Natural Gas News - China’s poor IPR score a mix of fact and fiction
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.
Natural Gas News - BG looks to prioritise ‘value over volume’
BG Group appears to be following the lead of other European oil and gas companies by shifting the focus of its business away from production targets towards value creation.

Mergers & Acquisitions

As Surkov departs, Sechin rises

Natural Gas News - As Surkov departs, Sechin rises
With the resignation of Putin’s former chief ideologist, the Russian political landscape looks promising for Rosneft President Igor Sechin. The signs are of conflict behind closed doors, with battle lines drawn around Rosneft and Gazprom.