CHINA AND JAPAN ARE COMPETING FOR US$2 BILLION GAS PROJECT IN THE PHILIPPINES

A US 2 billion liquefied natural gas terminal has received proposals from over 20 companies to partner with the state-owned Philippine National Oil Corp for its development... READ MORE›

ENVIRONMENTALISTS URGE FRENCH BANK NOT TO FINANCE TEXAS FRACKING PROJECT

Activist points to 'hypocrisy' in BNP Paribas's involvement in south Texas export terminal, given bank's claimed commitment to the environment... READ MORE›

IRAN SAYS U.S. SANCTIONS STOP AMERICAN OIL FIRMS TAKING PART IN PROJECTS

Based on the U.S. Congress sanctions, the American oil companies cannot work in Iran, he added... READ MORE›

EXXON KNEW OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN 1981, EMAIL SAYS - BUT IT FUNDED DENIERS FOR 27 MORE YEARS

Exxon, and after its merger with Mobil ExxonMobil, fit the bill, especially under its former CEO, Lee Raymond, who was vocally opposed to climate change regulation... READ MORE›

EXXONMOBIL AND IRAN DID BUSINESS UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE NOMINEE TILLERSON

That business connection is likely to surface Wednesday at a confirmation hearing for ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee... READ MORE›

INVESTIGATION WEIGHS WHETHER EXXON LIED ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Exxon Mobil has also endorsed a tax on emissions as a way to further reduce climate risks... READ MORE›

TRUMP EXPECTED TO PICK EXXONMOBIL CHIEF EXECUTIVE REX TILLERSON AS HIS SECRETARY OF STATE

Tillerson has spent his entire working life at ExxonMobil after earning a civil engineering degree and joining the company in 1975... READ MORE›

UNDER REX TILLERSON EXXON MOBIL FORGED ITS OWN PATH ABROAD

Mr. Tillerson's first big overseas test came soon after he became Exxon Mobil's chief executive in 2006, when he confronted the government of Venezuela head-on... READ MORE›

OBAMA PUTS ARCTIC OCEAN OFF LIMITS FOR DRILLING IN LAST-DITCH BARRIER TO TRUMP

US Department of the Interior says 'fragile and unique' Arctic ecosystem at risk if drilling allowed, possibly by pro-fossil fuels Trump administration... READ MORE›

TRUMP MAY BE GOOD FOR OIL TROUBLE FORRENEWABLES

The president-elect has promised to promote oil, natural gas and coal aggressively, and pull back on Obama administration commitments to fighting climate change... READ MORE›

OBAMA'S DIRTY SECRET: THE FOSSIL FUEL PROJECTS THE US LITTERED AROUND THE WORLD

In South Africa, another huge project is set to exacerbate existing air pollution problems, deforestation and water shortages... READ MORE›

OBAMA BANS OIL DRILLING 'PERMANENTLY' IN MILLIONS OF ACRES OF OCEAN

Outgoing US President Barack Obama has permanently banned offshore oil and gas drilling in the vast majority of US-owned northern waters... READ MORE›

SAUDI ARABIA HIKES PETROL PRICES BY 40% AT THE PUMP

Saudi Arabia hikes petrol prices by 40 percent at the pump... READ MORE›

HUGE DEPOSIT OF UNTAPPED OIL COULD BE LARGEST EVER DISCOVERED IN US

A huge deposit of untapped oil, possibly the largest ever discovered in the US, has been identified by the US Geological Survey USGS in west Texas... READ MORE›

FRACKING TO GO AHEAD IN NORTH YORKSHIRE AFTER HIGH COURT RULING

Fracking will go ahead at a North Yorkshire site after environmentalists lost a legal challenge they had brought on climate change grounds... READ MORE›

ENERGY GIANT UNVEILS SHALE GAS PLAN

Ineos is currently building Europe's largest shale gas import facility to feed its petrochemicals plant at Grangemouth... READ MORE›

The only major United States antagonist not hurt by the drop in oil prices is North Korea, which imports all of its petroleum... READ MORE›

FRACKING UNDER NATIONAL PARKS APPROVED BY MPS AMID ACRIMONY

MPs have voted to allow fracking under Britain's national parks, drawing accusations that the government has sneaked the measure through parliament without a proper debate... READ MORE›

GAS PRICE FELL TO 47 CENTS PER GALLON AT ONE MICHIGAN SITE

A Marathon gas station also located in Houghton Lake also sold fuel for 95 cents a gallon on Sunday, GasBuddy reported... READ MORE›

OIL FROM $50 BILLION KASHAGAN FIELD STARTS FLOWING TO EXPORT

The Kazakh currency advanced 0.3 percent to 330.45 tenge per dollar in Almaty, the strongest since June... READ MORE›

1 000 SQ MILES OF ENGLAND TO BE OPENED UP FOR FRACKING

Both Scotland and Wales previously imposed moratoriums on fracking for shale gas... READ MORE›

SHELL RESUMES ARCTIC DRILLING BUT CUTS $15BN FROM GLOBAL INVESTMENT

Related Stories Royal Dutch Shell is reviving plans to drill for oil in the Arctic in a move likely to intensify its battle with environmentalists... READ MORE›

ON THE BALLOT TWO CLASHING VISIONS OF HOW AMERICA WILL POWER ITS CARS HOMES

Critics have said Trump's plan to revive natural gas drilling would finish off the very coal industry he promises to restore, because the two fuels compete... READ MORE›

OIL AND GAS EXEC GERARD IS PUMPED ABOUT INDUSTRY PROSPECTS UNDER TRUMP

For that achievement, much of the thanks goes to natural gas, which in 2016 surpassed coal as the leading fuel for generating electricity... READ MORE›

SHELL SIGNS $11 BILLION DEAL TO BUILD PETROCHEMICALS PLANT IN IRAQ

Shell is one of the main major oil companies operating in south of Iraq, operating the Majnoon oilfield and leading the Basra Gas Company joint venture... READ MORE›

THE WORLD'S BIGGEST OIL KINGDOM REVERSES COURSE

In an effort to get prices off the mat, Saudi Arabia looks to pull back on the amount of crude it pumps... READ MORE›

GEORGE OSBORNE OVERSEES BIGGEST FOSSIL FUEL BOOM SINCE NORTH SEA OIL DISCOVERY

George Osborne gave the fossil fuel sector another 430m in tax breaks in his autumn statement... READ MORE›

UK TO GIVE PETROBRAS A?330M DESPITE THE COMPANY FACING CORRUPTION CHARGES

The UK's export finance agency, UKEF, said it will extend the line of credit to Petrobras for it to purchase goods and services from UK exporters... READ MORE›

AMERICA'S ENERGY REVOLUTION HITS A HISTORIC MILEPOST

First, low gasoline prices have encouraged Americans to drive more, increasing CO2 pollution from tailpipes... READ MORE›

OIL COMPANIES DONATED TO CLINTON FOUNDATION WHILE LOBBYING STATE DEPARTMENT

The State Department's 2009 approval of the Alberta Clipper pipeline benefited some donors to the Clinton Foundation... READ MORE›

A BLADE STRIKES STEEL, AND THE BLAST SHOCKS A NATION'S ENERGY SYSTEM

Two accidents in alabama show how heavily millions rely on the colonial pipeline for gasoline... READ MORE›

WORLD'S PRICIEST GAS IS BOUND FOR ONE U.S. REGION THIS WINTER

New England will also need to keep importing liquefied natural gas this winter to meet demand... READ MORE›

TORIES FORCED INTO U-TURN ON FAST-TRACK FRACKING AFTER ACCEPTING LABOUR PLANS

Donna Hume, from Friends of the Earth, said Public opinion and increasing concern from MPs has forced the government into retreat on fracking... READ MORE›