Energy

Oct 22, 2013 at 16:41 | Charles Kennedy

A new study of 35 countries maps out the amount of carbon stored by mangrove ecosystems in various parts of the world in hopes of learning from the mangrove’s elusive…

Oct 21, 2013 at 17:44 | Global Risk Insights

At the moment, European energy markets are heavily dependent on Russian supplies. This is especially true of the countries with direct land borders to the big bear, including Finland and…

Oct 21, 2013 at 17:33 | Rory Johnston

At approximately 1:00AM Saturday morning, a train carrying crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas derailed and exploded outside of Gainford, Alberta, about 80 kilometres west of Edmonton. The 134-car freight…

Oct 21, 2013 at 17:26 | John Daly

On 18 October state-owned Russian oil firm Rosneft signed a memorandum of understanding with state-owned China National Petroleum Corp., a significant arrangement that gives China its first direct access to…

Oct 21, 2013 at 17:19 | Charles Kennedy

Mineral owners in North Dakota have filed law-suits against 10 oil and gas companies for royalties lost in the surge of natural gas flaring in the Bakken shale.

Oct 21, 2013 at 17:12 | Dave Summers

Today the British Government are announcing the construction of the first new nuclear-powered electricity generating station in 20-years. The new plant, which will replace plants that will close will…

Oct 18, 2013 at 17:37 | Daniel J. Graeber

Strong growth in international drilling activity helped increase quarterly profits for some of the largest oil companies in the industry. Oil services company Baker Hughes Inc. said last week the…

Oct 18, 2013 at 17:33 | Joao Peixe

Much to the dismay of the environment and despite global renewable energy efforts, coal is set to overtake oil as the world's main source of energy by 2020, according to…

Oct 18, 2013 at 17:28 | James Burgess

Despite the fact that new, stricter regulations on the transport of hazardous materials by rail, introduced following the derailment and explosion of a train carrying crude oil through Quebec in…

Oct 18, 2013 at 16:55 | Dan Dicker

Two energy ideas to touch upon today, now that the debt ceiling debacle is (at least for now) over:  Refiners and the back of the crude curve.Refiners have…

Oct 18, 2013 at 16:54 | Editorial Dept

Shale gas in western Canada is at the epicenter of the energy world this week. Excitement from energy investors over northern shale comes after Malaysian petro-major Petronas last week…

Oct 18, 2013 at 13:35 | James Stafford

This week, it’s all about liquefied natural gas (LNG), as Asian markets eye a potential reduction in prices once US exports pick up momentum, Central Europe sends a desperate plea…

Oct 17, 2013 at 17:00 | Joao Peixe

It seems to many that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is putting off a final decision on whether or not it will slash the 2014 biofuels mandate in order to…

Oct 17, 2013 at 16:52 | Gail Tverberg

As the US heads toward debt default and continues with government shutdown, the underlying reason for the predicament is generally not clear to the American people or the world. The…

Oct 16, 2013 at 17:13 | Michael Klare

Republished with permission from Tom DispatchFor years, energy analysts had been anticipating an imminent decline in global oil supplies.  Suddenly, they’re singing a new song: Fossil fuels…

Oct 16, 2013 at 17:03 | Climate Progress

Anthony Badalamenti, a 62-year old former Halliburton manager, pleaded guilty yesterday to destroying evidence related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster. He’s charged with one misdemeanor count, and…

Oct 15, 2013 at 17:16 | Rory Johnston

Last month the world witnessed a paradigm shift: China surpassed the United States as the world’s largest consumer of foreign oil, importing 6.3 million barrels per day compared to the…

Oct 15, 2013 at 17:11 | Claude Salhani

Petro-dollars, the word used to describe the billions of dollars earned from the sale of oil and natural gas, have helped change the shape and future of many counties in…

Oct 15, 2013 at 17:08 | Matt Smith

Let’s end at the beginning: retail gasoline prices are going to continue to head lower, and this post simply presents the case as to why, through some simple visuals.

Oct 15, 2013 at 16:53 | Joao Peixe

Now that the supergiant Kashagan oilfield in Kazakhstan is operational, the rumor is that two US trading powerhouses are competing for the $1 billion in crude share of the country’s…