 |
Louisiana Light • 2 days | 86.49 | -0.63 | -0.72% | ||
|
Bonny Light • 23 hours | 88.40 | -0.92 | -1.03% | ||
|
Opec Basket • 2 days | 88.45 | +1.94 | +2.24% | ||
|
Mars US • 174 days | 77.26 | -1.51 | -1.92% | ||
|
Gasoline • 29 mins | 2.769 | +0.011 | +0.41% |
|
Bonny Light • 23 hours | 88.40 | -0.92 | -1.03% | ||
|
Girassol • 23 hours | 89.03 | -0.87 | -0.97% | ||
|
Opec Basket • 2 days | 88.45 | +1.94 | +2.24% |
|
Peace Sour • 22 hours | 76.01 | -0.55 | -0.72% | ||
|
Light Sour Blend • 22 hours | 79.06 | -0.55 | -0.69% | ||
|
Syncrude Sweet Premium • 22 hours | 86.01 | -0.55 | -0.64% | ||
|
Central Alberta • 22 hours | 76.41 | -0.55 | -0.71% |
|
Eagle Ford • 2 days | 79.29 | -0.04 | -0.05% | ||
|
Oklahoma Sweet • 2 days | 79.25 | -0.50 | -0.63% | ||
|
Kansas Common • 23 hours | 73.75 | +0.75 | +1.03% | ||
|
Buena Vista • 2 days | 87.23 | -0.55 | -0.63% |
Breaking News:
Researchers Develop Revolutionary Cathode Material for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
Researchers at the University of…
U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela Snap Back Into Place
The U.S. has reimposed sanctions…
Energy / Energy-General
Governments Racing to Secure Natural Resources
The race to secure natural resources is intensifying. Particularly amongst governments and nationally-sponsored corporations. And particularly in Asia. We’ve been seeing signs the last few years that Asian nations are…
Vast Oil and Life in the Deep earth
Two books speculate that oil is formed continually within the earth by geological processes and will not therefore run-out, in contrast to the opinion of peak-oil analysts who believe production…
Thorium: A Cheap, Clean and Safe Alternative to Uranium
With some concept tests thorium used as a nuclear fuel could end energy as a problem issue and shift the economy into a new growth phase. All the conversation in…
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) - Yay or Nay?
A new paper (1) published in the prestigious American Chemical Society journal, Environmental Science and Technology, has put the cat among the pigeons over carbon capture and storage (CCS). It…
Turkmen Oil Delivered to BTC Pipeline
British Petroleum has announced that Turkmen oil has begun to flow into the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, bypassing Russian territory, and delivering directly to Europe. Analytical Note: These first oil deliveries are…
When Will Net Energy from Fossil Fuels Peak
When most people think of fossil fuel supplies, they think in terms of barrels of oil, cubic feet of natural gas and tons of coal. But in evaluating how much…
US Doesn’t Need Cap and Trade to Grow Low-Carbon Market
The value of the low-carbon energy market will almost triple by 2020, even if the US does not introduce a comprehensive cap-and-trade programme, an HSBC report says. The report –…
Will New Technology Extend the Oil Age? A Look at a New Method of Heavy Oil Extraction
When the oil optimists say that new technology will extend the oil age for at least several more decades, they almost never discuss the limitations of technology, practical or financial.…
Liberia Moves to Allow Foreign Oil and Gas Exploration
For the first time since it gained independence over a century and a half ago, Liberia has struck an agreement with a foreign company for the exploration of crude oil…
Energy Policies and Security
It has become popular to talk about climate change policy in terms of energy security. Rather than saying we need more renewables, efficient building and public transport to meet climate…
Gazprom Natural Gas Deal Puts the Future of Nabucco in Doubt
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s September 2-3 visit to Azerbaijan yielded a big energy deal, as the Russian state-controlled conglomerate Gazprom secured an agreement to The pact between Gazprom and the…
The Bitter Facts of Pollution
America has been getting rid of its industrial base and as a result pollution will tend to decrease in America. Where does it all go? Other countries should know the…
Using Thorium to Satisfy Worldwide Energy Needs
"Once you start looking more closely, it blows your mind away. You can run civilisation on thorium for hundreds of thousands of years, and it’s essentially free. You don’t have…
Energy Storage could become a $35 Billion Business by 2020
Energy storage could become a $35 billion business by 2020, bolstered by more wind and solar farms coming online as well as the roll out of plug-in hybrid and electric…
What Effect Would Unlimited Liability Have on Offshore Drilling?
Last Friday, the US House of Representatives passed legislation that would remove the $75 million liability cap on economic damages incurred by offshore drilling activities by oil companies. The US…
Life on Earth Can Survive Without the Sun’s Energy
We like to say that life on Earth could not survive without the sun, but that isn't actually true. Without the sun the surface of the planet would freeze down…
Fossil Fuel Subsidies 10x Renewables Support
Worldwide renewable power and biofuels received $43 billion-46 billion in subsidies last year, only a fraction of the government subsidies for fossil fuels, according to preliminary figures from Bloomberg New…
Middle East Oil Producers Might Consider BP Investment – to Diversify
With BP poised to move on from the Gulf oil spill with a new chief executive, the beleaguered London-based company might look attractive to Middle East sovereign wealth funds after…
A World Without Petroleum
Occidental Petroleum is running a very clever and funny ad supporting and informing about what petroleum is used for as well as natural gas, gasoline and diesel. As you’ve…
U.S. Activists, Lawmakers Seek Renewable Standard in Slimmed-Down Energy Bill
After Senate leaders last week ruled out a comprehensive energy bill with a cap-and-trade regime, climate legislation activists are now pushing for the consolation prize of a national renewable energy…
