2015

Russia's 2014 oil output hit a post-Soviet record high average of 10.58 million barrels per day (bpd), rising by 0.7 percent helped by small non-state producers, Energy Ministry data showed.

Last year was an ugly one for the U.S. energy sector, and while the first trading day of 2015 pointed to continued weakness in oil, investors are starting to look to when the sector might start to recover.

SHALE GAS IN EUROPE: WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S DOWN THERE

The US shale boom is connecting markets and changing the way oil and gas is bought and sold, according to BP’s trading unit.

BG Group has been loading the first cargo of LNG from its Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) facility since Dec. 28, the company said in a statement.

GAZPROM PURCHASES PARTNER INTERESTS IN SOUTH STREAM OFFSHORE ENTITY