An earthquake in Taiwan caused…
Despite some crude inventory builds…
Researchers at the University of…
Since public confidence in nuclear power was shattered by the Fukushima disaster, Japan has had to rely heavily on LNG and coal imports to create its power. This has put…
In a filing today, United Continental Holdings Inc. (UAL), the world’s biggest airline, explained its plans to cut annual spending by at least $2 billion by 2017.Half…
Tepco has begun possibly the most critical process of its clean-up operation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as it attempts to delicately remove the fuel rods, place them…
Reuters writes that on Friday a senior US official, speaking to reporters, admitted that a deal with Iran may well be agreed when negotiators meet again on the 20th…
Amid intense rivalry between the oil industry and the agricultural industry, regulators in the state of California have released long-awaited proposed rules on fracking, inviting acceptance from oil and gas…
Researchers in the United Kingdom claim to have found a way to reduce the volume of nuclear waste by up to 90% by turning it into glass. According to researchers…
Over the past year or so, thanks mostly to the success of the Model S, Tesla has grown out of nowhere and pretty much dominated the automobile market. Building on…
Berkshire Hathaway has just announced that it has bought 40,089,371 shares for a total $3.7 billion stake in Exxon Mobil Corp, the world’s largest oil company by market value, making…
Fossil fuels are finite. They will run out one day. Now the fossil fuel industry itself claims that the earth still holds enough reserves in their various forms to provide…
A fungi famous during World War II for chewing through army tents in the Pacific is now being studied by scientists who hope to use its chewing prowess to break…
It was the 18th of September when Greenpeace activists tried to scale the Prirazlomnava oil rig, only to be apprehended by the Coast Guard, and imprisoned on charges of…
Sometimes it seems there is no gasoline to be had in energy-rich Uzbekistan. Now is just such a time. For weeks, motorists have been scouring the streets for…
Chevron’s court battle against Ecuador over pollution caused in the Lago Agrio region of the country has been well documented over the years, and recently there has been a development…
Spain, a country that once threw money at companies to encourage them to install solar panel farms around the country, is now charging anyone that wishes to produce their own…
The Pine Island Glacier is the fastest melting glacier on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, receding by about 2.5 miles a year. This year a huge crack, first discovered in…
It has been estimated by the US Geological Survey that the Arctic could contain 90 billion barrels of oil equivalent, and as drilling technologies have improved the race to access…
In 2005, ex-President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act which included the Renewable Fuels Standard, requiring oil companies to add ethanol to their gasoline, and whilst running…
Hydrogen fuel cells have the potential to replace batteries completely and offer a clean alternative power source for portable devices. Unfortunately development of the technology has been slow and no…
Investors and shareholders are relaxing after Royal Dutch Shell has announced that it will begin selling off assets to try and offset the huge investments it has made in new…
The EIA expects gasoline prices to decline further in 2014 according to the Short Term Energy and Winters Fuel Outlook released today: • The weekly U.S. average…