If you're doing resource business in one spot on the planet this week, you can rest a little easier.Tanzania.The sector here had been thrown into…
For the terrorist group known as the Islamic State, Syria and Iraq were a good place to start their campaign, but in order to survive and prosper it knew from…
A new factory that hopes to break oil’s stranglehold over America’s transportation sector has just opened its doors in Iowa.The $275 million factory will churn out ethanol –…
The British government is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to limit payments by BP, the UK’s second-largest oil producer, to some victims of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in…
Energy efficiency has graduated from the “hidden fuel” to the “first fuel.”That’s the word from a new analysis the International Energy Agency published Tuesday, looking into the…
It's always interesting when big developments start happening in clusters. Suggesting that things are moving faster in a certain space.That seems to be the case the last few…
An investigation by The New York Times has found that several prominent Washington, D.C. think tanks have regularly taken donations from foreign entities in exchange for using their influence…
Any company will tell you that panic starts to set in once the confidence of the board or of investors begins to wane. This is precisely the situation in the…
The energy debate is full of controversy. Whether it is about the pros and cons of renewable energy, nuclear power or fossil fuels (FF) there are a range of arguments…
At first glance, wind power might seem to be an easy road in the trip to renewable energy: Set up a turbine and begin cranking. But where turbines have been…
We've seen some positive changes in mining regulations globally of late. Places like West Africa have made moves to improve legal conditions for miners and explorers. Guaranteeing security and exploration…
A new proposed pipeline would connect North Carolina to the Marcellus and Utica shale formations, bringing a massive new flow of natural gas to the southeastern United States.The…
Fracking has transformed the United States into the world’s largest producer of natural gas, and now Europe is weighing the pros and cons of the controversial technique as it seeks…
A rise in sectarian violence in Iraq is complicating the struggle to form a national unity government, the first and vital step in combatting the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq…
Perhaps you’ve seen one of the recent barrage of articles claiming that fears of an imminent peak and decline in world oil production have either been dispelled (because we actually…
This week in energy we’re looking at the grand opening in Iowa of the first facility to commercially produce ethanol from corn waste products as proof that we don’t…
BP today was found grossly negligent in its connection with the 2010 deepwater horizon disaster. It is a most surprising result and will continue to hang over the head of…
I am not one to baffle with overly technical analysis when it comes to charts. To me, the more obvious the pattern or point is, the more useful it is.…
In a few weeks’ time, the oil in the North Sea could suddenly be under the sovereignty of a new country. Scotland is pushing for a referendum on…
Regulations & ComplianceA new real estate law in Egypt will require companies to pay taxes on oil fields. The law was amended in late August, but criteria are…