PRNEWSWIRE - Charles and David Koch of Kansas are the wealthiest individuals in America's oil and gas sector, with a combined net worth of US$83 billion, according to a Wealth-X Top 10 list that includes billionaires from Texas, New York and Oklahoma.

Forecasting steady global economic growth.

China Petrochemical Corp., Asia’s biggest refiner, made a “strategic breakthrough” in shale gas exploration in southwest China’s Sichuan province.

BAKER HUGHES showed Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2013 results.

Gazprom on Wednesday proposed signing a major China gas export deal in May, as industry sources indicated that the Russian gas giant may offer a lower price in return for billions of dollars in upfront payments.

Oil and gas production in northern Norwegian fields dropped significantly in the course of 2013.

Gazpromneft-Khantos, a subsidiary of Gazprom Neft, produced a record high 13.7mn tons of oil last year, 7.5% more than in 2012 and 0.67mn tons more than expected.

SCHLUMBERGER published Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2013 results.

Russian gas deliveries to Europe grow 16.3% in 2013Russian gas deliveries to Europe grow 16.3% in 2013 Russian natural gas supplies to Western Europe in 2013 increased by 20 percent to 127.05 billion cubic meters

Royal Dutch Shell reportedly would divest mature upstream assets in the North Sea and elsewhere, more of its refining portfolio and some projects that have not yet reached final investment decision.

Top 10 finds of 2013 and what these discoveries mean for investors.

Looking to expand shale-based oil production outside of its home country of France, where the controversial process of hydraulic fracturing drilling is banned, Total announced it was purchasing a 40% stake in two U.K. oil exploration areas.

FORBES - Человек, который, по оценке Forbes, входит в число 50 самых влиятельных людей в мире, топ-20 самых богатых и, пожалуй, в дюжину самых ненавидимых людей на планете, постоянно рефлексирует. Однако, учитывая, что Чарльзу Коху исполнилось 77 лет, это простительно. Простительно потому, что недавно он назвал президентские выборы «виной всех войн», и потому, что Koch Industries является второй крупнейшей частной компанией в Америке (после Cargill) с выручкой $115 млрд.