Oil and Gas – Page 2 – Asia Times

Middle East, Oman

With looming fiscal challenge, Oman at a crossroads

by Robin Mills January 9, 2020February 18, 2020

Iran, Iraq, Middle East

Oil, gas companies must prepare for Iran’s retaliation

by Federica Russo January 6, 2020February 18, 2020

Gas flaring remains issue for Russia

by Dimitri Frolowscki December 11, 2019February 18, 2020

Middle East, Saudi Arabia

Western majors’ woes may not help Gulf oil firms

by Robin Mills November 11, 2019February 18, 2020

Middle East, Saudi Arabia

Listing Saudi Aramco may not be best way to go

by Anthony McAuley August 28, 2019February 18, 2020

An Indoensian oil worker opens a gauge near crude oil tanks on Bunyu island, Indonesia's East Kalimantan province. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta

AT Finance, Indonesia

Indonesia turning away from resource nationalism

by John McBeth August 2, 2019February 18, 2020

China

Seven industries to be relaxed for foreign investments

by Darlie Yiu July 2, 2019February 18, 2020

Idlib, Syria. Map: Wikimedia Commons

Middle East, Syria, Turkey

Mysterious oil company a key player in Idlib

by Haid Haid June 3, 2019February 18, 2020

An Indoensian oil worker opens a gauge near crude oil tanks on Bunyu island, Indonesia's East Kalimantan province. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta

AT Finance, Indonesia

Widodo’s re-election could prompt Shell’s exit

by John McBeth May 13, 2019February 18, 2020

New dawn breaking for SE Asian energy deals

by Simon Roughneen May 7, 2019February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Cambodia

Cambodia dreams of an oil gushing bonanza

by David Hutt April 30, 2019February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Indonesia

Charges of foot-dragging hamper large Indonesian gas project

by John McBeth April 16, 2019February 18, 2020

Pakistan flag on soldier's uniform. Photo: iStock

Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistani Army moves into the oil business

by F.M. Shakil March 8, 2019February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Dmitri Lovetsky

Gas, guns and pragmatism: Putin’s foreign policy

by Alexander Kruglov February 11, 2019February 18, 2020

Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) members secure Camp Darapanan in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao on the southern island of Mindanao on July 29, 2018.Photo: AFP/Ferdinandh Cabrera

AT Finance, Philippines

Philippine rebels clinch the spoils of a bloody war

by Bong S Sarmiento January 24, 2019February 18, 2020

Australia, Oceania

To drill or not to drill in Australia

by Alan Boyd January 15, 2019February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

China

Most Chinese investors remain bullish on global M&As

by Asia Times staff November 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Timorese residents wave national flags of China and Timor-Leste to welcome the visiting Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark (Hull 866) at the port of Dili on December 14, 2017. Photo: Facebook/Jiang Shan

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Greater Bay Area, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Timor Leste, World

Timor-Leste developing closer ties with China

by David Hutt November 2, 2018February 18, 2020

An Indonesian worker fills up a truck with fuel at a state energy giant Pertamina filling center in Jakarta on August 27, 2014. Photo: AFP/Adek Berry

AT Finance, Indonesia, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Price rising on Indonesia’s resource nationalism

by John McBeth September 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah salutes the royal guard of honor during his 65th birthday celebrations in Bandar Seri Begawan. Photo: Reuters/Ahim Rani

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, South Asia, Thailand

How Islamic does Brunei want to be?

by Nile Bowie April 23, 2018February 18, 2020

The Caspian Sea is an important hub in a Eurasia-wide system of gas pipelines and trade corridors.

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Caspian games: Central Asian ‘stans’ vie for connectivity market

by Pepe Escobar April 20, 2018February 18, 2020

A convoy of ships follows an ice breaker on the Arctic's Northern Sea Route. Photo: iStock

China, European Union, Russia, South Asia, Taiwan, World

The Arctic as the next battleground? Don’t count on it

by Richard A. Bitzinger April 13, 2018

Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte (L) and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping shake hands after a signing ceremony in Beijing on October 20, 2016. Photo: AFP/Pool

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Vietnam

China, Philippines seek to share South China Sea

by Richard Javad Heydarian April 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference at the EU-Turkey summit, in Varna, Bulgaria, on March 26. Erdogan accused the EU of being biased in the ongoing dispute over energy exploration work off the disputed island of Cyprus.
Photo: Petko Momchilov/Impact Press Group/NurPhoto

Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Greco-Turkish relations at a critical crossroads

by Nicos Panayiotides March 30, 2018March 31, 2018

Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah (R) reviews a military honor guard with Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) during a welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 13, 2017. Photo: AFP/Nicolas Asfouri

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, China, European Union, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

China throws sinking Brunei a lifeline

by Nile Bowie March 18, 2018February 18, 2020

An Australian Customs officer with an Indonesian fisherman in waters near the two countries' maritime border in a file photo. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, India, Indonesia, Oceania, South Asia, Timor Leste

Australia-Indonesia border tensions resurface

by Alan Boyd March 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Two Timorese girls look for cockles on the beach in Dili, Timor Leste in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Candido Alves

AT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Oceania, South Asia, Timor Leste, World

Clouds part on ‘Greater Sunrise’ gas fields

by David Hutt March 1, 2018February 18, 2020

MobilExxon is among the groups wanting to drill in the eastern Mediterranean in areas near Cyprus. With talk of pipelines being built to Europe, regional powers also want to clarify the status of seabed areas around the island. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Showdown over drilling vessel off Cyprus could spur more talks

by Jonathan Gorvett February 27, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev shake hands in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 16, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque

China, European Union, Russia, Shanghai, World

Investor standoff sullies Nazarbayev’s international splash

by Gary Kleiman January 26, 2018

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks as his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu looks on during a signing ceremony at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on January 15, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Adnan Abidi

China, European Union, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

India and Israel: a tango that is still waiting to happen

by Abhijit Iyer-Mitra January 17, 2018