake deal highlights growing confidence in the US shale gas industry
February 10, 2011 - Oil: world leader or not, Venezuela has a lot of work ahead
February 8, 2011 - New sectors are likely to drive growth in the oil and gas market during this decade
February 8, 2011 - ExxonMobil: untapped oil and gas reserves in the Black Sea lure the oil major to Russia
February 2, 2011 - Western oil majors are feeling the pinch from national companies
January 31, 2011 - PetroChina-PDVSA: China enhancing its Latin American energy ties with new refinery project
January 19, 2011 - BP: strategy for growth lies outside the US
January 18, 2011 - Protecting Ecuador's Yasuni National Park: $3.6bn well spent
January 14, 2011 - Positive outlook for the Latin American oil and gas industry in 2011
January 13, 2011 - Positive outlook for the African oil and gas industry in 2011
January 13, 2011 - China next in line to benefit from shale gas boom
January 6, 2011 - Venezuela: international oil companies can rescue industry if Chavez makes terms more favorable
December 21, 2010 - Continuing increases of US ethanol exports to the EU will fuel further tension
December 7, 2010 - Curbs on US offshore drilling delay moves to reduce reliance on foreign oil
December 7, 2010 - Sustained growth in biofuels rests on government policy support
November 24, 2010 - Commodity prices: buoyed by QE2 and speculative investment inflows
November 17, 2010 - India: ONGC is becoming a serious BRIC player
November 16, 2010 - Kazakhstan: state-backed oil producer pressures western consortium for a share in major gas project
November 9, 2010 - Concerns over the rising price of oil are unjustified
November 8, 2010
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