Irish Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte’s pledge last week to review the tax system has been welcomed by campaign groups, but industry insiders fear potential investors could be frightened away.

China may implement a fragmented natural gas pricing system to suit different market conditions across the country, as it contemplates findings from an ongoing pilot scheme.

The United States Department of Energy has granted approval for a second project to export LNG to nations without US free trade agreements, but this approval comes with conditions.

Further delays in restarting Japan’s shuttered nuclear fleet are threatening to keep utilities hooked on expensive LNG, causing more headaches for Japan’s largest importers.

Price reporting agencies are under intense scrutiny after allegations of price manipulation. However, heightened regulation is not necessarily the solution for improved market transparency

The re-election of Malaysia’s incumbent Barisan Nasional party is seen as a win for Petronas, ensuring the company’s ambitious investment plan will largely remain on track.

Slow headway on intellectual property rights reform is frustrating foreign companies in China, but some of the criticism may be fuelled by misperceptions about China’s IPR regime.

The surge in North American hydrocarbon production and the region’s dwindling need for energy imports has laid the groundwork for US engagement in Asia Pacific.