Oil and Gas Media

Interfax Energy
Background: A spin off of parent company Interfax International Information Group, launched in September 2011, its content is easily navigable and, refreshingly, with very few advertisements. Includes more lighthearted features such as "The Wildcat's Pick of the Week" blog.

Focus: Exclusively, but very thorough, focus on the gas industry, with knock-on effects of gas industry developments also analysed.

Subscription: Includes access to daily and weekly pdf reports as well as full access to their website and accompanying dataBank, with country and pipeline profiles.

Geographical coverage: Heavy coverage on developments in Russia and the Caspian, and journalists based in Brussels to analyse policy updates on European energy regulation. Also covers global markets. Target audience: No information available

Print copy: No print copy available

Website address: http://interfaxenergy.com

Twitter: @IFAXNews

2011 Statistics

Total average net circulation per issue: N/A

Annual subscription fee: £1500 ($2300)

Middle East Economic Survey (MEES)
Background: A general energy-focused, economics website, including political commentary, and an "Energy Fundamentals" weekly column which provides an overall view of the week's developments.

Focus: Includes a mixture of directly related oil and gas related breaking news with analysis of geopolitics in the MENA region, reporting on a weekly basis.

Subscription: Provides full access to the website as some articles are hidden for non-subscribers as well as a weekly newsletter, a monthly geopolitical risk report and bimonthly Sustainable Energy report. The newsletters are also available online; the "Energy and Geopolitical Risk" reports provide good background to the issues covered for the non-expert together with analysis.

Geographical coverage: MENA region

Target audience: People looking to invest in the region; those following energy politics in the Middle East

Print copy: In various pdf newsletter forms

Website address: http://www.mees.com

Twitter: @IFAXNews

Annual subscription fee: $2725