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Uranium Production Disrupted in both Kazakhstan and Niger

Uranium Production Disrupted in both Kazakhstan and Niger

Feb 07, 2013 at 16:41 | Frik Els

Uranium supply in key producers Kazakhstan and Niger could be severely impeded by weather problems and political turmoil.According to a new report by Canaaccord Wealth Management a violent…

Iran's New $40 Million Natural Gas Platform Sinks

Iran's New $40 Million Natural Gas Platform Sinks

Feb 06, 2013 at 17:06 | Charles Kennedy

Iran’s plans to double its natural gas production over the next few months may have to go on hold for a while after a recently erected natural gas platform in…

Alaskan Brewery will Use Beer to Power its Machines

Alaskan Brewery will Use Beer to Power its Machines

Feb 06, 2013 at 17:04 | James Burgess

The Alaskan Beer Company brews its award winning beer in Juneau, Alaska. In an attempt to reduce the cost of its brewing process it has decided to install a generator…

Is Man-Made Wind the Key to Wind Energy?

Is Man-Made Wind the Key to Wind Energy?

Feb 06, 2013 at 17:04 | Joao Peixe

The US has been supporting various forms of renewable energy for the past few years, and in particular it has done much to encourage the development of the wind industry,…

UK Exports its own Cheap Gas, whilst Importing Expensive Foreign Gas

UK Exports its own Cheap Gas, whilst Importing Expensive Foreign Gas

Feb 06, 2013 at 17:02 | Joao Peixe

An analysis of gas flow in and out of the UK, performed jointly by the Guardian and Greenpeace, has shown that Britain more often than not exports its cheap gas…

Could Smart Grid Technology Have Prevented the Superbowl Blackout?

Could Smart Grid Technology Have Prevented the Superbowl Blackout?

Feb 05, 2013 at 16:50 | James Burgess

Could smart grid technology have prevented the blackout that occurred at Super Bowl XLVII? Probably not, but it would have certainly reduced the duration of the power cut.It…

Will Monterey Shale Formation Revive the California Oil Boom?

Will Monterey Shale Formation Revive the California Oil Boom?

Feb 05, 2013 at 16:50 | Joao Peixe

The Midway-Sunset oil field was at the heart of California’s oil boom, and continues to produce oil to this day, yet up in the hills above this field lies the…

Wind Power could Supply Europe with Half its Energy Need's by 2050

Wind Power could Supply Europe with Half its Energy Need's by 2050

Feb 05, 2013 at 16:49 | Charles Kennedy

At the European Wind Energy Association’s 2013 Annual Event, held in Vienna, Robert Clover of MAKE Consulting suggested that wind energy will be able to supply Europe with half of…

US Carbon Emissions Fall to Lowest Level Since 1994

US Carbon Emissions Fall to Lowest Level Since 1994

Feb 01, 2013 at 16:56 | Charles Kennedy

A new report, written by Bloomberg New Energy Finance for the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE), has shown that carbon dioxide emissions in the US in 2012 were at…

PEMEX Boosts Security Whilst Investigation into Blast Continues

PEMEX Boosts Security Whilst Investigation into Blast Continues

Feb 01, 2013 at 16:26 | James Burgess

On Thursday afternoon a large explosion rocked the Mexico City headquarters of the Mexican state-run oil giant, PEMEX, destroying much of the basement and the first two floors. The blast…

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners Buy Copano Energy for $3.9 Billion

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners Buy Copano Energy for $3.9 Billion

Feb 01, 2013 at 16:25 | Joao Peixe

On Tuesday Kinder Morgan Energy Partners completed a deal to buy Copano Energy for $3.9 billion.The purchase will help to boost KMPs advanced position in North American shale…

Nigerian Lawman Takes on Government over $6.8 Billion Fuel Subsidy Scam

Nigerian Lawman Takes on Government over $6.8 Billion Fuel Subsidy Scam

Feb 01, 2013 at 16:23 | James Burgess

Last year Farouk Lawan, a lawmaker from Nigeria, led a parliamentary fuel subsidy committee to probe Nigeria’s fuel subsidy scheme in search of corruption. He ended up writing a scathing…

Nature Journal Tells Obama to Support Keystone XL

Nature Journal Tells Obama to Support Keystone XL

Feb 01, 2013 at 16:22 | Frik Els

One of the world's preeminent science journals has lent its support to the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline in a recent editorial.An editorial published in the…

Will Lithium-Ion Battery Fires in Boeing 787s Damage the EV Industry

Will Lithium-Ion Battery Fires in Boeing 787s Damage the EV Industry

Jan 31, 2013 at 16:35 | Joao Peixe

Earlier this month the lithium-ion battery used on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner caught fire whilst the plane sat idle at Logan Airport in Boston. A different Boeing 787 was then…

Report Predicts Explosion in Offshore Wind Energy Sector by 2020

Report Predicts Explosion in Offshore Wind Energy Sector by 2020

Jan 31, 2013 at 16:34 | Joao Peixe

The research and consulting firm, GlobalData, has released a new report which takes a detailed look at the global offshore wind power market. The report states that due to…

Burger King and the Benefits of a MLP

Burger King and the Benefits of a MLP

Jan 31, 2013 at 16:33 | James Burgess

Oil and gas companies are able to take advantage of a great tax break by restructuring themselves to form a Master Limited Partnership (MLP), potentially reducing their tax bill to…

Shell's Poor Performance Drags the FTSE 100 Share Index Down

Shell's Poor Performance Drags the FTSE 100 Share Index Down

Jan 31, 2013 at 16:31 | Charles Kennedy

After a run of poor earnings results the FTSE 100 share index dropped yesterday, ending the rally that had sent it to a four and a half year high.

New Shale Formation in West Texas could Dwarf the Bakken

New Shale Formation in West Texas could Dwarf the Bakken

Jan 30, 2013 at 16:50 | Charles Kennedy

The US shale boom has led some to predict that it will overtake Saudi Arabia as world’s largest oil and gas producer by 2020, thanks to the massive reserves found…

Good News for Green Energy: Kerry is Confirmed as the New Secretary of State

Good News for Green Energy: Kerry is Confirmed as the New Secretary of State

Jan 30, 2013 at 16:49 | Joao Peixe

John Kerry will succeed Hilary Clinton after he was officially confirmed as the new US Secretary of State.This is a big boost to the environmental movement as Kerry…

Chesapeake's Stock Soars on News that McClendon will Retire

Chesapeake's Stock Soars on News that McClendon will Retire

Jan 30, 2013 at 16:48 | James Burgess

Yesterday, after the news was released that Aubrey McClendon would step down as President of Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK) on the 1st of April 2013, stock in the company…

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