Oil plunged Thursday, with U.S. crude dropping almost 3 percent as the market grappled with oversupply fears as increased U.S. sanctions on Iran had more gradual impact than expected and U.S. crude oil inventories rose sharply. U.S. crude settled down... 

Brent crude prices topped $70 a barrel for the first time in nearly five months on Thursday as tightening supply continues to offset concerns about slowing global demand and rising US shale production. The international oil benchmark rose as much as 1... 

Oil and gas companies are facing competition from renewable energy and electric vehicles, a global campaign against the use of plastics and increasingly stringent climate targets. In the face of these challenges, shareholders want them to prioritize returns... 

For the global energy industry, China’s importance is hard to overstate. It is the world’s largest oil importer and is on course to be the largest gas importer this year. It accounts for about half the world’s coal consumption and almost a third... 

That we are on the path to a low-carbon future is beyond doubt. Despite disagreements among stakeholders and how we might get there, and the pace of change required there seems to be a broad unity in the long-term vision. We know we need an energy portfolio... 

The transition to a lower carbon economy has been long promised but the reality remains elusive. There is no doubt that the costs of renewables — led by solar and onshore wind — are now materially cheaper than they ever have been, having fallen respectively... 

Royal Dutch Shell is heavily investing in research and development of artificial intelligence (AI), which it hopes will provide solutions to some of its most pressing challenges. From meeting the demands of a transitioning energy market, urgently in... 

Venezuela is an energy rich country in the world, primarily in oil. However, the world giant is being condemned to starvation with the embargoes imposed by the countries. Therefore, the aim is to take control of the coup and control in Venezuela. The... 

Oil prices continued their ascent on Friday amid signs of supply cuts. Brent, the international benchmark, surged 4.1 per cent in recent trading to hit $58.23 a barrel. That equates to an 11.6 per cent rally this week, the highest since December 2016. The... 

1) Global coal demand will remain stable World coal consumption has never been higher than it was in 2013-14, but it seems that that level was a plateau rather than a peak. After declining over 2014-16, global coal demand started to pick up in 2017,... 

When you talk about disruptive technologies and how they are shaping the future of the oil and gas sector the focus is usually on upstream activities, but the downstream sector is also a fertile proving ground. As a sector, it has taken stock of what... 

1. US oil production exceeded expectations. A year ago, the Energy Information Administration estimated that US crude production would increase in 2018, below 600,000 barrels. This proved to be an inadequate statement: the actual increase was about 1.6...