Andrew Topf

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• Thermal Coal Prices Spike As Chinese Buyers Snap Up Cargoes

  Published 12 July 2016 | viewed 5,117 times

  A crackdown by the Chinese government on surplus thermal coal has had a knock-on effect on the price – spelling good news for the miners…

• Research Finds That Increased Coal Use May Cause Droughts

  Published 07 May 2016 | viewed 3,801 times

  Continued reliance on energy derived from coal may have an unintended consequence to the environment in the countries where it is burned the most, according…

• Why BP May Feel SoCal Got Off Lightly For LA Gas Leak

  Published 13 February 2016 | viewed 7,958 times

  Imagine having to move out of your home and neighborhood because the air you're breathing is poisonous. That is what happened to thousands of Los…

• Iran Looking To Ramp Up More Than Just Oil Production

  Published 02 February 2016 | viewed 17,639 times

  As the oil markets remain focused on the re-emergence of Iran as a major oil producer following the recent lifting of sanctions, another oversupply storm…

• Will Gold Be The Beneficiary Of Oil, Equities Plunge?

  Published 23 January 2016 | viewed 15,960 times

  Global stock markets were in turmoil again this week, with the Dow plunging 566 points on Wednesday before recovering to a 250-point loss, and the…

• Nuclear Renaissance Has Analysts Bullish On Uranium

  Published 12 January 2016 | viewed 18,196 times

  Investors in uranium producers and explorers could be in for a banner year of growth and opportunity, making the nuclear fuel an outlier compared to…

• China's $1 Trillion Nuclear Plan

  Published 26 December 2015 | viewed 32,650 times

  China, still the world's largest consumer of mineral and energy commodities despite lagging economic growth, appears to be have one foot in the past and…

• 5 Reasons Why Coal Is Being Killed Off

  Published 12 December 2015 | viewed 46,727 times

  Just over a year ago, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott stood in front of a coal mine and declared that “coal is good for humanity”…

• Undeterred By Global Glut, U.S. Pushes Ahead On LNG Exports

  Published 01 December 2015 | viewed 23,096 times

  More liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be leaving the U.S. come the New Year, even though the market for the chilled gas bound for export…

• Fossil Fuels For Power Gen May Soon Be In Terminal Decline

  Published 24 November 2015 | viewed 12,580 times

  It now makes less economic sense to build a fossil-fuel power plant than ever before, according to a new analysis. While it's probably too soon…

• Will Floating Wind Farms Be A Panacea For UK's Energy Quagmire?

  Published 11 November 2015 | viewed 15,107 times

  The United Kingdom is an energy-hungry island that is currently perched on the horns of a dilemma because its needs for electricity are outstripping its…

• “Walking” Oil Rigs Can Make Drilling Faster, Cheaper, Safer

  Published 21 September 2015 | viewed 25,684 times

  The current malaise in the oil industry has placed a renewed emphasis on measures to cut costs, as producers struggle with the realities of sub…

• This Oil Major Hasn’t Lost Faith In Subsea Drilling

  Published 03 September 2015 | viewed 11,545 times

  Offshore drilling technology has progressed to the point where oil companies have the ability not only to drill miles underwater from surface platforms the size…

• UK Determined To Realize Its Fracking Dreams

  Published 22 August 2015 | viewed 8,494 times

  The development of shale oil and gas reserves in the United States has been credited with pulling the U.S. out of recession, reducing the country’s…

• Is Natural Gas As Clean As We Think?

  Published 07 August 2015 | viewed 19,264 times

  This week U.S. President Barack Obama took aim at the American coal industry as part of a comprehensive climate change plan to limit air emissions…

• Top 6 Most Powerful Women In Oil And Gas

  Published 29 July 2015 | viewed 68,480 times

  When it comes to glass ceilings, there is probably none tougher to crack than the oil and gas industry. For decades the corner office has…

• Toxic Waste Sullies Solar’s Squeaky Clean Image

  Published 22 July 2015 | viewed 28,612 times

  Toxic sludge and filthy air - byproducts of the oil and coal industries - are a constant irritant for opponents and even proponents of fossil…

• Novel Solution To Fracking Wastewater Could Keep Everyone Happy

  Published 14 July 2015 | viewed 13,565 times

  Water used for fracking has always been a headache for the oil industry but now, thanks to new technology being developed in the United States,…

• Busting The “Canadian Bakken” Myth

  Published 08 June 2015 | viewed 27,152 times

  The financial pages of Canadian newspapers have been full of headlines lately announcing the potential of two large shale oil fields in the Northwest Territories…

• Korea Leaves West Behind In Fuel Cell Race

  Published 30 May 2015 | viewed 31,747 times

  When George W. Bush proclaimed in 2003 that “the first car driven by a child born today could be powered by hydrogen and pollution-free,” the…