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Demand For This Commodity Just Doubled in Tokyo

Jan 17, 2014 at 09:35

Interesting that this week one gets the sense the mood has turned a little for coal. With a number of positive articles coming from major sources like Barron's ("Gold, Coal…

This Country's Collapse Is Making It More Attractive

Jan 17, 2014 at 08:48

Commodities are notoriously cyclical. There's a saying that when things look awful in a sector, the industry is getting ready to turn to the good.The same can be…

Shell, Gazprom Neft Eye Siberia’s Bazhenov as Next Bakken

Jan 16, 2014 at 17:22

A joint venture between Shell and Russia’s Gazprom Neft has begun drilling in a Siberian shale formation that is believed to hold one of the world’s largest shale oil…

California Water Crisis May Head off Potential Oil Boom

Jan 16, 2014 at 17:19

Drilling for oil in California dates back to the late 19th Century, allowing it to become the country’s top producer by the beginning of the 20th. One hundred years later,…

Study: Natural Gas Plants Release 40% Less CO2

Jan 16, 2014 at 17:15

A new study confirms previous findings that power plants fueled by natural gas release some 40% less carbon dioxide than coal-fired plants.  According to the new study conducted…

Protesters Fill TransCanada Lobby over Keystone XL

Jan 16, 2014 at 17:11

Protesters stormed the offices of TransCanada Corporation on Monday, in another phase of activism against the company’s Keystone XL pipeline plans, breaching the TransCanada lobby and ending in the…

Norway’s Oil Fund Makes Every Norwegian a Kroner Millionaire

Jan 15, 2014 at 17:06

While oil and graft frequently go hand in hand, such is not the case in Norway, where on 6 January the country’s Government Pension Fund – Global, more commonly referred…

Market Disruptor: Nuclear Restarts Spells Trouble for LNG

Jan 15, 2014 at 17:03

There are two major factors that have emerged in the last five years that have sparked a surge in LNG investments. First is the shale gas “revolution” in the United…

Is Iraq's House Too Divided for Oil?

Jan 15, 2014 at 16:53

During trading on the London stock exchange Wednesday, stock in Genel Energy took a nose dive after it announced imminent exports of Kurdish oil from Turkey. While western Iraq is…

Reports of Coal’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

Jan 15, 2014 at 16:46

I have pilfered from him before, and I will no doubt pilfer again. For Mark Twain is an excellent source of inspiration. Apparently, he said something along the lines…

Iran, Russia Ruffle US Feathers with Oil Swap Deal

Jan 14, 2014 at 17:19

Reports are emerging that Iran and Russia are in talks about a potential $1.5 billion oil-for-goods swap that could boost Iranian oil exports, prompting harsh responses from Washington, which says…

DOT-111 Safety Major Issue in Crude-By-Rail Debate

Jan 14, 2014 at 17:14

Experts from the Canadian rail industry, regulators, and representatives from all levels of government met in Ottawa on Monday to discuss the increasing number of tank car derailments and subsequent…

It’s all in the Pipeline

Jan 14, 2014 at 17:08

Producing oil or extracting natural gas from the ground is only part of the problem; the other part is getting the product to market in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Total Prepares for $50m Investment in British Shale

Jan 14, 2014 at 17:04

French oil giant Total is planning to spend $50 million on shale gas exploration in Britain’s East Midlands with the acquisition of a 40% stake in two licenses.

They're Studying This No-Go Oil Zone

Jan 14, 2014 at 08:57

The last few years have seen the opening of several new oil and gas exploration areas globally. But the next new play might come from an unexpected place.America.

Don't Count U.K. out of Global Energy Race Yet

Jan 13, 2014 at 16:58

Chevron Corp. said its decision Monday to go ahead with the development of the Alder natural gas field in the British sector of the North Sea builds on an already…

Harvard Research Team has Breakthrough on Battery Storage

Jan 13, 2014 at 16:53

As the world slowly transitions away from energy based on burning hydrocarbons, from coal and oil to natural gas, the main problem after start-up costs that have hobbled a further…

Lifting the Oil Export Ban: Where the Refiners Stand

Jan 13, 2014 at 16:39

As the debate over whether to lift the US ban on crude oil exports intensifies, producers will clearly benefit, but the situation for refiners is more complicated, but most are…

The Fracking Revolution: Promise and Perils

Jan 13, 2014 at 16:36

Despite significant media attention and market interest, hydraulic fracturing could fail to live up to its hype. As Giacomo Luciani argues, the geology and engineering of fracking tightly link its…

U.S. Desire for Short Term Profit could Lead to Nuclear Power Implosion

Jan 13, 2014 at 16:25

An American Physical Society group chaired by Roy Schwitters reports that if U.S. nuclear plants continue to shut down instead of extending operations the nation risks losing 60 percent of…

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