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Aug 05, 2014 at 16:54

Violence has returned to key oil-producing countries Iraq and Libya after a brief period of calm.Shelling and firefights between militias over the control of a key airport…

Aug 05, 2014 at 16:50

The United Arab Emirates announced in June that it is introducing compulsory military service for all male citizens aged between 18 and 30 and setting up a new national…

Aug 05, 2014 at 16:40

Tesla’s Q2 earnings report was released on July 31 while they exceeded expectations, it had people talking. Tesla, the manufacturer of the world’s most-coveted electric vehicles (the Model S), has…

Aug 05, 2014 at 15:58

One of the most critical indicators in global oil and gas markets is falling. Having hit multi-year lows this week--right under the noses of most investors.That's the so-called…

Aug 05, 2014 at 09:31

Crude Energy, an independent oil exploration and production company based in Dallas, TX, announced that is nearing completion of a well in Hardeman County, TX.The announcement comes only…

Aug 04, 2014 at 16:49

Major oil and gas companies are taking on an increasing share of debt in order to maintain drilling momentum, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Aug 04, 2014 at 16:41

In August 2004, Peru’s then-president, Alejandro Toledo, inaugurated the long-awaited Camisea project. Named for the river adjacent to the natural gas reserves now being piped more than 700 kilometers from…

Aug 04, 2014 at 15:52

The White House is expected to issue goals soon for the country’s use of renewable fuels during 2014 and its coming under pressure from the biofuels industry and some Democratic…

Aug 04, 2014 at 15:47

A California firm called Imergy believes it’s hit on a new chemistry that can drastically reduce the costs of certain advanced battery systems.In this case, it’s what’s called…

Aug 04, 2014 at 15:36

Crippling mining strikes in South Africa. Political sanctions in Russia. And major mine collapses in Zimbabwe.All of these recent events have made one thing very clear: the world…

Aug 01, 2014 at 17:20

After years of mishaps and false starts, some oil companies are giving up on drilling in the Arctic. Many companies have allowed their leases on offshore Arctic acreage…

Aug 01, 2014 at 17:12

What’s the one thing that could meet around a quarter of the United States’ -- and three-quarters of the United Kingdom’s -- energy needs, but is largely being ignored…

Aug 01, 2014 at 16:43

A tanker ship carrying about 1 million barrels of Kurdish crude remains off the Texas coast in the Gulf of Mexico, legally out of the reach of U.S. law enforcement.

Aug 01, 2014 at 16:30

Damage to coral reefs from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was even more far-reaching than originally believed.Because the oil from the spill…

Aug 01, 2014 at 15:58

The CORRECTION:  We’ve all awaited it and I’ve been loath to call it, but too many factors have rolled in at once and its time has come.  Oil will show…

Aug 01, 2014 at 15:56

Okay, I’ll admit it, I’m stumped. Broadwind Energy (BWEN) has been on my radar for a while, so I was interested to see what Thursday mornings Q2 earnings report brought.…

Aug 01, 2014 at 15:47

The British government unveiled a new plan on July 28 to jump start the fledgling shale gas industry. The government will accept bids from oil and gas firms after putting…

Aug 01, 2014 at 15:41

Regulatory AlertsA court in the Netherlands has ordered Russia to pay more than $50 billion in damages to the former shareholders of the now-defunct Yukos oil corporation, which…

Aug 01, 2014 at 15:37

Gasoline FuturesNearby Gasoline futures continued their sell-off this week. The market is now trading below 2.8261, or less than 62% of its 2014 range. The catalyst behind the…

Aug 01, 2014 at 13:50

It’s been a busy week in energy, particularly on the geopolitical front, with Washington at a loss over exactly whose side to take in the Iraq-Kurdish oil showdown, the implications…