There is a growing volume of new evidence from numerous sources in the Middle East — mostly affiliated with the Syrian opposition and its sponsors and supporters — which makes…
Don’t you just love stories of intrigue?Well, sure, when they are just stories – but if there is the possibility that they are a fair reflection of real…
Sometimes we have tendency to connect events that may actually be completely random.But sometimes things just seem too connected to be coincidence.That feel is strong today…
Wow! That was some speech! Secretary of State, John Kerry, was certainly rattling the saber last night when he laid out the irrefutable evidence confirming the use of chemical weapons…
The battle for Syria is about to begin and the major players are lining up for a confrontation that may have far reaching consequences.US Secretary of State John…
Energy-rich Norway said it was moving ahead with plans to install more than 1,000 megawatts of wind farms onshore. Norway, Europe's largest oil producer and the world's second largest natural…
It's not exactly clear where the term "snake oil" comes from. But, most everyone knows that it refers to any number of concoctions sold by traveling salesmen in the…
UK-based Tullow Oil Plc (TLW) has announced it will begin pumping its first oil in Kenya as soon as next year, and that Kenya will begin exporting already in
Wouldn't it be great to have abundant, clean power that doesn't contribute to climate change? That is the promise of fusion power. Practical fusion power remains elusive, but advances in…
Australia's business leaders think it's time for more mineral exploration.The South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy said last week that the nation needs an exploration tax credit…
Just like the famous Gold Rushes of the 19th century, US shale gas development is turning out to be a limited and regional market opportunity. Across the Atlantic, the high…
The energy relations between Iran and Pakistan are a marriage made in heaven, except for international politics.Pakistan’s current energy deficit problems are severe and increasing. Pakistan’s most respected…
Little over a century after the world-famous Spindletop gusher blackened the skies over Beaumont, Texas and ushered in an era of United States oil dominance, the country’s energy profile has…
By throwing together a common fungus and a common bacterium, researchers are producing isobutanol — a biofuel that gallon-for-gallon delivers 82 percent of gasoline’s heat energy. The more common…
We were recently discussing the plight of South African mining. And another graphic illustration of this problem just materialized.Late last week, South African steelmaker Evraz Highveld said it…
U.S.-based energy explorer Apache Corp. is one of the last holdouts in Egypt, which accounts for about 20 percent of its global oil and natural gas production. It says its…
Well, its official – the Nabucco pipeline is officially dead. Romania’s national natural gas transit company Transgaz, is convening an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on 23 September to…
Just as I was about to write about the long side of markets, I read about the latest twists and turns in a fascinating story on the short side of…
European wind turbine manufacturing giants like Denmark’s Vestas Wind Systems A/S (VWS), Germany’s Nordex SE (NDX1) and Gamesa Corp. Technologica SA (GAM) are in for a nice year, with profit…
As Egypt’s shaky democratic transition remains beset by chaos, worsening economic conditions, military activism, and socio-ideological division, the country runs a real risk of implosion. Egypt’s Sinai remains an increasingly…