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Iran Adapts to Shifting Tides in South Caucasus

Iran Adapts to Shifting Tides in South Caucasus

Iran is facing diplomatic challenges…

The Energy Sector Is A No-Brainer, but There’s More to Come

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Internet Report Says Syria has Largest Oil and Gas Fields

Aug 06, 2013 at 17:23 | Claude Salhani

A new propaganda video making the rounds of Internet conspiracy theorists claims that Syria has discovered the largest oil and natural gas and reserves in the world in its territorial…

GDP Growth must Slow as Oil Limits are Reached

Aug 06, 2013 at 17:21 | Gail Tverberg

We know the world economic pattern we have been used to in years past–world population grows, resource usage grows (including energy resources), and debt increases. The economy grows fast enough…

Oil Prices and Boiling Frogs – Public Beginning to accept High Prices

Aug 06, 2013 at 17:03 | Kurt Cobb

Many readers will know about the claim that a frog plopped into boiling water will hop right back out if it can, while one put into cold water which is…

Back to the Oil Basics in Pennsylvania

Aug 06, 2013 at 16:58 | Charles Kennedy

Pennsylvania’s proved natural gas reserves rose 90% in 2011, contributing 41% to the overall US increase, according to a new report by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), but while this…

Is Oil the Next Front in Al-Qaida's War?

Aug 05, 2013 at 17:20 | Daniel J. Graeber

A pipeline designed to carry up to 125,000 barrels of oil per day was attacked in Yemen, halting the flow of crude oil to Yemeni ports. Yemen relies on oil…

Georgia Seeks Expanded Role as Caspian Energy Corridor

Aug 05, 2013 at 17:17 | John Daly

For energy bereft countries, the next best thing is to position your nation as a transit nation crisscrossed by a skein of pipelines, in order to extract transportation fees from…

Shale Gas: Why Reality has not Lived Up to the Dream

Aug 05, 2013 at 17:11 | Dave Summers

The development of the shale gas deposits in the United States, led by the drilling and fracking of horizontal wells into the Barnett Shale of Texas at the turn…

Mine Tailings Hold Little Hope for US Rare Earth Industry

Aug 05, 2013 at 17:03 | Stuart Burns

Articles such as ABC News’ coverage of recent USGA research reporting that the US has untapped vast potential resources of rare earth elements waiting to replace Chinese supplies, are missing…

How Much is Oil Supporting U.S. Employment Gains?

Aug 03, 2013 at 18:21 | Daniel J. Graeber

The American Petroleum Institute said last week the U.S. oil and natural gas sector was an engine driving job growth. Eight percent of the U.S. economy is supported by the…

Ukraine: The Energy To Change Course

Aug 02, 2013 at 14:49 | Scott Belinksi

Twenty-two years after breaking free from the USSR, Ukraine is now attempting to do the unthinkable and permanently shake Russia’s hold on the country. The plan? Looking westward to the…

Hooking up the Grid: Power Ships and Floating Nuclear Plants

Aug 02, 2013 at 13:27 | James Stafford

How do you overcome chronic power shortages in developing countries or in remote areas? “Power ships” and floating nuclear platforms.First, we’ve got a massive new Turkish-owned vessel docked…

Zambia: Sitting on the Next Lake Albert?

Aug 02, 2013 at 13:25 | Editorial Dept

Zambia has no proven oil reserves as of yet, but we’re looking here because there is massive exploration interest with the potential tie-in to hot Angola and geological similarities with…

This Week in Energy: Saudi Prince’s Panicked Tweet Over U.S. Shale Boom

Aug 02, 2013 at 08:35 | James Stafford

The death of America’s shale revolutionary; a Saudi Prince’s panicked twittering over oil; a long-awaited victory for the EPA; the latest prognosis from the Energy Information Administration; and much more…

TransCanada Announces Decision for West-East Oil Pipeline in Canada

Aug 01, 2013 at 17:10 | Robert M Cutler

The Canadian energy company TransCanada Corp announced today, Thursday, its decision to move forward with the Energy East Pipeline, a 2,740-mile project that would transit between 500,000 and 850,000 barrels…

JPMorgan Settles Energy Price Fix for $410M

Aug 01, 2013 at 17:08 | Charles Kennedy

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has settled with the federal government for $410 million for charges that it manipulated energy markets in California and Michigan between 2010 and 2011.

Junior Time in the Gulf of Mexico Shelf

Aug 01, 2013 at 17:06 | Dave Forest

A critical change is afoot in the Gulf of Mexico petroleum business.Major operator Apache said this month it is exiting the shallow-water Gulf of Mexico shelf. The company…

CO2 Breakthrough? New Gas Apparently Eliminates All Carbon Emissions

Aug 01, 2013 at 17:05 | Joao Peixe

HydroInfra Technologies, based in Sweden, claims to have developed the answer to greenhouse gases and fossil fuel emissions, stating that their Hydro Nano Gas (HNG) “instantly neutralises carbon fuel pollution…

Egypt’s New Government Works to Improve Supplies of Oil and Bread

Aug 01, 2013 at 17:01 | Dave Summers

The turmoil in the Middle East shows little sign of ending in the near future, and the potential lack of enough cheap fuel for the population is a warning that…

Canada Threatens U.S. with Oil Trains if Keystone XL Not Built

Jul 31, 2013 at 16:55 | John Daly

On 6 July, a Montreal, Maine & Atlantic train carrying 72 tank cars filled with oil exploded after its brakes apparently failed, sending it rolling into the small Quebec town…

$1 Billion of Natural Gas Wasted in North Dakota through Flaring in 2012

Jul 31, 2013 at 16:50 | Joao Peixe

Flaring is a problem in the US fracking industry, especially in North Dakota, but the true extent of that problem has not been fully understood until the release of a…

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