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Dec 06, 2011 at 18:17

According to Iraqi Council of Representatives Oil and Energy Committee member Furat al-Sharei, the 10 oil fields that spread across the Iraqi-Kuwaiti frontier are still waiting to have a line…

Dec 06, 2011 at 18:08

Saudi Arabia recently announced that it had halted a $100 billion oil production expansion plan to raise capacity to 15 million barrels a day by 2020. At this point,…

Dec 06, 2011 at 17:57

Does Thursday's announcement that the EU is considering to ban oil imports from Iran epitomise the draining of power from west to east? The big winners here will be…

Dec 06, 2011 at 17:50

Natural gas needs to be very tightly compressed and cooling to very cold temperatures will help to get worthwhile volumes suitable for transport use. Those pressures and temperatures pose high…

Dec 05, 2011 at 17:51

Hawaiian efforts to move towards renewable energy have a powerful ally in the form of Mark Glick, chief administrator of the State Energy Office, part of the Department of Business,…

Dec 05, 2011 at 17:48

A surging population in Africa seeking to provide energy for cooking needs has led to massive environmental damage, including soil degradation.  Worldwide deforestation accounts for 25-30 percent of…

Dec 05, 2011 at 17:42

The electrical grid in America can be roughly split into three separate and individual areas. The Eastern Interconnection supplies everything east of the Rockies; The Western Interconnection supplies everything to…

Dec 05, 2011 at 17:39

Every November following the publication of the IEA's World Energy Outlook, the leadership of the Agency travels to major capitols in an effort to explain to the world's leaders the…

Dec 05, 2011 at 17:29

Much has been made of last week’s data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) indicating that the US is, once again, a net exporter of fuel — for…

Dec 05, 2011 at 09:42

January crude oil finished sharply higher last week. The rally was primarily driven by greater demand for risky assets fueled by a weaker Dollar and stronger equity markets. The market…

Dec 05, 2011 at 08:44

Forecasts of colder temperatures helped give natural gas futures a boost last week. Although supply remains high, increased demand for product led to a decrease in supply last week. On…

Dec 05, 2011 at 07:37

Americans looking south of the Rio Grande tend to forget, if they ever knew, that Mexico is, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, now America’s second largest source of…

Dec 05, 2011 at 07:35

The U.S. biofuel industry has long been stymied by the lack of USDA federal crop insurance, leaving only the most adventurous farmers willing to plant renewable energy crops. Biofuel…

Dec 05, 2011 at 07:32

In light of recent events, Japan has been urged to pay more attention to renewable energy sources. Coincidently, in the same month as one of the world's worst nuclear crises…

Dec 04, 2011 at 21:52

That is the question customers are asking as their utility rates go up to pay for the cumulative cost of the aspirations of politicians and regulators. But until now the…

Dec 04, 2011 at 21:48

Thorium is a naturally-occurring, radioactive, and amazingly abundant metal that was discovered in 1828 by Swedish chemist, Jons Jakob Berzelius. The mineral, named after the Norse god of thunder, has…

Dec 04, 2011 at 21:46

The subject of Climate Change and Global Warming has a polarizing effect in the U.S. Like religion, you either believe or don’t believe. Strong sentiments resonate on both sides. It…

Dec 03, 2011 at 10:31

Green activists, take note – for Australia fully to embrace solar power, Canberra would have to spend $100 billion, with photovoltaic cells to generate the electricity covering an area twice…

Jan 16, 2012 at 22:02

Without question, the oil stocks that have made me the biggest profits have been junior oil companies with international plays. Companies like Xcite Energy, (XEL-TSXv) which went from 62 cents…

Dec 02, 2011 at 12:56

You may have heard about MLPs, or Master Limited Partnerships. They trade like stocks on U.S. stock exchanges, and carry a significant tax advantage (more on that below). And with…