The production of natural gas from tightly compacted shale in the U.S. is attracting more capital from around the world. Japanese conglomerate giant Mitsui & Co. says it will invest $1.4 billion for a ...

Mitsubishi (OTCPK:MSBHF) is in advanced talks to buy the assets of investment firm Aethon Energy Management for ~$8B, Bloomberg reported Monday, in what would be the Japanese conglomerate's biggest ...

Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries posted a rise in profits during the first quarter of the financial year, thanks in part to higher contributions from its oil and gas business. The company ...

FRENCH oil conglomerate Total says it has acquired a 40 per cent interest in two British shale gas exploration licences, both in eastern Britain. Total said on Monday it had acquired a 40 per cent ...