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Oil, Gas Activity in U.S. Holds Steady

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The total number of active…

EU Proposes First Batch Of Sanctions On Russian LNG

EU Proposes First Batch Of Sanctions On Russian LNG

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The Countries Most at Risk from Declining Oil Prices

Sep 11, 2014 at 18:25 | Editorial Dept

The oil markets woke up at the end of the summer of 2014 realizing that there was not as much demand out there as they thought. Suddenly, the world is…

No Rebound In Sight For Sliding Oil Prices

Sep 11, 2014 at 16:33 | Nick Cunningham

Global oil prices have slid in recent weeks, a trend that shows no signs of changing in the immediate future. The two main benchmarks for oil prices, Brent…

Gazprom Says Kiev Should Blame Warsaw For Gas Supply Cut

Sep 11, 2014 at 16:14 | Andy Tully

No one disputes that the amount of Russian gas being piped through Ukraine has been cut by at least 20 percent. But who’s responsible?Poland said Sept. 10 that…

How do you Spend $35 Billion in a Town of 13,000 People?

Sep 11, 2014 at 16:00 | Keith Schaefer

The LNG (Liquid Natural Gas) countdown is on in Canada.  Within weeks, there are three major catalysts happening that could reshape the entire economy and labour market of western Canada.…

Can New Technology Help The Oil Sands Industry Clean Up Its Act?

Sep 10, 2014 at 17:13 | Nick Cunningham

The oil sands industry is developing new technologies to reduce pollution and the impact on the lands where they operate – an increasing concern as extraction operations ramp up.

U.S. Oil Boom Revitalizing Rust Belt Economy

Sep 10, 2014 at 17:01 | Andy Tully

The American Midwest is enjoying a one-two punch of an economic boom thanks to hydraulic fracturing. The relatively new – and still controversial -- technique is not only generating more…

An Energy-Related Reason Why US Healthcare Outcomes are Awful

Sep 10, 2014 at 16:34 | Gail Tverberg

Back in January 2013, the US Institute of Medicine published a report called U.S. Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health. This poor health outcome for US citizens…

UK Wants U.S. Supreme Court To Limit BP Liability For Deepwater Horizon

Sep 09, 2014 at 16:43 | Andy Tully

The British government is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to limit payments by BP, the UK’s second-largest oil producer, to some victims of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in…

Why Energy Efficiency Is The Most Important Fuel We Didn’t Know We Had

Sep 09, 2014 at 16:30 | Climate Progress

Energy efficiency has graduated from the “hidden fuel” to the “first fuel.”That’s the word from a new analysis the International Energy Agency published Tuesday, looking into the…

Investigation Reveals Surprising Way Foreign Governments Buy Influence In D.C.

Sep 08, 2014 at 17:14 | Nick Cunningham

An investigation by The New York Times has found that several prominent Washington, D.C. think tanks have regularly taken donations from foreign entities in exchange for using their influence…

Junior Mining Companies Looking for Financial Lifeboats

Sep 08, 2014 at 17:00 | Chris Dalby

Any company will tell you that panic starts to set in once the confidence of the board or of investors begins to wane. This is precisely the situation in the…

The Arguments for and Against Shale Oil and Gas Developments

Sep 08, 2014 at 16:33 | Euan Mearns

The energy debate is full of controversy. Whether it is about the pros and cons of renewable energy, nuclear power or fossil fuels (FF) there are a range of arguments…

Controversial Proposed Pipeline Would Bring Shale Gas to North Carolina

Sep 05, 2014 at 17:22 | Nick Cunningham

A new proposed pipeline would connect North Carolina to the Marcellus and Utica shale formations, bringing a massive new flow of natural gas to the southeastern United States.The…

Unpopular European Fracking Could Provide Independence From Russia

Sep 05, 2014 at 17:10 | Andrew Topf

Fracking has transformed the United States into the world’s largest producer of natural gas, and now Europe is weighing the pros and cons of the controversial technique as it seeks…

Why Peak Oil Refuses To Die

Sep 05, 2014 at 16:58 | Post Carbon

Perhaps you’ve seen one of the recent barrage of articles claiming that fears of an imminent peak and decline in world oil production have either been dispelled (because we actually…

This Week in Energy: Project Liberty: Corn Waste for Freedom Fuel

Sep 05, 2014 at 16:41 | James Stafford

This week in energy we’re looking at the grand opening in Iowa of the first facility to commercially produce ethanol from corn waste products as proof that we don’t…

Sending the Wrong Message to the Corporate World

Sep 04, 2014 at 19:59 | Dan Dicker

BP today was found grossly negligent in its connection with the 2010 deepwater horizon disaster.  It is a most surprising result and will continue to hang over the head of…

Two Different Uses For Obvious Chart Points

Sep 04, 2014 at 19:58 | Martin Tillier

I am not one to baffle with overly technical analysis when it comes to charts. To me, the more obvious the pattern or point is, the more useful it is.…

North Sea Spotlight: What Scottish Independence Will Mean for UK Oil

Sep 04, 2014 at 19:55 | Editorial Dept

In a few weeks’ time, the oil in the North Sea could suddenly be under the sovereignty of a new country. Scotland is pushing for a referendum on…

Australian PM Abbot Rolls Out Welcome Mat For Mining Industry

Sep 04, 2014 at 18:20 | Nick Cunningham

One year into his term, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has pulled out all stops to make life easier for extractive industries, effectively turning Australia into a paradise for fossil…

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