The electric car revolution and stricter global rules on emissions have focused debate in the energy sector on when decades of growth in oil demand will eventually peak. But Spencer Dale, chief economist at energy major BP and former Bank of Engla...  +

The sinking of the Iranian oil tanker Sanchi in the East China Sea and the loss of 32 lives, has raised questions over how such a collision could happen, with analysts and traders focusing on its navigation and satellite tracking systems. Read Ar...  +

Indian oil consumption in 2017 grew at its slowest in four years, according to government statistics, hit by the government’s demonetisation move and a tax increase that knocked the gain in fuel use back to a modest 2.3 percent. Read Article  +

Higher shipments of Russian crude oil to China may saddle European importers with a fatter bill, an industry consultancy warned at the end of last year, noting the latest stage of Russia’s Eastern pivot: the launch of the expanded East Siberia-Pac...  +

Middle East imports of liquefied natural gas are set to decrease as Egypt becomes more self sufficient, but the Arabian Gulf region will need more of the fuel amid a gas deficiency in several states. Read Article  +

Donald Trump’s desire to squeeze Kim Jong Un’s regime risks being undermined by the furtive maneuvers of oil tankers at sea. Read Article  +

Venezuela bond investors had a rough 2017, with their holdings posting the world’s worst losses amid economic and political turmoil that culminated in U.S. sanctions against the country and President Nicolas Maduro’s plan to restructure the debt. ...  +

Europe’s set to be stuck with a higher oil bill as Russia shifts more of its supply to the Chinese oil market. As the world’s second-biggest economy buys more, crude shipments from Primorsk port in the Baltic region will be cut, according to indus...  +

China plans to launch a natural gas exchange in Chongqing in early 2018, aiming to create an Asian price benchmark as the nation’s use of the fuel surges amid its shift away from coal. Read Article  +

China’s self-inflicted heating crisis this winter signals deeper seasonal price swings that may be a boon for liquefied natural gas traders. Read Article  +