France

A report commissioned by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has recommended that hydraulic fracturing, or fraccing, operations should resume in the UK subject to careful... 2012-04-18

BMI View: Petroplus, Europe's largest independent refiner, has decided to shut down three mid-scale plants in a clear sign that the downstream sector is in disarray. With worsening... 2012-01-04

BNK's acquisition of conventional acreage in the proven oil and gas producing region of Thuringia is a counterbalance to the high-impact, high-risk unconventional strategy that it has... 2011-12-05

The subsea Nord Stream pipeline system was officially inaugurated on November 8 2011 by the Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in a ceremony... 2011-11-08

BMI View: French refiners have long suffered from the general malaise effecting the industry in Europe, but the likely shutdown of LyondellBasel's Berre plant is set to seriously exacerbate... 2011-09-29

BMI View: A ban on fraccing has brought development of unconventional resources in France to a screeching halt. The ban is a major setback for investment in the country, and highlights... 2011-09-06

Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom is preparing to start feeding gas into the subsea Nord Stream gas pipeline following testing of the pipeline's gas treatment unit.

US major ConocoPhillips has farmed in to nine permit applications belonging to Canadian explorer Realm Energy for shale acreage in France's Paris Basin.

Petrochemicals giant LyondellBasell has become the latest company to reduce its exposure to French refining, announcing on May 31 that it is looking for a buyer for its 105,000 barrel... 2011-06-02

The start-up of the giant Medgaz gas pipeline has failed to set the Spanish gas market alight, with the project working at around a third of capacity in April, the first month of full... 2011-05-16