Hydraulic fracturing has been the subject of much debate recently, both in the United States and increasingly in Europe. Advances in hydraulic fracturing technology have led to a shale gas boom in the United States, significantly lowering natural gas prices, and causing some foreign businesses...

The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 raised worldwide concerns about the safety and liability of offshore drilling. The EU, having a significant number of offshore oil and gas drilling installations under a currently complex and fragmented legislative framework, was alerted. In the...

The Russian-Ukrainian crisis has revitalized the European concerns of supply disruptions of natural gas as experienced in 2006 and 2009. However, the European supply situation, regulation and infrastructure have changed since: imports are more diversified, EU member states better connected and a...