With oil supplies tight, regions most vulnerable to oil supply disruptions present a significant economic concern, particularly threats to the Strait of Hormuz and unrest in Nigeria, explains this Ba…

Relations between the Vatican and Israel are a complex combination of diplomacy mixed with interfaith discussion.

Peru has avoided the development problems seen in other extraction-dependent economies, but experts say the country faces governance hurdles, especially on the environment.

Interest in natural gas is growing for political, environmental, and economic reasons. But the industry faces challenges to adding pipelines, increasing international LNG trade, and exploiting newly …

Though shifts in demand and reduced production by some major producers have influenced oil prices, investor behavior is also increasing market volatility.