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Oil and Gas
Oil prices have hit a three-year high
The value of oil hasn't been this high since November 2014.
Climate Change
New Zealand is banning future offshore oil and gas exploration
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a national pledge with the aim of tackling climate change.
Oil and Gas
How Norway’s sovereign wealth fund made $130 billion in one year
2017 was a big year for the fund - which is already the largest in the world.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
Chemicals in products like paint and perfume create as much pollution as cars
Although we typically picture pollution as coming directly from cars or power plants, a large fraction of air pollution actually comes from chemical reactions that happen in the atmosphere.
Middle East and North Africa
How a lower oil price created opportunities in the Gulf
Governments have been forced to accelerate reforms.
Oil and Gas
These are the world's biggest coal producers
Some countries may be phasing out coal, but production of the fossil fuel has more than doubled over the past four decades.
Oil and Gas
The World Bank will no longer support oil and gas exploration
The World Bank will no longer finance upstream oil and gas projects after 2019.
Oil and Gas
Norway's Central Bank has recommended oil and gas holdings are removed from its sovereign wealth fund
Norway's central bank has recommended that the Ministry of Finance remove oil and gas holdings from its $1 trillion (£760 billion) sovereign wealth fund.
China
An innovative boiler has changed Chinese winters forever
People across northern China are preparing for their first winter with gas heating - part of a government effort to wean the nation off dirty coal and improve the country's notoriously ba...
Oil and Gas
This engineer has accidentally found a safer way to transport oil
An engineer has discovered a way to turn liquid oil into spill-resistant pellets with air capsules in their core for buoyancy.
Turkey
Turkey is turning East. What does this mean for Europe's energy supply?
Turkey has managed to keep the oil and gas flowing, but for how long given a more fractured Middle East and a worsening of relations with Europe?
Environment and Natural Resource Security
Why Ukraine is central to Europe’s energy security
The European energy market is going through a significant transformation. Ukraine will play a central role in the region's energy future. Here's why.
Middle East and North Africa
4 countries just cut diplomatic ties with Qatar. Here’s what that means for the region
Associate professor Mohammed Nuruzzaman explores the situation in the region after Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt decided to break off ties with Qatar.
Decarbonizing Energy
How Saudi Arabia can become a post-oil economy
As the world shifts away from crude oil, Saudi Arabia must make use of solar resources and improve energy efficiency – its young generation can lead the way.
Emerging Technologies
Five ways technology will change the mining, oil and gas industries
Technological breakthroughs are producing sweeping changes throughout the economy, from manufacturing to your check-out lane at Wal-Mart, and from legal research to laser surgery.