Governments deplore the practice, but better ransomed alive than rescued dead, argues Nigel Bance, who monitors kidnapping and piracy worldwide.

Although the number of successful hijackings has fallen, oil tankers still offer the richest of pickings, writes Nigel Bance.

Contingency planning and flexibility are key to effective disaster management, as Nick Stocker, Latin America Regional Director at NES Global Talent, ...

Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic the chemical industry has stepped in with considerable speed to help struggling health authorities, notes Dean Curtis...

Contents include:A quarter century of the offshore oil and gas industry.  Rt Hon Peter Morrison, MP, Minister of State for EnergyCrisis managemen...

The energy industry – from oil to renewables – has been hit by the coronavirus in both predictable and unprecedented ways. Jennifer Johnson assesses t...

The oil and gas sector in North Africa has been hit by the Libyan civil war and economic crisis in Algeria. Maria Kielmas reports