Energy

Jul 06, 2011 at 08:17 | The Oil Drum

This is a guest post by Dr. Minqi Li. Dr. Li was a political prisoner in China from 1990 to 1992. He received a PhD in economics from University of…

Jul 06, 2011 at 07:54 | Economywatch

Socio-economic problems have erupted in Yemen as the petrol crisis enters into its fifth month with little to no end in sight. The Yemeni oil industry, which is the country’s…

Jul 06, 2011 at 07:52 | Mark Nicholls

The outlook for climate change-related investments is brightening after a few years when “it’s been a pretty depressing place to work”, according to a leading analyst. “From where I sit,…

Jul 05, 2011 at 09:35 | John Daly

One of Washington’s key policy tenets since the 1991 collapse of Communism has been to pry out from under Moscow’s control as much of the energy assets of the post-Soviet…

Jul 04, 2011 at 10:50 | Forex Pros

Crude oil futures trimmed gains in holiday-thinned trade on Monday, easing off a two-day high after the U.S. dollar erased losses against the euro following a warning by ratings agency…

Jul 01, 2011 at 19:38 | Keith Schaefer

Beatings have been taken three years running for natural gas producers, but there are now signals that natural gas might be ready for a break to the upside. Here's why……

Jul 01, 2011 at 07:34 | Al Fin

For humans to enjoy a clean and abundant energy future, they will need to move to energy from nuclear reactions -- which means nuclear fission, for now. Thorium is the…

Jul 01, 2011 at 07:29 | Ferdinand E. Banks

When recently asked why the (West Texas Intermediate) oil price at the end of June (2011) had declined from 112 dollars per barrel (=$112/b) to almost 90$/b in a fairly…

Jun 30, 2011 at 13:34 | Forex Pros

Crude oil futures trimmed losses on Thursday, briefly rising above USD95 a barrel after official data showed that the number of people who filed for unemployment assistance in the U.S.…

Jun 30, 2011 at 08:34 | Kurt Cobb

In late August 1859 the most severe solar storm ever witnessed began and lasted through the first few days of September. It produced vivid auroras in the night sky as…

Jun 30, 2011 at 08:14 | Andy Soos

Cook Inlet stretches 180 miles from the Gulf of Alaska to Anchorage in south-central Alaska. Cook Inlet branches into the Knik Arm and Turnagain Arm at its northern end, almost…

Jun 29, 2011 at 19:38 | Mad Hedge Fund Trader

The most significant development in the financial markets during my recent sojourns in Europe was the International Energy Agency’s shocking release of strategic petroleum reserves. Unprecedented during peacetime, the move…

Jun 29, 2011 at 08:26 | Dave Summers

I doubt that this will ever reach the levels of public interest that has led earlier exposures of information to acquire a “gate” appendage, but the New York Times (NYT)…

Jun 28, 2011 at 08:04 | John Daly

According to recent reports in the Venezuelan press, President Hugo Chávez is currently undergoing medical treatment in Cuba. Beyond that, little is certain. The right-wing Latino press of southern Florida…

Jun 28, 2011 at 07:48 | Dave Cohen

Looking at the oil supply & demand fundamentals, next year looks like an accident waiting to happen. If economic growth in emerging economies remains on track, and that is a…

Jun 28, 2011 at 07:44 | Kurt Cobb

World governments have collectively poured trillions of dollars of stimulative spending into the world economy since the crash of 2008. And, they've shoveled trillions more into failed financial institutions. In…

Jun 28, 2011 at 07:42 | EcoSeed

President Obama launched a national initiative which will leverage over $500 million in investments to fund emerging technologies that can increase the energy efficiency of industrial facilities and create manufacturing…

Jun 28, 2011 at 07:40 | Energy Digital

Saudi Arabia fears Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons, and may flood the market with its oil reserves to bankrupt Tehran Saudi Arabia and Iran have been in a bitter dispute…

Jun 27, 2011 at 08:29 | Gail Tverberg

The International Energy Association (IEA) announced a plan on Thursday last week to make 60 million barrels of oil available to the market over the next month from the Strategic Petroleum…

Jun 27, 2011 at 08:26 | Christopher Cundy

EU carbon prices have slumped 15% in one week, as a slew of bearish news took its toll on the markets. The benchmark EU allowance (EUA) contract for December 2011…