Oil and Gas

Turkmen leader sacks oil and gas minister

25 May 2012

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Turkmen President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov sacked his oil and gas minister, citing his poor performance on state television on Friday, just two days after the Central Asian nation agreed landmark deals to supply natural gas to Pakistan and India. The deals agreed on Wednesday offer major economic benefits but depend on building and defending a U.S.-backed pipeline across ...

Videocon to demerge its oil and gas biz

25 May 2012

The board of Videocon Industries on Friday decided to demerge its oil and gas business.

Oil and Gas in Islam’s Faultline

25 May 2012

Conflict over oil and gas reserves, sectarian rivalries and foreign involvement interconnect as sources of instability in the Persian Gulf–Arabian Peninsula, argue Iran specialists Jamsheed K. Choksy, and Carol E. B. Choksy, both at Indiana University.