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Special reports

A buoyant outlook

Alex Field and Bahzad Ayoub, Energy Industries Council (EIC), examine the shale phenomenon and its impact on the LNG sector.

 

Demand surge: gas in Asia

Ng Weng Hoong, discusses natural gas in Asia where buyers fight a losing battle against rising prices amid continued demand surge.

 

Energy efficiency, the only game in town

While a small improvement in energy efficiency might not capture the imagination like an oil discovery, economic prosperity will depend upon it.

 

On top of the world - Part 2

Oilfield Technology Correspondent Gordon Cope examines the state of the oil and gas industry in the highly challenging Arctic region.

 
 

On top of the world - Part 1

Oilfield Technology Correspondent Gordon Cope examines the state of the oil and gas industry in the highly challenging Arctic region.

 

NOC NOC; Who’s there?

China’s NOCs enjoy several benefits not available to many oil companies, but have they come too late to the energy party to make full use of them?

 
 
 

Flood warning

Matthew Kuhl, Mark Routt and Scott Sayles, KBC Advanced Technologies, USA, look at the US shale supply flood, focusing on processing developments and issues.

 

Facing headwinds

Luisa Sykes, Euro Petroleum Consultants, discusses the outlook for the oil and gas sector in Europe.

 

Energy intensity: driving versus flying

Michael Sivak, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, looks at making driving less energy intensive than flying.

 

Tackling the safety culture challenge

Peter Conner looks at how human factors, which contributed to the Piper Alpha disaster, are more important in today’s offshore environment.

 
 

A weakening Sirocco?

Nancy Yamaguchi, Contributing Editor, discusses North African oil and gas.