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Polluters Must Pay In 'The New Era Of Responsibility': Jeffrey Sachs

Nov 28, 2012 at 16:19

In a momentous verdict last week, BP was ordered to pay the largest criminal penalty in U.S. history for its role in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. However, while polluters…

Mexico May Open Up Oil Market on Heels of Major Finds

Nov 28, 2012 at 16:07

These are good times for Mexico, with a potential 1 billion barrel crude discovery this week in Tabasco state, on the heels of two major deep-water discoveries of an estimated…

NuStar Energy L.P. - How an Investment Turned Into a Speculation

Nov 28, 2012 at 16:03

I have owned units of MLP NuStar Energy L.P. (NS) for several years, and until just recently I had always considered the holding to be a long term income investment.…

A Chance for Peace in the Middle East?

Nov 27, 2012 at 17:28

Is there going to be calm after the storm in the Middle East? Following a tumultuous week of all-out war between Israel and Hamas, there are now good chances of…

Three Dilemmas Awaiting OPEC in the Future

Nov 27, 2012 at 17:20

OPEC faces a triple dilemma over the short, medium and long term, none of which have good outcomes for the cartel. The short term is simple; prices are likely to…

The Huge Risk-Reward Scenario In East Africa

Nov 27, 2012 at 17:18

Welcome to East Africa—home of a potential 28 billion barrels of recoverable oil, 440 trillion cubic feet of gas and 14 billion barrels of natural gas liquids.Recent success…

The 'New Weather' Is New Headache for Old Grid

Nov 27, 2012 at 17:15

Whatever its cause, the weather is getting more severe and America's aging utility grid is ill-suited to withstand the furies that Mother Nature is unleashing on it with increasing frequency.…

Oil Production and Violence in The Middle East

Nov 27, 2012 at 17:13

There is a growing disconnect between forecasts of prodigious amounts of oil coming out of the Middle East in coming decades and what is likely to happen in the region.…

Under Investor Pressure, Total to Dump Nigeria Stake

Nov 27, 2012 at 17:12

France’s Total SA (TOT) has sold its 20% stake in a Nigerian offshore oilfield to Chinese state-run Sinopec Corp. for $2.5 billion.This means Total has dumped its deep-water…

When Trading Natural Gas, Don't Forget This Fund

Nov 27, 2012 at 17:07

If you are an investor who wants exposure to commodity futures but does not want to trade the futures yourself, there are now plenty of exchange-traded products available to help…

The Coming Rally in Gold Prices

Nov 27, 2012 at 08:58

For those taking close interest today there was an interesting move in gold prices as the below chart shows. A ‘V’ shaped bounce of some $35.00 or so just before…

US Power Grid Vulnerable to Just About Everything

Nov 26, 2012 at 17:02

As Washington hunts ill-defined al-Qaeda groups in the Middle East and Africa, and concerns itself with Iran’s eventual nuclear potential, it has a much more pressing problem at home: Its…

Internal Divisions could Burst Canada's Oil Bubble

Nov 26, 2012 at 16:58

Provincial leaders in energy-rich Canada are reviewing ways to send oil from Alberta province to eastern refineries in an effort to ensure energy independence. Most of the refineries in the…

Ten Reasons to be Wary of US Energy Independence Claims

Nov 26, 2012 at 16:53

U.S. energy independence must be about to happen. The International Energy Agency just devoted its World Energy Outlook 2012 to telling us so. America will become the largest producer of…

Thorium To Be Tested in a Working Nuclear Reactor

Nov 26, 2012 at 16:49

A Norwegian company led by Alf Bjørseth will start burning thorium fuel in a conventional test reactor owned by Norway’s government with help from U.S.-based nuclear giant Westinghouse.

The Myth of Fossil Fuel Abundance Hurts the Fight against Climate Change

Nov 26, 2012 at 16:43

The great fear among those working to address climate change is that the seemingly vast resources of fossil fuels waiting to be burned will send the world hurtling toward certain…

Three New Energy Technologies that Could Change the World

Nov 26, 2012 at 16:40

In the latest issue of Technology and Innovation – Proceedings of the National Academy of Inventors, three new energy technologies are discussed which could potentially change the world.The…

How to Ensure Peak Oil Doesn't Bring the End of Economic Growth

Nov 26, 2012 at 12:13

Problem: Life requires energy. Coal and oil are finite. America powered by finite resources is dying. Americans face Oil Famine, the monolithic dependence on a source of energy 50% outside…

Why Oil Is Going to Zero

Nov 26, 2012 at 08:37

Every trader in the oil market is fascinated by the recent price action. The last few months have seen an onslaught of negative news developments that should have sent the…

JPMorgan Sanctioned for Energy Trade Manipulation

Nov 25, 2012 at 19:57

It’s not so easy any more to manipulate energy trades. Ask JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM: NYSE), which last week became the first ever actively trading company to be sanctioned…

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