Despite the region’s maturity, a range of companies continue to explore in the UKCS, taking advantage of the low cost of drilling following the oil price downturn. Source: News

Offshore exploration in Greece has been dormant since the 1990s, but new seismic and the industry’s renewed interest in carbonate plays such as the recent Zohr discovery in the Eastern Mediterranean are bringing major operators to the region. Within 3 years, the country may have enough data paired with new discoveries to offer a new […]

A three-judge federal appeals court panel struck down the US Environmental Protection Agency’s waiver authority for quotas under its program to increase renewable fuels used in domestic gasoline. Source: News

Venezuela is home to the largest proved oil reserves in the western hemisphere, but for a variety of reasons-lack of capital and technical know-how and an unstable government, to name a few-it has never harnessed the full potential of this valuable resource. Source: News

Over the past few decades, oil and gas companies have turned to international investor-state arbitration to resolve high-profile-and high-value-disputes with foreign governments. Source: News

Assessment of international responses to the tragedy of Venezuela should begin with this observation: Dictators don’t surrender power. Source: News

If you’re in the oil and gas business, news about energy policy from Washington, DC, this year probably makes you smile. Other developments might make you want to break something. Source: News