Charles Kennedy

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Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com

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• Tesla Announce Stock Offering to Raise Money to Pay Off DOE Loan Early

  Published 16 May 2013 | viewed 788 times

  Tesla looks set to become one of the few high profile companies backed by the government as part of the Department of Energy’s loan program…

• Next Big Oil Discovery, Off the Coast of Ireland

  Published 16 May 2013 | viewed 974 times

  When thinking about where the next big oil discoveries will be made, Ireland is probably not up there on the list, however it may be…

• Container Ships in California Required to Turn Off Engines when in Port

  Published 15 May 2013 | viewed 511 times

  The shipping industry is one of the biggest polluting transport industries in the world, emitting vast amounts of greenhouse gas. An article on Take Part…

• Gold Mining Given a Green Makeover

  Published 15 May 2013 | viewed 511 times

  It is amazing how scientists can turn defeat into victory. Cleantechnica have an interesting article about Zhichang Liu, a postdoctorate working at the Weinberg College…

• IEA: Africa’s Oil Demand will Grow Faster than the Rest of the World

  Published 14 May 2013 | viewed 587 times

  The International Energy Agency (IEA) has just released its medium-term oil market report,  in which it states that over the next five years Africa’s demand…

• Transocean Chairman to Step Down as Part of Battle against Icahn

  Published 13 May 2013 | viewed 455 times

  Carl Icahn, the US business magnate, has tried to use his 5.6 percent stake in Transocean Ltd., the world’s largest offshore oil rig contractor, to…

• India Reluctant to Invest in Canada’s Oil & Gas Industry

  Published 12 May 2013 | viewed 1,122 times

  Just a few years ago everything was looking rosy for Canada. Plans were in motion to expand the oil sands projects in Alberta and ship…

• Massive Boost to Bakken Output Expected by Drilling Wells Closer Together

  Published 09 May 2013 | viewed 1,337 times

  The leading operators working in the Bakken shale formation in North Dakota are hoping to drastically increase the volume of recoverable oil by billions of…

• Founder of Greenpeace Worries that Modern Environmentalists are too Extreme

  Published 08 May 2013 | viewed 2,688 times

  Environmentalists have become more extreme over the years and it is now becoming a major problem for the economy.Real Clear Energy wrote an interesting paragraph…

• Tesla Talk with Google about Developing Auto Pilot System for Cars

  Published 07 May 2013 | viewed 708 times

  Elon Musk, the owner of Tesla Motors, believes that technology that can safely drive a car without human aid is the next evolutionary stage for…

• National Oilwell Varco Sees a Big Future for Blowout Preventers

  Published 07 May 2013 | viewed 774 times

  Blowout preventers are the last line of defense for an offshore well. If a well suffers a fault and risks releasing the crude into the…

• Was Israel’s Attack against Syria Really an Attack against Iran?

  Published 06 May 2013 | viewed 1,370 times

  Over the weekend Israel carried out two air strikes against Syrian positions within 48 hours. The first attack targeted a shipment of missiles thought to…

• Even Larger Shale Formation Exists Beneath the Bakken

  Published 05 May 2013 | viewed 1,428 times

  A recent study by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has found that more technically recoverable oil and gas lies below the Bakken Shale formation,…

• World’s Largest Wild Salmon Population Threatened by Giant Alaskan Mine

  Published 02 May 2013 | viewed 1,642 times

  Seven months ago the EPA completed an assessment of the affects that the proposed Pebble Mine would have on Alaskan Lands and wildlife, stating that…

• Argentine Billionaire Hopes to Beat Chevron and Develop Vaca Muerta with YPF

  Published 30 April 2013 | viewed 864 times

  Argentina’s second richest family, the Eurnekians, made their fortune from media and airports, but now plan to take advantage of the country’s undeveloped shale riches…

• New Report Confirms that China Leads the Global Fight Against Climate Change

  Published 29 April 2013 | viewed 1,144 times

  A new report by the Climate Commission of Australia, has admitted that whilst China remains the world’s largest polluting nation, it also leads the fight…

• Oil Rig Worker Ranked as 5th Worst Job in America

  Published 28 April 2013 | viewed 1,281 times

  The Wall Street Journal has recently released a list of 200 jobs in the US that rank from best to worst. Oil rig workers were…

• New York City Approves 1,000MW Transmission Line from Quebec

  Published 25 April 2013 | viewed 1,073 times

  A week ago the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) granted their approval for the construction of the Champlain Hudson power Express transmission cable.The…

• Chevron’s Big Foot Deepwater Platform Arrives in Texas

  Published 24 April 2013 | viewed 845 times

  Having originally set out from Korea, where it was built by the Daewoo Shipping and Marine Engineering Co., Chevron’s Big Foot deep water offshore platform…

• Steven Chu has Finally Left the Department of Energy

  Published 23 April 2013 | viewed 785 times

  Monday the 22nd of April saw the final day of Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s more than four year term as head of the Department of…