Cheap takeover targets in bombed-out sectors of the market have driven M&A activity to seven-year highs in 2014, with oil and gas sector deals coming in at a rate not seen on records going back to the 1970s

Oil Boom Returns to Gulf After Deepwater Horizon Disaster

Sanctions are forcing Exxon Mobil Corp. to look for alternative assignments for an offshore rig supposed to sail back to the Russian Arctic next summer, writes Bloomberg.

Rosneft commenced shipment of crude oil extracted at the Northern Tip of Chayvo license off the coast of Sakhalin, with the first tanker carrying Sokol-grade crude leaving port on November 21.

Russia may pivot to the east but it cannot escape its European destiny

Lower oil prices cut two ways for US economy

The real threat for gas in Europe does not come from Russia, but from internal mechanisms that keep giving an edge to coal.

Oil and currency markets reflect expectations for lower global economic growth

Global energy demand is set to grow by 37% by 2040 in our central scenario, but the development path for a growing world population and economy is less energy-intensive than it used to be.

North Sea Brent crude oil spot prices averaged $87/bbl in October, a decrease of $10/bbl from September and the first month Brent crude oil prices have averaged below $90/bbl since November 2010.

Global oil supply inched up by 35 000 barrels per day (35 kb/d) in October to 94.2 million barrels per day (mb/d)

Brent crude prices will average $83/barrel in 2015, $18/barrel lower than last month’s outlook for 2015.

IEA Report: Global Gas Demand 50% Higher in 2040

World chokepoints for maritime transit of oil are a critical part of global energy security. About 63% of the world's oil production moves on maritime routes. The Strait of Hormuz and the Strait of Malacca are the world's most important strategic chokepoints by volume of oil transit.

LNG Will Offer Protection Against Gas Supply Halts: IEA