Energy / Energy-General

Apr 23, 2015 at 15:49 | Darrell Delamaide

California’s Public Utilities Commission earlier this month levied a record $1.6 billion fine against Pacific Gas & Electric Co., the state’s largest utility, in connection…

Apr 23, 2015 at 10:28 | Charles Kennedy

The Brazilian state-owned oil company has released its first financial statements in 8 months – and it doesn’t look good. Petrobras has been embroiled in a corruption scandal that has…

Apr 21, 2015 at 12:20 | Evan Kelly

Oil prices have rallied nearly 30% since March, demonstrating some resilience and strength amid all sorts of conflicting projections about oil production. But now the…

Apr 21, 2015 at 11:49 | Charles Kennedy

Every four years the U.S. Department of Defense releases its Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), an assessment of the potential threats and capabilities of the U.S. war…

Apr 20, 2015 at 10:51 | Charles Kennedy

If the whims of speculators are anything to go by, then oil markets are poised for a rebound. Data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission show…

Apr 17, 2015 at 17:03 | Nick Cunningham

Royal Dutch Shell’s purchase of BG will turn the combined company into a natural gas behemoth. But one casualty of the merger could be one of…

Apr 17, 2015 at 14:38 | Jim Hyerczyk

A drop in U.S. crude oil production helped drive futures prices higher this week. There is even evidence of renewed hedging in the deferred futures contracts…

Apr 17, 2015 at 12:32 | Evan Kelly

The oil price rally is finally underway. This week saw both WTI and Brent hit their highest levels in all of 2015 thus far. WTI closed on April 16 above…

Apr 17, 2015 at 11:41 | Maria Ramos

For decades, drivers have wistfully dreamed of weaning themselves from using environmentally unfriendly and unpredictably priced gasoline. Like most dreams, this appeared to be unrealistic and…

Apr 16, 2015 at 16:39 | Michael McDonald

 “Green energy is the future!” “Green energy will create tens of thousands of new jobs!” Statements like these have become the new mantra for green energy advocates even as fossil…

Apr 16, 2015 at 16:07 | Ronke Luke

When oil prices plunged in the 90s, Africa was a major beneficiary. Yes, exporters like Nigeria and Angola suffered as their revenues dropped, but overall the…

Apr 16, 2015 at 11:17 | Gaurav Agnihotri

Of late, there has been a lot of buzz related to electric vehicles. Volatility in oil, and thus fuel prices has the world in search of…

Apr 14, 2015 at 13:08 | Evan Kelly

The latest data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts that shale output will decline by 57,000 barrels per day in May. It will be led by losses of…

Apr 13, 2015 at 15:48 | Nick Cunningham

Water and energy have a symbiotic relationship. Energy is needed to move water to people and businesses. Water, in turn, is necessary to produce energy. Of…

Apr 10, 2015 at 16:03 | Evan Kelly

The major news of the week was the mega-merger between Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) and BG Group (LON: BG). The $70 billion price tag of BG Group made the…

Apr 10, 2015 at 10:27 | Dave Forest

Critical events to watch in the resource world these days, weeks, and months. Monday, April 13: Zambia’s government tables changes to copper royalties Royalty changes for…

Apr 09, 2015 at 17:03 | James Stafford

The collapse of oil prices is opening up a new diplomatic opportunity for the United States in the western hemisphere. The U.S. has a spotty…

Apr 09, 2015 at 10:31 | Charles Kennedy

One of the big winners of the historic deal between Iran and the P5+1 nations over its nuclear program will be Asia. Specifically, the deal will…

Apr 08, 2015 at 16:36 | Leonard Brecken

The easy money created by the Federal Reserve via QE has long since been the root cause of asset price distortion well beyond what fundamentals dictate.…

Apr 07, 2015 at 16:53 | Michael McDonald

The oil industry’s next big innovation has largely been over-shadowed by the collapse of oil prices. But this new technology promises to have a bigger long-term…