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Energy / Energy-General

NY Governor Bans Fracking In His State

Dec 18, 2014 at 17:35 | Andy Tully

The state of New York will ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, because of the potential it holds for creating a public health risk and its questionable economic benefits. Gov. Andrew…

By Buying Canada’s Talisman, Spain’s Repsol Nearly Doubles In Size

Dec 17, 2014 at 14:01 | Andy Tully

The Spanish energy company Repsol will buy Canada’s Talisman Energy Inc. for $8.3 billion in cash in a deal that would immediately double Repsol’s oil production and staff. Repsol and…

The Global Energy Security War

Dec 12, 2014 at 14:57 | Energy Post

Concerns about energy security have shot to the top of the political agenda in Europe. But the US has no intention of letting the EU down. “The United States will…

This Week In Energy: Low Oil Prices Not The Only Threat To US Energy

Dec 12, 2014 at 14:03 | James Stafford

Urgent Note: This week, our analyst Dan Dicker provides key insights into the companies now considered to be the walking dead in the energy space. The debt burdens…

One Trade That Doesn’t Need Oil To Recover

Dec 12, 2014 at 13:53 | Martin Tillier

Attempting to pick the bottom of oil’s move down has so far proven to be an expensive game for energy investors. The $60 WTI level that we are rapidly approaching…

Global Energy Advisory - 12th December 2014

Dec 12, 2014 at 13:35 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Somalia has invited Soma Oil and Gas, ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron to explore oil and gas resources in the country. Soma Oil and…

Why US Shale May Fizzle Rather Than Boom

Dec 09, 2014 at 17:27 | Nick Cunningham

The Shale Revolution may not really end up being a revolution after all. A new study in Nature finds that the estimates for shale gas production could be vastly overblown,…

As U.S. Reserves Grow, So Does Geopolitical Weight

Dec 05, 2014 at 17:06 | Colin Chilcoat

The peak will have to wait – at least in the United States. According to a new report from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) US proved reserves of both…

Who Comes Out On Top After Oil Pandemonium?

Dec 05, 2014 at 13:13 | James Stafford

As crude oil prices take a beating, with Saudi Arabia predicting that prices will stabilize at $60 per barrel, we head to Norway, where state-run giant Statoil is poised to…

Alternatives Aren’t Ready, Demand Management Is

Dec 05, 2014 at 10:59 | Martin Tillier

Most people with functioning brain cells, even the most ardent climate change deniers, accept that at some point in the future mankind will have to find a viable alternative to…

Global Energy Advisory - 5th December 2014

Dec 05, 2014 at 10:43 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Any and every oil and gas investor operating in Europe and Eurasia should be concerned about the very dangerous and very misguided Cold War geopolitics currently…

Putin's Luck Runs Out

Dec 04, 2014 at 17:53 | RFE/RL staff

2014 was good. 2015, not so much. Vladimir Putin has been on quite a roll for about a year now. But December 1,…

US Shale Under Pressure From More Than Just Low Prices

Dec 04, 2014 at 17:44 | Colin Chilcoat

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has come full circle in Denton, Texas after a controversial ban on the practice entered into effect on Tuesday. Denton is one of several cities located…

Nanophotonic Material Beams Excess Heat Into Space

Dec 04, 2014 at 17:33 | Brian Westenhaus

Stanford University engineers have invented a material designed to help cool buildings. The material reflects incoming sunlight, and it sends the heat from inside the building directly into space…

Ukraine’s Next Energy Minister Will Be Bought and Paid For, As Usual

Dec 02, 2014 at 15:51 | James Stafford

A month after Ukrainian general elections, there is still no new government, and elite power circles are playing a very dangerous game with the country’s most important ministry—energy. It’s a…

As Excitement Builds in the Montney, Companies Seek More Infrastructure

Dec 01, 2014 at 17:12 | James Stafford

What does it take to build up a new region for oil and gas development? Obviously, the resources have to be in place and economically recoverable. But it is not…

Norway’s Energy Policies A Lesson For The World

Nov 28, 2014 at 16:49 | RFE/RL staff

A specially designed ship with a helicopter pad prepares to take supplies from Stavanger harbor to an offshore oil platform. OSLO,…

This Week In Energy: How Badly Has OPEC Bungled?

Nov 28, 2014 at 14:25 | James Stafford

Saudi Arabia did it. After stonewalling for weeks, all attention is on the House of Saud and its refusal to let OPEC cut production, even by a modest 2 million…

Frac-Sands Poised For Huge Growth Despite Low Oil Prices

Nov 28, 2014 at 10:31 | Editorial Dept

The practice of hydraulic fracturing has rightly received a lot of the credit for allowing the U.S. to boost its oil production in recent years by as much as 60%.…

Global Energy Advisory – 28th November 2014

Nov 28, 2014 at 10:25 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Iraq/Kurdistan Islamic State (IS) fighters have failed to seize control of the Northern Iraqi giant oil field at Kirkuk, after a tense battle on Wednesday. The…

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