The World Bank's latest report…
The rapid growth of artificial…
The last few days have…
The shale gas boom in the US has opened up the possibility for exporting LNG to markets around the world where it could be sold for far higher prices than…
Illegal strikes have spread throughout the precious metal mines in South Africa, causing major disruptions to production for some of the largest metal companies in the world.Gold Fields,…
The LNG industry in Yemen is not being given a break, after yet another explosion at one of its pipelines causing production to drop.The country’s pipelines have been…
At the recent World Shale Oil & Gas Summit, Abtech Holdings Glenn Rink was handed the award for the best technology innovator of 2012. Their amazing technology? A sponge.
ROHM, a Japanese company which supplies semiconductors, has worked in collaboration with Aquafairy Corporation, a Kyoto based fuel cell manufacturer, and Kyoto University on the development of a high-efficiency fuel…
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is in New York this week for the UN General Assembly, and rather than be on his best behaviour, he has used this event to make…
Talks in Greece over the next tranche of loans are now on hold until after the US election. There were numerous reports this week that Obama did not want failed…
In March Saudi Arabia managed to increase their oil production to 10.1 million barrels per day, their highest output in 31 years, as they tried to compensate for the declining…
One of the biggest problems with batteries is the weight and bulky nature of their packaging. It is the major limiting factors for electric vehicles. Several years ago, to overcome…
Shell’s San Francisco renewable energy program has been approved by the city’s Board of Supervisors. The CleanPowerSF, is a $19.5 million initiative which allows residents of San Francisco to choose…
Despite the fact that the EU will stop giving out free carbon permits soon, coal power is set to boom as other factors make it the most profitable source of…
In 2009 China became the world leader in wind power, and this year alone it will install 15GW.A joint study by the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association, the…
ExxonMobil have agreed to buy Denbury Resources Inc’s stakes in the Bakken shale formation for $1.6 billion, in a deal that will see their holdings in the area increase to…
Following the infamous BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico back in 2010, all deepwater drilling in the area was shut down, and the whole sector was sent into…
Peak oil is a myth; at least the chance of achieving peak oil any time soon is. It has been well documented that we have vast reserves of hydrocarbons buried…
“Business is drying up, industry is collapsing. There's zero investment. I know. I see it with my own eyes.” The words of a wealthy Iranian business man on the state…
Russia has been the world’s largest diamond producer for the past 3 years. Its diamond mines in Yakutia produce massive profits in a tightly controlled market. However it has just…
The world runs on oil and gas, and despite the effort of environmentalists to push for a transition to greener energy sources, it will do so for a long time…
Saudi Arabia has offered ... extra oil supplies through the end of the year, a sign the world’s largest exporter is worried about the impact of rising prices on the…
The US is experiencing its worst drought in over 50 years. It highlights the glaring problems that plague the US water supply and will only get worse as the years…