Europe must wean itself off Russian gas and look to places like the Caspian Sea or the Middle East for alternative supplies, as the conflict in Ukraine underscores the importance of energy independence

US Vice-President Joe Biden claimed Russia is using energy as 'a weapon' and urged European countries to diversify sources for the purposes of energy security.

Winter natural gas prices expected to remain high

Shale gas provides largest share of U.S. natural gas production in 2013

The South Stream project is continuing as planned, an official of the Russian Energy Ministry's pool and gas department said on Monday

Gazprom and Eni address prospects for enhancing bilateral cooperation

Oil producers risk ratings downgrade on low crude price

Nigeria devalues currency as oil prices drop

With Russia's economy battered by economic sanctions and plunging oil prices, President Vladimir Putin has allowed the central bank to administer strong medicine, sharply raising interest rates even as it freed the rouble to float.

TOTAL Senior Vice President on Strategy and Business Intelligence, Mrs. Helle Kristoffersen, stressed the importance of addressing Europe’s gas supply amidst the current crisis between Russia and Ukraine, speaking on the session panel on Global Energy Security, Supply and Demand at the Abu-Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference on November 12, 2014.

After years of friction, the two sides last week struck a deal in which Kurds will give half of their overall oil shipments to the federal government and Baghdad will pay overdue civil servants' salaries in the region.

Technip, Europe’s biggest oil and gas services group by market capitalisation, has made a €1.47bn cash bid for French seismic surveyor CGG, but the offer was rebuffed on Thursday.

Ineos, the Swiss-based chemicals company, has entered the race to develop UK reserves of shale gas, unveiling ambitious plans on Thursday to spend $1bn on exploration in coming years.

China's energy targets for 2020, if assumed to be credible and achievable, give a clear indication of likely winners and losers.

China to Step up Oil, Gas Exploration in East, South China Seas