The oil and gas landscape continues to show signs of rapid change that sporadically brings up challenges for the industry to adapt to. In 2012, many oil companies owed their profitability to a really strong downstream performance. Unplanned outa...

As the upstream environment gets tougher for the oil and gas industry, information technology is playing an increasingly vital role to make operations more integrated and efficient. Growing evidence of this comes from the findings of the latest Ac...

Unless the Euro crashes and everyone’s worst fears come true, the oil industry seems to be moving into another significant growth phase.   Several reasons prompt me to strike an optimistic note amid the general gloom. While some organizations, ...

2012 has been a challenging start to the year for refining in Europe. 2011 saw refiners dealing with overcapacity issues, operational inefficiencies and falling demand, all combined with the pressure of costlier supplies to offset the loss of Liby...

If the year 2011 began with the paradox of high oil prices and good economic growth playing out simultaneously, there are now clear signs of a reversal. GDP growth is slowing across the world, albeit in varying degrees, pointing to a halting and s...