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Japan's Search for Nuclear Energy Replacement Continues

Japan's Search for Nuclear Energy Replacement Continues

Jul 24, 2012 at 17:48 | Joao Peixe

Japans hunt for renewable energy sources that can replace the loss of its nuclear power sector continues. Since the recent announcement of feed in tariffs, the capacity of solar installations…

The Fed Proposes Changes to the Money Market to Prevent Bank Runs

The Fed Proposes Changes to the Money Market to Prevent Bank Runs

Jul 24, 2012 at 17:47 | Dollar Collapse

When investors decide to close out their riskier positions and move into “cash”, they don’t actually go to the bank and get a stack of twenties. Most just sell their…

Iranian Naval Commander Says Straits of Hormuz will not be Closed

Iranian Naval Commander Says Straits of Hormuz will not be Closed

Jul 23, 2012 at 17:11 | Charles Kennedy

Iranian politicians have often said that they would consider blocking the Straits of Hormuz in response to US and EU sanctions that are exerting economic pressure on the Gulf state…

By How Much Does a Green Label Increase the Value of a House?

By How Much Does a Green Label Increase the Value of a House?

Jul 23, 2012 at 17:10 | James Burgess

Do ‘green’ houses with energy saving features actually sell for more than houses without?A new economic study by professors Matthew E. Kahn of UCLA and Nils Kok of…

Oil Futures Fall Further Over EU Debt Fears and China's Slowing Economic Growth

Oil Futures Fall Further Over EU Debt Fears and China's Slowing Economic Growth

Jul 23, 2012 at 17:09 | Charles Kennedy

Oil prices have fallen again. Crude oil futures for September fell $2.71 to $89.12 on the New York Mercantile Exchange, down as 9.8 percent this year. Brent oil for September…

Construction of South Stream Pipeline to Begin in December

Construction of South Stream Pipeline to Begin in December

Jul 23, 2012 at 17:07 | Joao Peixe

The South Stream natural gas pipeline was first introduced in 2007 as a venture between Gazprom of Russia, and Eni of Italy. It is meant to offer a rival to…

Energy Committee Says Canada Must Clean Up its Oil Sector

Energy Committee Says Canada Must Clean Up its Oil Sector

Jul 20, 2012 at 17:19 | James Burgess

A new report by the Energy Committee of the Canadian Senate, has stated that the country must do more to persuade the world that it is developing its oil resources…

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rose 3% in 2011 to All Time High

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rose 3% in 2011 to All Time High

Jul 20, 2012 at 17:18 | Charles Kennedy

The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre has released a report in conjunction with the Netherlands’ Environmental Assessment Agency which finds that greenhouse gas emissions in 2011 were at an…

Turkmenistan's Proven Natural Gas Reserves Almost Doubled in New BP Review

Turkmenistan's Proven Natural Gas Reserves Almost Doubled in New BP Review

Jul 20, 2012 at 17:17 | Joao Peixe

On the 17th of July, BP released its 2012 edition of its Statistical Review of World Energy, the energy business ‘bible’.In it Turkmenistan’s proven natural gas reserves have…

Chevron Follow ExxonMobil and Invests in Kurdistan Oil Exploration

Chevron Follow ExxonMobil and Invests in Kurdistan Oil Exploration

Jul 20, 2012 at 17:16 | Charles Kennedy

Yesterday Chevron announced that it will buy a majority stake in two exploration blocks in the Kurdistan region of Iraq from the Indian firm, Reliance Industries. Chevron follows ExxonMobil who…

U.S. Wind Power Output Increases as Turbine Blades Grow Longer

U.S. Wind Power Output Increases as Turbine Blades Grow Longer

Jul 20, 2012 at 17:15 | Joao Peixe

The US Department of Energy has compiled a report which states that energy generated from wind turbines in the US has grown by 27 percent over the last year alone.…

Richard Branson Requests Meeting with Obama and Chu to Discuss IFR's

Richard Branson Requests Meeting with Obama and Chu to Discuss IFR's

Jul 20, 2012 at 17:13 | James Burgess

Richard Branson sent a letter to the US government propounding the benefits of integral fast reactors (IFR), a next generation nuclear technology, and requesting a meeting with President Barack Obama…

Abengoa and Silvermet to Build Two New Steel Dust Recycling Plants in Turkey

Abengoa and Silvermet to Build Two New Steel Dust Recycling Plants in Turkey

Jul 20, 2012 at 17:11 | Joao Peixe

Befesa, the industrial residue recycling division of Abengoa, a renewable energy and clean technology provider from Seville, has announced it will invest $120 million in a joint venture project with…

Gazprom's Monopoly in the European Natural Gas Market Slips

Gazprom's Monopoly in the European Natural Gas Market Slips

Jul 19, 2012 at 17:28 | Charles Kennedy

Gazprom, the Russian state-owned natural gas giant that supplies Europe with most of its gas, has benefited from a monopoly of Russian exports which was intended to prevent competition between…

Geoengineering: Sun-Reflecting Chemicals to be Sprayed into Air Above New Mexico

Geoengineering: Sun-Reflecting Chemicals to be Sprayed into Air Above New Mexico

Jul 19, 2012 at 17:27 | Charles Kennedy

Geoengineering has been covered before on oilprice.com. It is a radical method to counter climate change which involves manipulating the environment in order to cool the atmosphere on a…

Italian PM Hopes to Attract $18 Billion Investment by Relaxing Offshore Oil Ban

Italian PM Hopes to Attract $18 Billion Investment by Relaxing Offshore Oil Ban

Jul 19, 2012 at 17:23 | James Burgess

After the Gulf of Mexico spill in 2010, Italy’s then Prime Minister, Sergio Berlusconi, put a ban on all offshore gas exploration in Italian waters, fearful of a similar disaster.…

DONG Energy to Install 300 Siemens 6MW Offshore Wind Turbines in the UK

DONG Energy to Install 300 Siemens 6MW Offshore Wind Turbines in the UK

Jul 19, 2012 at 17:19 | Joao Peixe

Siemens have just announced that they have signed a deal with DONG Energy for the supply of 300 6MW offshore wind turbines to be installed in UK waters between 2014…

Saudi Arabia Looks to Secure $109 Billion to Develop its Solar Industry

Saudi Arabia Looks to Secure $109 Billion to Develop its Solar Industry

Jul 18, 2012 at 18:23 | Charles Kennedy

The Kingdom Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (Ka-care), is agency set up by Saudi Arabia in April 2010 in order to organise and oversee the nations renewable energy…

Natural Gas Explosion in Louisiana Heard 12 Miles Away

Natural Gas Explosion in Louisiana Heard 12 Miles Away

Jul 18, 2012 at 18:22 | Joao Peixe

This morning in southern Louisiana, a 14 inch natural gas pipeline ruptured, causing a large explosion which could be heard up to 12 miles away.A local paper, the…

US Coast Guard Needs Billions of Dollars to Cover Oil Companies in the Arctic

US Coast Guard Needs Billions of Dollars to Cover Oil Companies in the Arctic

Jul 18, 2012 at 18:21 | James Burgess

Shell is one of six energy companies hoping to begin drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic next month. Global warming has led to large amounts of ice melting,…

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