Energy

The oil and gas giant would only consider such an investment if it had confidence that Israeli-Arab ties have warmed sufficiently that it will not face Arab economic retaliation.

Although he still has little control over the country's oil sector, Venezuela's partially recognized interim president is proposing a major rescue plan to jump-start Caracas' primary revenue generator.

The relocation of the oil company's European office to Moscow and redirected exports won't solve the government's long-term problem of declining oil production.

Competition over eastern Mediterranean natural gas will pit Cyprus, Greece, Israel and Egypt against Turkey and Northern Cyprus.

Two Feb. 21 attacks will force the government to shift its position from being apathetic about a remote insurgency to taking seriously a strategic threat to its development goals.

Forces allied to Khalifa Hifter's Libyan National Army have captured the country's most important oil field. So what happens next?

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has already taken a bite out of the country's private energy sector with indirect measures. Now he's taking some direct action to do the same in the electricity industry.

If passed, a measure would give Germany some negotiating power over the key pipeline project to deliver Russian natural gas directly to the EU.

By redirecting oil revenue away from Venezuela's cash-strapped incumbent government, Washington hopes to bolster the country's internationally-recognized opposition.

If the fight against corruption at Pemex causes lingering disruptions, the campaign could become a political liability for the president.