Mexico 06/01/2017 Petrol price hike sparks protests and looting in Mexico Anger over a petrol price hike has sparked protests and looting across Mexico.
Mexico 06/01/2017 Petrol price rise triggers looting in Mexico Anger at the rising cost of living in Mexico has sparked mass looting.
Peru 06/01/2017 Peru: Tempers flare in protests over road tolls Tear gas has been fired in Lima, Peru, as police clashed with lorry drivers protesting at road toll charges going up.
Business 08/12/2016 Russia sells share in country's largest oil company Russia has sold a share of oil giant Rosneft for 10.
Libya 16/09/2016 Oil tankers return to Libya as rival governments agree on export resumption What is really happening in Libya right now?
Business 09/09/2016 BRUA pipeline for European energy diversity moves forward A move towards European energy diversity with the signing in Budapest of agreements to build the Romanian section of the BRUA pipeline network through Bulgaria-Romania-Hungary and Austria.
Netherlands 06/09/2016 Holland to help build pipeline to Gaza Holland has agreed to team up with Israel to supply Gaza with water and gas
Syria 11/08/2016 Aleppo: UN probes 'gas' attack amid pressure for longer truce The United Nations says it is talking to Russia about getting a longer halt to hostilities, to help the two million people trapped in the divided Syrian city of…
Business 10/06/2016 Big job cuts in Britain's oil and gas sector As many as 120,000 workers will have lost their jobs in Britain's oil and gas sector by the end of the year, according to the industry's lobby group.
Business 24/05/2016 French fuel strike: frustration at the pumps and an investment warning The boss of French energy firm Total has warned it will "seriously reconsider" its future investment plans in France due to the strikes at its refineries against labour law reform.
Business 20/05/2016 Brazil's Petrobras gets new boss with same old problems Pedro Parente, the new boss of Brazil's scandal-ridden state-controlled energy firm Petrobras, has been talking about the challenges ahead.
Business 17/05/2016 Leaders sign off on pipeline to bring gas from Azerbaijan to Europe Leaders of five countries have formally signed off on the construction of a pipeline to bring Caspian gas to European markets, reducing the energy reliance on Russia.
Italy 12/04/2016 Italian referendum on drilling for oil could shape the country's energy policy for decades to come A referendum to be held next Sunday in Italy could shape the country’s energy policy for decades to come. The ballot was triggered by a request from
Business 11/02/2016 Total bucks trend with better-than-expected profit numbers Record upstream production and high refining margins in Europe helped Total report better-than-expected fourth-quarter net profit.
USA 08/01/2016 Gas leak near LA costing millions to put right A huge, ongoing natural gas leak in Porter Ranch, California, has pushed thousands to leave their homes and has cost SoCal Gas at least 50 million
USA 08/01/2016 Los Angeles methane leak sickens local residents A state of emergency has been declared in California over a massive natural-gas leak that has been spewing fumes into a Los Angeles neighbourhood for
USA 07/01/2016 Natural gas leak prompts California emergency California governor Jerry Brown has declared an emergency after natural gas storage facility suffered a blow out.
Nigeria 25/12/2015 Nigeria: dozens feared dead after explosion destroys gas plant An explosion at a cooking gas plant in south-eastern Nigeria has killed at least four people – although some reports say dozens more have died. The
USA 24/12/2015 California gas leak sparks protests as concerns mount Methane gas billowing into the sky from the hills above Los Angeles has been captured by an infrared camera to record images which are invisible to
no comment 21/12/2015 Homes flattened in Volgograd gas blast A gas explosion rips through an apartment block in the Russian city of Volgograd, injuring at least eight occupants. Ten people, including three
