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Rail and Pipelines Merge in Oil Transit Bonanza

Jan 15, 2013 at 17:14 | Charles Kennedy

Pipeline operators have zeroed in on another good investment—rail depots to transport North American oil and gas to refineries, cutting out the middle man in a new trend that is…

Strategies to Bring Reliable Electricity to India

Jan 14, 2013 at 17:05 | Green Futures

Micro-scale biomass and solar grids are taking off in India, where the mains fails to meet growing demand."Blackout cuts electricity to 700 million Indians." So ran one typical…

Peak Oil and the Future - What Can we Expect in 2013

Jan 11, 2013 at 16:52 | Post Carbon

There are many forces at work in our world today – climate change, the Arab Spring, population growth, and mass migrations to name a few. Some of these forces may…

Oilprice.com Launches Premium Investment & Intelligence Service for Readers

Jan 11, 2013 at 14:12 | James Stafford

As the world continues its downward spiral with markets hanging over a precipice, the EU looking closer to collapse than ever, and global geopolitical tensions rising to an…

Refiners Pursue More Pipelines amid Big Gains

Jan 10, 2013 at 16:58 | Charles Kennedy

New pipelines may provide new revenue for US refiners, which have seen big gains in 2012 and are now seeking to ride the wave of success. HollyFrontier Corp…

Seismic Shift in Iraq, Seismic Energy Impact

Jan 10, 2013 at 14:16 | Editorial Dept

The struggle for control of Northern Iraq’s oil and gas and a looming Kurdish bid for independence will be the most visible energy-impacting conflict of 2013.  The juniors…

Shell's Alaska Rig Debacle - Tip of the Iceberg?

Jan 07, 2013 at 17:08 | John Daly

Whether one believes 100 percent in the science behind global warming, the fact is that the northern polar ice cap is in retreat, sparking an energy resource scramble among those…

Bolivia Seizes Spanish Utility in Forced Nationalization

Jan 03, 2013 at 16:21 | Charles Kennedy

Spain’s Iberdrola has the gone the way of Repsol (REP.MC) in Latin America, as the Bolivian army seizes its buildings on orders from the government to nationalize the utility.

Do EVs Make Good Cents or Sense?

Jan 03, 2013 at 16:15 | Barry Stevens

David Herron of Torque News stated in his article “60 kWh Tesla Model S rated at 208 mile electric driving range by EPA:”“The 85 kilowatt-hour Model S, $77,400…

Five Unlikely Energy Surprises for 2013

Dec 31, 2012 at 14:53 | Kurt Cobb

Many people trot out their predictions for the coming year right about now. I'm generally allergic to predictions and think rather in terms of probabilities. Naturally, the world we live…

New Fears Over Fracking Groundwater Contamination

Dec 31, 2012 at 14:45 | Professor Chris Rhodes

It is found that high concentrations of salts, including those of radium and barium, are present in the flowback waters from late-end fracking operations, lending fears over potential groundwater contamination.…

Cleaning House: Will Obama Go After the Big Boys?

Dec 29, 2012 at 13:11 | Charles Kennedy

The ban on BP (NYSE:BP) is only the tip of the iceberg. In the wake of oil spills, deaths, murky war contracts, sharing of government secrets and other lapses in…

Did Big Oil Kill Off Green Energy?

Dec 28, 2012 at 18:26 | Daniel J. Graeber

The American Petroleum Industry announced the U.S. oil and natural gas sector spent billions of dollars last year on environmental programs. The energy lobby said it estimates that about 20…

What 2013 and Sec. Kerry Hold for Keystone XL

Dec 28, 2012 at 18:16 | Daniel J. Graeber

When the Obama administration formally enters its second term in a few short weeks, U.S. lawmakers will have presumably averted sending the national economy into a tailspin and will be…

Energy Independence is Nothing but an Illusion in the Modern World

Dec 27, 2012 at 18:16 | Kurt Cobb

Anyone who tells you that energy independence can be achieved based on globally traded commodities such as oil, coal and natural gas is either trying to mislead you or doesn't…

Energy Report: Keystone XL and U.S. Natural Gas Exports

Dec 22, 2012 at 17:19 | Editorial Dept

This is our last newsletter for 2012, so along with wishing you Happy Holidays, we’d like to leave you with a few notes on what we expect for the New…

The Investment for 2013: Solar Oil Extraction

Dec 22, 2012 at 16:50 | Editorial Dept

Two words can change everything when they are combined: solar and crude. We’re just getting started with this in earnest, but what we’re talking about is solar technology…

ConocoPhillips to Offload Algerian Assets

Dec 21, 2012 at 17:29 | Charles Kennedy

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) saw its shares rise 1.7% last week as it moved to unload its Algerian assets for $1.75 billion. The company is seeking to offload a number…

Cheap Rare Earth Metals Provide a Boost to the LED Industry

Dec 21, 2012 at 17:19 | Stuart Burns

A glut of manufacturing capacity and near-collapse in rare earth metal prices is driving down the cost and hence encouraging the rapid take-up of light-emitting diode (LED) lighting.LED…

10 Interesting Energy Statistics from 2012

Dec 21, 2012 at 16:53 | Climate Progress

Sometimes energy makes headlines, sometimes it doesn’t.  But it almost always has important implications for the global economy, the environment, and our day-to-day lives.Here are 10 energy statistics…

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