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Russia Threatened by Shift in Global Energy Markets

Oct 22, 2013 at 16:49 | RFE/RL staff

A shiny new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal is set to open in the Polish port of Swinoujscie next year. Three-thousand kilometers to the east, Chinese President Xi…

Baltic Dependence on Russian Gas About to End

Oct 21, 2013 at 17:44 | Global Risk Insights

At the moment, European energy markets are heavily dependent on Russian supplies. This is especially true of the countries with direct land borders to the big bear, including Finland and…

Bakken Companies Sued for Wasting Gas Royalties

Oct 21, 2013 at 17:19 | Charles Kennedy

Mineral owners in North Dakota have filed law-suits against 10 oil and gas companies for royalties lost in the surge of natural gas flaring in the Bakken shale.

Is Canadian Shale Gas Worth $35 Billion?

Oct 18, 2013 at 16:54 | Editorial Dept

Shale gas in western Canada is at the epicenter of the energy world this week. Excitement from energy investors over northern shale comes after Malaysian petro-major Petronas last week…

This Week in Energy: It’s All About Liquefied Natural Gas

Oct 18, 2013 at 13:35 | James Stafford

This week, it’s all about liquefied natural gas (LNG), as Asian markets eye a potential reduction in prices once US exports pick up momentum, Central Europe sends a desperate plea…

First Floating LNG Game-Changer for Uruguay

Oct 11, 2013 at 21:51 | Charles Kennedy

France’s GDF Suez (GSZ) has signed a 15-year agreement to build and operate the first-ever floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Uruguay, with operations scheduled to begin in…

This Week in Energy: Europe Doomed without Fracking?

Oct 11, 2013 at 14:09 | James Stafford

At a Council on Foreign Relations shindig in New York on Monday the hot topic was the European Union and its lesser-of-two evils energy choice: Russia or fracking; but this…

Malaysian National Energy Company to Invest $35 Billion in Canadian LNG

Oct 08, 2013 at 17:18 | Rory Johnston

Petronas, the state-owned Malaysian energy giant, is planning to invest $35 billion in the Canadian liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry. This figure—which includes the $5.5 billion acquisition of Calgary-based…

Texas Set to Become One of the World’s Largest Oil Producers by 2020

Oct 08, 2013 at 17:05 | Joao Peixe

Barry Smitherman, the Chairman for the Texas Railroad Commission, has said that the number of drilling permit applications being submitted in the lone star state have reached their highest…

US Shale Dealt a Blow as Oil Majors Struggle to Turn a Profit

Oct 07, 2013 at 17:17 | James Hamilton

Newly exploited tight oil formations account for more than 100% of the increase in U.S. field production of crude oil since 2005. But that doesn't mean it's easy to…

Tensions Threaten Long Standing Natural Gas Partnership between EU and Russia

Oct 07, 2013 at 17:07 | Energy Post

As the areas of potential conflict are multiplying, the EU and Russia seem to be blundering into an increasingly fractious energy relationship that threatens to hurt both sides. Russia’s policies…

Azeri Gas Sells Big in Europe

Sep 27, 2013 at 15:40 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: Europeans are lining up for Azeri gas futures from Shah Deniz, playing to Baku’s tune of multiple customers. Analysis:…

Debate Over US Natural Gas Exports Heats Up

Sep 26, 2013 at 20:25 | Global Risk Insights

The consequences of the shale gas and oil energy revolution in the United States have had a great impact on the U.S. industry and economy. The benefits are by now…

Chesapeake Hints at Big Natural Gas Layoffs

Sep 23, 2013 at 19:05 | Joao Peixe

In line with an overhaul at Chesapeake Energy Corp. under a new CEO, the company has lain off its entire natural gas vehicle team, and more layoffs could be in…

Shale Gas is Not a Saviour, it is a Thorn in Renewable Energy’s Side

Sep 20, 2013 at 17:49 | ISN Security Watch

Many policymakers hope that shale oil and gas production will lead to greater energy independence. Deepak Gopinath isn’t so sure. He thinks that fracking is wasteful, expensive and is merely…

Fitch: Russian Natural Gas Export Opens Eastern Horizons

Sep 18, 2013 at 18:17 | Igor Alexeev

Real alternative to EU exports is born during recent talks in Moscow. Representatives of Chinese National Petroleum Company and Russia’s oil & gas giants Gazprom and Novatek have inked the…

How the Shale Boom has Effected the US Economy

Sep 17, 2013 at 17:30 | Matt Smith

I am a huge fan of in-depth research reports, for I relish the challenge of sifting through them to find the simple takeaways that make sense to me (while gracefully…

Gas Game Heats Up In Mozambique

Sep 13, 2013 at 17:14 | Charles Kennedy

Anadarko is negotiating with potential buyers for its massive planned gas project offshore Mozambique, Italy’s Eni is considering the sale of another 10% stake in a major gas block, and…

Will Caspian Oil and Gas Producers Take Russia's Place in EU?

Sep 11, 2013 at 19:59 | Daniel J. Graeber

There may be as much as 48 billion barrels of oil and 292 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in the Caspian region. There's probably even more yet to be…

On G20 Sidelines, China Interested in More Russian Natgas

Sep 11, 2013 at 19:54 | John Daly

China’s President Xi Jinping is on an “energy diplomacy” tour, working the post-Soviet Eurasian space, visits four of the region's five former Soviet Central Asian republics while making his way…

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