2:30pm

Japan wakes up to US shale revolution

World’s largest LNG buyer wants cheaper contracts

11:13am

Shell in talks to buy €1.5bn Repsol assets

Deal for Spanish oil group’s liquefied natural gas assets

12:02am

BP case told of ‘swiss cheese’ theory

Model of complex accidents at heart of Deepwater Horizon dispute

Activists holds signs during a protest in front of the Hale Boggs Federal Building on the first day of the trial over the Deep Water Horizon oil rig spill on February 25, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 11 men were killed during the accident and over 4 million barrels of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. ©Getty 8:29pm

US seeks maximum fine in BP spill trial

Oil group accused of ‘wilful misconduct’

6:06pm

Sinopec acquires stake in Chesapeake asset

Chinese group to pay $1bn for 50% of Mississippi Lime property

5:02pm

German trade titans confront Turkey’s politics

$5.7bn privatisation scrapped by PM

From MARKETS 7:31am

US oil glut shifts to Gulf of Mexico

Brent-WTI dislocation to hit Light Louisiana Sweet crude

From WORLD 11:08pm

Chiefs call for US energy policy shake-up

Uncertainty hitting areas from wind power to oil, claims roundtable

From MARKETS 8:04pm

US oil imports from Middle East increase

Demand rose last year despite shale gas revolution

Feb 25, 2013

Chevron adds heft to Australian shale

US oil group to pay up to US$349m for stakes in two prospects

Feb 24, 2013

UK to benefit from North Sea investment

Spending upswing will boost production

From LEX Feb 24, 2013

BP: trial and error

This could be definitive hearing on Gulf of Mexico incident

On Monday Feb 24, 2013

BP stuck in holding pattern

The promise of improved profitability remains just that – a promise

Feb 23, 2013

Jail term for fuel credits fraudster

Rodney Hailey sentenced to 12 years and told to forfeit $9m

Feb 22, 2013

Negligence at heart of BP gulf spill trial

Billions of dollars in penalties hinge on unclear legal distinction

From MARKETS Feb 21, 2013

Crude price reverses into one-month low

Concerns over Fed’s monetary easing and Europe

Feb 21, 2013

Chesapeake nears deal to sell oilfields

Profits at US producer of shale gas and oil hit by fall in gas price

From WORLD Feb 21, 2013

Israel grants Golan exploration licence

Approval for US group Genie likely to stir diplomatic tensions

Inside Business from COMPANIES BY REGION Feb 21, 2013

Italy’s scandals echo the ‘tangentopoli’

Parallels between today’s scandals and corruption shown in 1990s

Feb 21, 2013

OMV boosted by Libyan oil production

Austrian energy group to raise dividend as revenues jump 25%

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