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Energy / Energy-General

With Rail Interest, Who Needs Keystone XL?

Feb 25, 2013 at 17:01 | Daniel J. Graeber

The amount of crude oil delivered by rail in the United States set a record last year by an overwhelming margin. The U.S. Energy Department said it expects domestic crude…

BHP Billiton Appoint New CEO to Focus on Oil & Gas Exploration

Feb 22, 2013 at 16:41 | Stuart Burns

BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) has nominated a replacement for retiring Chief Executive Marius Kloppers, and that says much about the direction that BHP, its Chairman Jac Nasser and the firm’s…

TURKEY: Tipping Point for Offshore Exploration

Feb 22, 2013 at 13:19 | Editorial Dept

Bottom Line: An agreement between Shell and Turkey’s national oil company (TPAO) for western Black Sea exploration will start the ball rolling for Turkey’s energy ambitions. We’ve been waiting for…

This Week in Energy: Texans Take on Big Oil

Feb 22, 2013 at 13:04 | James Stafford

‘Crazy’ Texans take on big oil; Australia’s richest miner takes on his own industry; the EU imposes anti-dumping tariff on US ethanol; February pump prices hurt; and two West African…

Energy Opportunities in Lebanon: The Levant Basin

Feb 21, 2013 at 16:56 | Editorial Dept

(This report is part of Oilprice.com’s premium publication Oil & Energy Insider. Oil & Energy Insider gives subscribers an information advantage when investing, trading or doing business in the…

Energy Demands on Russia Have Global Consequences

Feb 20, 2013 at 17:13 | Daniel J. Graeber

Russian oil producer Rosneft said it was considering sending more oil to the energy-hungry Chinese economy. The world's No. 2 oil exporter, after Saudi Arabia, already sends about 300,000 barrels…

Green Light for China-Nexen Takeover

Feb 15, 2013 at 17:27 | Charles Kennedy

By 25 February, China will have acquired the US assets of Canada’s Nexen Inc. for $15.1 billion after the US Committee on Foreign Investment cleared China’s CNOOC for the last…

This Week in Energy - Billionaires Secretly Funding Climate Denial Think Tanks

Feb 15, 2013 at 14:50 | James Stafford

The shocking news this week (at least to the Guardian) is that secret funding helped build a vast network of climate denial think tanks. The

Our Investment Sinkhole Problem

Feb 14, 2013 at 17:15 | Gail Tverberg

We are used to expecting that more investment will yield more output, but in the real world, things don’t always work out that way.

No Oil without Water: Water-Tech for the Future

Feb 14, 2013 at 16:56 | Editorial Dept

As much as the world is thirsty for water, investors should also be increasingly thirsty to add water-tech to their portfolios. Only 1% of the world’s water is…

Two High Risk Venues, With Big Potential Payouts: Somaliland and Lebanon

Feb 14, 2013 at 16:51 | Editorial Dept

Somaliland: Somali’s ‘Other’ CountrySomaliland enjoys a certain amount of strategic advantage. It has a long coastline and deep sea ports, and could eventually serve as a major energy…

Why the GOP is Off the Mark on Energy Policy

Feb 14, 2013 at 14:35 | Daniel J. Graeber

The U.S. Energy Department said domestic crude oil production has increased so far this year. By 2014, the department said oil production should be close to the 8 million barrel…

BP Energy Outlook 2030: Nothing more than Wishful Thinking

Feb 13, 2013 at 16:53 | Kurt Cobb

“Like dreams, statistics are a form of wish fulfilment,” French philosopher Jean Baudrillard once said.  Substitute “forecasts” for the word “statistics,” and you’ll have a good understanding of the…

NASA Join with the ESA in Search for Dark Energy

Feb 13, 2013 at 16:49 | Brian Westenhaus

The matter we see around us such as houses and trees, people and pets, and all the stars and galaxies make up only a few percent of everything in our…

Is Canada Preparing For Keystone XL No Vote?

Feb 11, 2013 at 17:23 | Daniel J. Graeber

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waded cautiously into the debate surrounding the planned Keystone XL oil pipeline during last week's meetings with his Canadian counterpart. Supporters describe the project…

Despite Deepwater, Deep Pentagon Pockets for BP

Feb 08, 2013 at 17:09 | Charles Kennedy

If you think BP Plc. is faring poorly after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and its subsequent suspension from government contracts, consider this: its Pentagon contracts had already doubled…

RusHydro - the Monopoly that wants to Take Over Russia's Water Services

Feb 08, 2013 at 17:05 | John Daly

A major change could be in the works for Russia’s citizenry for their water and sewerage bills.RussHydro, the Russian Federation’s largest hydropower company, wants to take over management…

This Week in Energy - 8th February 2013

Feb 08, 2013 at 16:39 | James Stafford

Energy development on public lands …. full speed ahead.Whoever believed that Obama was an enemy of fossil fuels should hit up the Superdome in New Orleans on 20…

Nanotechnology: When Smaller is Bigger and Less is More

Feb 08, 2013 at 14:36 | James Stafford

It’s time to dig below the surface for good energy investments—way below the surface. The future of energy will be shaped in large part by new technology, the heart of…

Business-Military Collusion in Myanmar's Minority 'Clean-Up' Operations

Feb 08, 2013 at 14:12 | Editorial Dept

The issue of Burmese billionaire Tay Zaw’s financial contributions to Myanmar’s military regime that we alerted you to earlier is now becoming public due in part to the leak of…

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