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Crude Oil Prices Drop Ahead of federal Reserve Meeting

Sep 21, 2011 at 08:27 | Forex Pros

Crude oil futures edged lower on Wednesday, as traders positioned themselves ahead of the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting later in the day and a government report…

Have we all Become Rogue Traders?

Sep 21, 2011 at 08:16 | Kurt Cobb

Last week authorities apprehended a trader for UBS, the huge, international Swiss bank, on suspicion that he lost $2 billion of the bank's money in unauthorized trades. It's not the…

The UK’s Green Deal - A Long Way to go Yet

Sep 21, 2011 at 07:42 | Green Futures

With the right combination of policy and communications, the Green Deal could create jobs, boost local economies, and cut carbon. Thirty-nine, thirty-eight… The countdown to the UK’s emission targets for…

Daniel Yergin and Peak Oil - Prophet or Mere Historian?

Sep 19, 2011 at 15:54 | John Daly

On 17 September The Wall Street Journal published a fascinating article on “peak oil,” “There Will Be Oil,” written by Daniel Yergin, chairman of IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates, an…

Why America Needs to Accelerate Domestic Energy Production

Sep 19, 2011 at 15:46 | MasterResource

Hadrian, the third of the “five good emperors” of Rome, ruled from 117 to 138 in a time of consolidation of the Roman Empire.  Best known for building Hadrian’s Wall,…

Will Commodity Prices Collapse When the BRIC’s Crumble?

Sep 19, 2011 at 15:39 | Al Fin

Common wisdom assumes that commodity prices, including oil prices, will continue to rise on exponential demand from emerging nations, such as China, India, Brazil, Turkey, Russia, etc. But under the…

Oil and the Falklands - the Saga Continues

Sep 19, 2011 at 07:49 | John Daly

Like some dimly remembered Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, pitting Hardy British tars against perfidious foreigners, the Falklands periodically recycles into the gaze of bemused international observers every decade or so.

Industry Titans Call for Greater Government Investment in Energy Innovation

Sep 19, 2011 at 07:39 | Breakthrough Institute

On Tuesday last week, the American Energy Innovation Council (AEIC)--composed of industry titans like Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, Bank of America Chairman Chad Holliday, and leading venture capitalist John Doerr--released…

Natural Gas Analysis for the Week of September 19, 2011

Sep 19, 2011 at 07:30 | FX Empire

Like crude oil, November Natural Gas appeared to be set up for a strong surge to the upside and finish for the week, but supply came in much larger than…

Crude Oil Analysis for the Week of September 19, 2011

Sep 18, 2011 at 11:12 | FX Empire

What promised to look like a bullish week on Tuesday, failed as the rally in November Crude Oil fizzled with a series of narrow trading days. The trading action became…

Turkey, Egypt to Drill for Natural Gas in the Mediterranean, Threatening Israel’s Energy Dreams

Sep 17, 2011 at 22:59 | John Daly

What a difference fifteen months makes. In May 2010 Israel’s cold peace with Egypt was viable, the country was celebrating massive Mediterranean natural gas finds and Tel Aviv enjoyed a…

China and Russia Haggle Over Energy Deal Prices

Sep 17, 2011 at 14:00 | Joao Peixe

China, the world’s second largest economy, has made no secret of its interest in securing Russian energy exports, while Moscow has done little to hide its interest in supplying it.…

Rio Tinto Looking to Satisfy India’s Growing Hunger for Coal

Sep 16, 2011 at 08:43 | Metal Miner

The Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto is aiming to provide a coal supply line to the rapidly growing Indian thermal coal market. Indian business daily Business Line, in its

Peak Oil and the Unsustainable Growth in Oil Demand

Sep 16, 2011 at 08:40 | Post Carbon

The release of the International Energy Agency's Oil Market Report for September is a good time to review the status of our ongoing crisis, for the report updates the IEA's…

Fresh Hopes for Nabucco Pipeline following Total’s Natural Gas Discovery

Sep 15, 2011 at 08:08 | John Daly

Since 1991, the great Western success story in unlocking the energy riches of the former USSR has been Azerbaijan. Western energy companies have had no greater friend in the post-Soviet…

Russia Opposes European Plans for the Caspian Sea Natural Gas pipeline

Sep 15, 2011 at 08:07 | Energy Digital

The European Union (EU) is seeking alternative suppliers of natural gas from the East and is moving forward with talks on constructing a pipeline connecting Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan to the…

Obama Rolling Back Environmental Regulations to Fix the Job Problem

Sep 15, 2011 at 07:57 | Ed Dolan

Just when it seemed nothing could do it, persistently high U.S. unemployment has produced bipartisan agreement in Washington—agreement to roll back environmental protection in an attempt to save jobs and…

Iraqi Kurdistan Halts Oil Exports

Sep 14, 2011 at 19:18 | Joao Peixe

On 11 September Iraqi Kurdistan halted oil exports. According to Iraqi Oil Minister Abdelkarim al-Luaybi, speaking to reporters at a conference in the Jordanian capital Amman, "The government of the…

China National Petroleum Corp. to Issue $3.13 Billion in Bonds

Sep 14, 2011 at 07:45 | John Daly

Many investors, battered by more than two and one half years of global recession, have turned from traditional investment havens to “thinking outside the box” and investigating overseas markets. Some…

Fossil Fuel Use, Mass Extinctions and the Difficulty with Sustainable Living

Sep 14, 2011 at 07:30 | Gail Tverberg

What would humans have to do to really live sustainability with the world’s ecosystems? I got a shock when I read about the pattern of species extinctions which is taking…

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