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Japan Imports Record Level Of LNG, Coal

Japan Imports Record Level Of LNG, Coal

Apr 21, 2014 at 15:33 | James Burgess

Japan reported that it imported record levels of coal and liquefied natural gas for the fiscal year that ended in March. Japan has been forced to import…

Oil Limits and Climate Change – How They Fit Together

Oil Limits and Climate Change – How They Fit Together

Apr 16, 2014 at 15:36 | Gail Tverberg

We hear a lot about climate change, especially now that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has recently published another report. At the same time, oil is reaching…

Drilling Company Sues BP For Loss Of Business After Deepwater Horizon Disaster

Drilling Company Sues BP For Loss Of Business After Deepwater Horizon Disaster

Apr 15, 2014 at 16:23 | Climate Progress

An oil drilling services company filed a lawsuit against BP Monday, seeking compensation for the loss of business it says resulted from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.Crescent Drilling…

Peak Soil: Are We Taking More Than the Earth Can Give?

Peak Soil: Are We Taking More Than the Earth Can Give?

Apr 15, 2014 at 16:18 | Professor Chris Rhodes

There is a tendency for humans to perceive ill occurrences as unconnected events, rather as the Biblical plagues of Egypt: water into blood, frogs, lice, wild animals or flies, deceased…

Scientists Discover Eco-friendly Way to Make Ethanol

Scientists Discover Eco-friendly Way to Make Ethanol

Apr 14, 2014 at 16:43 | Futurity

Scientists have found a highly efficient way to make liquid ethanol from carbon monoxide gas. The discovery could provide an eco-friendly alternative to conventional ethanol production that uses corn and…

New Tidal Turbines to be Installed in Canada’s Bay of Fundy

New Tidal Turbines to be Installed in Canada’s Bay of Fundy

Apr 14, 2014 at 16:39 | EcoSeed

Siemens business Marine Current Turbines Ltd., Bluewater Energy Services B.V., and Minas Energy cooperate to install first of its kind tidal turbine in Canada’s Bay of Fundy.Under the…

U.S. Crude Reserves Hit Highest Levels in nearly 40 Years

U.S. Crude Reserves Hit Highest Levels in nearly 40 Years

Apr 11, 2014 at 15:58 | James Burgess

New data from the Energy Information Administration shows that crude reserves in the U.S. hit their highest levels since 1976. The EIA released a report on April 10, entitled…

Senate Dems Press Obama on Keystone XL

Senate Dems Press Obama on Keystone XL

Apr 11, 2014 at 15:53 | Joao Peixe

Eleven Senate Democrats sent a letter to President Obama urging him to make a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline by May 31st. The letter calls for a decision before…

Transportation Emissions Could Rise by 71% by 2050

Transportation Emissions Could Rise by 71% by 2050

Apr 11, 2014 at 15:51 | Charles Kennedy

A new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published on April 13 finds that the transportation sector is set to be the fastest growing source of greenhouse gas…

Gulf Coast Storing Oil Due to Supply Glut

Gulf Coast Storing Oil Due to Supply Glut

Apr 10, 2014 at 14:28 | James Burgess

The surge in oil production from fields across the United States is leading to a supply glut along the Gulf Coast, forcing oil into storage tanks. Oil rich shale plays…

Putin Postpones Payment by Ukraine for Gas

Putin Postpones Payment by Ukraine for Gas

Apr 10, 2014 at 14:26 | Joao Peixe

On April 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested that Gazprom should postpone the upfront payment of billions of dollars by Ukraine for natural gas. Gazprom has been insisting that it…

As U.S. Shale Plateaus, Drillers Look Abroad

As U.S. Shale Plateaus, Drillers Look Abroad

Apr 10, 2014 at 14:24 | Charles Kennedy

It is possible that many shale producers in the U.S. will see their production plateau over the next few years. The phenomenal expansion experienced in America’s oil patch will likely…

Oil Prices Jump on Ukraine Tension

Oil Prices Jump on Ukraine Tension

Apr 09, 2014 at 16:33 | James Burgess

Oil prices jumped on April 8 on spiking geopolitical tension as activists in Ukraine’s eastern provinces pushed for a referendum on seceding from Ukraine and joining Russia. Groups of people…

Oklahoma Suffering From Huge Increase in Earthquakes Near Drilling

Oklahoma Suffering From Huge Increase in Earthquakes Near Drilling

Apr 09, 2014 at 16:32 | Charles Kennedy

Oklahoma is dealing with a significant increase in earthquakes near drilling sites, suggesting a link between hydraulic fracturing and seismic activity. Oklahoma has already experienced as many earthquakes this year…

EPA Says States Will Have Flexibility With Carbon Regs

EPA Says States Will Have Flexibility With Carbon Regs

Apr 09, 2014 at 16:30 | Joao Peixe

EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy went to lengths to emphasize the fact that states will have flexibility when deciding on how to implement new greenhouse gas regulations on existing power…

Natural Gas Accounted for Half of New Capacity in 2013

Natural Gas Accounted for Half of New Capacity in 2013

Apr 08, 2014 at 16:47 | Joao Peixe

Natural gas-fired power plants accounted for more than half of newly installed capacity last year, surpassing all other forms of power generation combined, according to the EIA. The 6,861…

U.S. Oil Imports Fall to Zero Over Next 25 Years

U.S. Oil Imports Fall to Zero Over Next 25 Years

Apr 08, 2014 at 16:44 | James Burgess

The EIA projects that U.S. oil imports will shrink to essentially zero by 2037 due to prolific production of crude oil. By 2020, the EIA estimates that U.S. oil production…

Shell Begins Oil Exports from Iraq’s Majnoon Field

Shell Begins Oil Exports from Iraq’s Majnoon Field

Apr 08, 2014 at 16:41 | Charles Kennedy

Royal Dutch Shell hit commercial production targets in its Majnoon field in Iraq, allowing it to begin exports. Shell owns a 45% stake in the field and leads a consortium…

Oil Drops on Libyan Deal

Oil Drops on Libyan Deal

Apr 07, 2014 at 16:22 | Charles Kennedy

Libyan rebels came to an agreement with the central government in Tripoli, allowing the country to resume oil exports out of two ports. Libyan rebels demanding greater regional autonomy…

U.S. Could Allow Atlantic Offshore Surveying This Year

U.S. Could Allow Atlantic Offshore Surveying This Year

Apr 07, 2014 at 16:19 | James Burgess

A top Department of Interior official said that the Obama administration may allow oil and gas companies to begin seismic testing in the Atlantic Ocean later this year in…

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