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Keystone XL – Why Protestors Should be Focusing on a Much Bigger Issue

Mar 27, 2013 at 18:05 | Robert Rapier

I started to go with “Fiddling While Rome Burns” in the title, but I know many people who would take great exception to the notion that the Keystone XL protesters…

Increasing the Efficiency of Long Distance Power Transmission

Mar 27, 2013 at 17:53 | Green Futures

A new circuit breaker design for high-voltage direct current means supergrids connecting resources on a global scale will be more efficient and reliable.Supergrids connecting electricity networks and renewable…

Why Have US Carbon Emissions Declined so Much?

Mar 27, 2013 at 17:40 | James Hamilton

Emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuel consumption in the United States have fallen remarkably since 2008, with recent levels the lowest since 1995. Here I comment on some of…

Energy…from Cake!

Mar 25, 2013 at 18:32 | Matt Smith

Listening to my iPod on shuffle this weekend, I rediscovered my appetite for the band, Cake. Upon further delving into their back catalogue I discovered a theme. So through their…

Energy Intelligence Report: Profit from Gazprom's Crumbling Hegemony

Mar 25, 2013 at 11:04 | James Stafford

Two months ago we launched our premium service Oil & Energy Insider and I thought the best way of introducing the service to our readers would be to…

TNK-BP Billionaires Seek New Oil & Gas Prowess

Mar 22, 2013 at 19:51 | Charles Kennedy

Check out this new player on the global oil and gas scene: The former owners of TNK-BP and the Alfa Group, are looking for somewhere to put the $14 billion…

Using CO2 to Create Polyester Fabrics

Mar 22, 2013 at 19:46 | Futurity

Chemists have identified a cheaper and more sustainable method for producing acrylate, a chemical used to make materials from polyester fabrics to diapers.Chemical companies churn out billions of…

Go to the Source - How to profit from Gazprom’s Crumbling Hegemony

Mar 22, 2013 at 16:33 | Dan Dicker

This week’s newsletter is a fascinating one, where intelligence reports meet head-on with the trader’s report.   If you haven’t read Jen Alic’s piece regarding Cyprus and Russia, go and do…

Subsea Processing: Cutting out the Expensive ‘Middle Man’

Mar 22, 2013 at 16:29 | Editorial Dept

Subsea processing, the technology of the future, is essentially about getting rid of those bottlenecks that keep production from reaching its potential, and oil services and equipment makers are the…

Turkmenistan: Opportunities in Diversification

Mar 22, 2013 at 16:18 | Editorial Dept

This leading Caspian gas exporter with massive untapped oil and gas potential is now open for business after years of eccentric isolation—and the playing field is wide, wide open.

ALBANIA: Corruption Leads to Albpetrol Privatization Annulment

Mar 22, 2013 at 15:40 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: The sale of Albania’s state-owned oil company Albpetrol to a consortium led by Albanian tycoon Rezart Taci has been invalidated after the consortium failed to come up with…

EU Caught Playing Dirty and it’s all about Russian Gas

Mar 22, 2013 at 13:10 | Editorial Dept

Oil and gas, that’s all it’s ever been about …There was a lot going on this week, but it’s all being overshadowed by the fascinating geopolitical game over…

Will Canadian Energy Trends Continue for the Foreseeable Future?

Mar 21, 2013 at 18:12 | Keith Schaefer

There are two trends in the Canadian energy patch in the last three weeks that have been making money for investors – but the question is, do they have legs?…

Calculating the True Carbon Footprint of a Renewable Energy Grid

Mar 18, 2013 at 12:43 | Futurity

Scientists have developed a new way to calculate the carbon footprint of batteries needed to store wind and solar power for the electrical grid. A key problem is that…

No Energy in U.S. Energy Debate

Mar 16, 2013 at 15:57 | Daniel J. Graeber

Rep. Ed Markey, ranking member of the House Energy Committee, said an investigation into Shell's offshore Alaska campaign suggested the company wasn't ready to work in extreme environments. An Interior…

Exxon Mobil Predicts EV’s will Fail and China’s Economy will Decline

Mar 16, 2013 at 15:37 | Stuart Burns

Continued from part one.Bearing in mind the rising proportion coming from emerging markets, it is no surprise that ExxonMobil says industrial production, particularly of raw materials such…

Special Report: 8 Megatrends Driving the Oil & Gas Industry

Mar 15, 2013 at 15:50 | Editorial Dept

Resource nationalism surges full speed ahead and metamorphoses along the way; global subsidies come back to bite governments where it hurts; mergers and acquisitions redefine the industry; the hunger for…

This Week in Energy - Methane Hydrates, Ethanol Mandate & Oil Market Movements

Mar 15, 2013 at 13:07 | James Stafford

America’s ethanol mandate under fire for jumping the gun; Obama prepares to announce a $2 billion “oil-pays-for-clean-car-research” plan; Japan storms international scene with methane hydrate mining; crude market movements show…

Is the U.S. Oil Boom About to Bust?

Mar 13, 2013 at 18:03 | Daniel J. Graeber

The United States is expected to lead the pack among non-OPEC members in terms of oil supply growth for 2013. That's the assessment from this month's market report from the…

A Look at a Post-Chavez Venezuela

Mar 13, 2013 at 17:51 | Dave Summers

With the death of the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez the future production, and exports of Venezuelan crude are gaining a little new attention. I had noted in the…

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