Mexican state-owned oil giant Pemex is moving swiftly to boost its maritime fleet with confirmation of a deal to acquire a majority share in a Spanish shipyard, a shipyard deal…
The interim-deal with Iran should be given a fair chance, argues Friedbert Pflüger, Director of the European Centre for Energy and Resource Security (EUCERS). The world economy would benefit if…
The long standing mistrust that exists between Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia runs deep and involves far more than diverging view in politics and religion, though those two…
In light of a recent spate of railway accidents involving dangerous cargoes, Canada is revising its laws regarding railways transporting hazardous material, including oil. The new regulations will require…
The government in Ivory Coast said it was ready to resolve maritime border disputes with Ghana, a move that could open the door to a West African offshore oil and…
Houston-based Noble Energy and Israeli energy company Delek Group said on 26 November that another gas find may be in the works with signs of a natural gas discovery in…
Not quite destroys. But Angolan crude has certainly been downgraded.Platts reports that the country's benchmark Nemba crude is trading at a four-month low. For reasons of chemistry.
Statoil Chief Executive Officer Helge Lund said those advocating for a future without fossils fuels are pining for a future economic era that may never come. "We have to…
Royal Dutch Shell has announced it is producing natural gas at its Changbei project in China at a major discount and plans to start test production in the second phase…
A new study by Harvard University researchers on greenhouse gas emissions in the US claims that the level of methane leaks into the atmosphere may be 50% higher than suggested…
The world is awash in natural gas and, to a somewhat lesser extent, in oil. This is due to the controversial but hugely effective technology of hydraulic fracturing, known as…
Creative financing deals have become somewhat the rage in the mining business.This includes royalty and "streaming" arrangements. Where an upfront payment is made in exchange for a future…
Negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program made significant progress on Sunday when negotiators reached a tentative deal. With the world’s fourth largest oil reserves and second largest natural gas reserves, any…
The International Energy Agency (IEA) report, released last week, features Brazil as both a world leader in renewable energy and soon to be a major exporter of oil. The…
Along with camelina and jatropha, marine algae is a front runner in the search for a renewable feedstock for production of commercial quantities of biofuel.While marine algae produce…
Iraqi central authorities in Baghdad have announced plans to go ahead with a controversial deal with British oil giant BP Plc. to revive the giant oilfield in disputed Kirkuk in…
About 30 artificial lakes may be built in Canada’s oil sand rich province of Alberta by the time companies currently extracting heavy crude from the area finish their work, as…
The only thing holding thermal coal back today is perception.The fundamentals for the sector are excellent. Demand is booming in India. Production is being scaled back in China.…
On November 22, the Russian Parliament voted to loosen the monopoly power that Gazprom has over exporting natural gas. Gazprom – one of the largest producers of natural gas…
A vote by the U.S. Senate to change rules on filibusters is an indication of how the partisan divide in Washington may inhibit an energy future some lawmakers are trying…