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Sep 02, 2013 at 17:04

Sinopec is buying up assets around the world, racking up over $22 billion in oil and gas asset deals since 2010 in the UK, US, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Australia and…

Aug 30, 2013 at 21:34

U.S. regulators said last year was the safest on record for the rail industry. In terms of volume, the Association of American Railroads said the cumulative volume of carloads carried…

Aug 30, 2013 at 21:31

Last month Belgium’s Minister for Cooperation and Development Jean-Pascal Labille in the company of Democratic Republic of Congo’s Orientale Province governor Jean Bamanisa opened the rehabilitated Tshopo hydroelectric facility in…

Aug 30, 2013 at 21:25

Giant Chinese solar manufacturer Suntech Power has seen three of its directors quit this month in frustration over what they say is the lack of clear strategy after the company…

Aug 30, 2013 at 21:20

In a word, expensive.Platts reports that electricity prices in California jumped 70% during the first half of 2013, year-on-year. Much of the increase apparently related to shut-down of…

Aug 30, 2013 at 21:15

We live in a finite world.  Clearly, a finite world has limits of many kinds. Yet economists and other researchers use models that assume that these limits are unimportant for…

Aug 30, 2013 at 20:45

If you want the most bang for your buck, quality E&P micro caps are the way to go. At least that's the opinion of Analyst Phil Juskowicz of Casimir Capital,…

Aug 30, 2013 at 20:39

The phone’s ringing off the hook in the last week of a languid summer. It’s CNBC, Fox and even Al Jazeera, all looking for insight from me into how the…

Aug 30, 2013 at 20:37

Energy is Jordan’s eternal bogeyman; Syria is its immediate threat to stability. Together, they make for a great deal of royal discomfort. The list of Jordan’s energy woes…

Aug 30, 2013 at 20:20

As with everything else, it’s all about economic feasibility. This is the story of kerogen (oil shale), and could be a huge one, or it could just stay in the…

Aug 30, 2013 at 20:17

Speculative buyers drove October Crude Oil futures higher this week following reports of an imminent attack on Syria by the United States. On August 27, headline news across the world…

Aug 30, 2013 at 20:14

Bottom Line: Norway’s September elections will likely end the battle over oil drilling off the Lofoten islands and pave the way most notably for Statoil ASA (STL) to drill for…

Aug 30, 2013 at 20:11

Bottom Line: Following what happens next in Syria means following the machinations of Saudi Prince Bandar. Analysis: Saudi Prince…

Aug 30, 2013 at 20:09

Bottom Line: While Bandar may not have gotten everything he wanted in Syria—yet—in Egypt he has, so far.  Analysis: In July, the US ordered a review of aid…

Aug 30, 2013 at 20:07

Bottom Line: Iran has plenty of gas and is now looking to Ukraine (via Iraq and Moldova) for a new market.

Aug 30, 2013 at 14:09

This week, it’s all about Syria because what happens next here will determine the course of geopolitical dynamics across the Middle East—and of course will continue to affect world oil…

Aug 29, 2013 at 17:17

Earlier this year some big names like Chesapeake Energy, Devon Energy and EnerVest put their Utica shale assets up for sale, saying they were not meeting expectations, but this isn’t…

Aug 29, 2013 at 17:12

South Africa, black Africa’s largest economy, has an Achilles heel – energy.Accordingly, any and all energy sources, from coal to renewables, are on the table.South Africa…

Aug 29, 2013 at 17:01

Much has been made of the recent announcement that Mexico is seeking to update its oil laws, allowing foreign companies a role in the industry for the first time…

Aug 29, 2013 at 16:58

Canada continues to push ahead with a strategic plan for its own energy pipeline infrastructure as the United States has yet again delayed a decision on the controversial Keystone XL…