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Libyan rebels came to an agreement with the central government in Tripoli, allowing the country to resume oil exports out of two ports. Libyan rebels…
The European Union’s move to prop up the price of carbon pollution in its greenhouse gas trading market could result in significant increases in carbon…
Amazon and Twitter have received “Fs” on their renewable energy report cards issued by Greenpeace, for inadequate commitment to renewable energy as a large percentage…
In an effort to gain political support for her energy policies, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has agreed to make smaller cuts to wind power assistance…
US overall crude oil production has reached more than 10% of the world’s total production, up from 9% in the fourth quarter of 2012, according…
As part of its portfolio rebalancing strategy, Houston-based oil and gas company Apache Corp is selling oil-and-gas-producing assets in Canada worth $374 million. Seeking to…
A new report from Moody’s suggests that producers that got in on the Marcellus shale early, and weathered several years of low prices, are now…
The Mexican government is considering implementing local content rules for oil and gas exploration in an effort to provide benefits to Mexican companies. According to…
Federal regulators said on March 28 that the oil industry was withholding key information related to the series of train derailments and explosions involving transporting…
Argentina announced that it will reduce the rate at which it subsidizes natural gas and water in order to trim its budget deficit. "What we…
Just weeks after the US announced its first test sale of crude oil from strategic reserves since 1990, billionaire philanthropist George Soros is lobbying for…
Bloomberg News reported on March 26 that the possibility of the U.S. releasing emergency stockpiles of oil in order to punish Russia is gaining a…
In the fourth quarter of 2013, the United States produced 7.84 million barrels of oil per day, according to new data from the Energy Information…
Japan slashed the rate that solar power earns on the grid by 11%, down to 32 Yen (31 cents) per kilowatt-hour. Beginning in the new…
Chevron Corp is seeking $32.3 million in legal fee reimbursements after a US federal judge ruled in its favor earlier this month in a record…
New data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that in September 2013 China surpassed the U.S. to become the world’s largest importer of oil…
The landmark energy reform passed last year as part of Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto’s agenda opened up Mexico’s oil sector for the first time…
President Obama recently told a group of governors in a closed-door meeting that he would make a decision on the infamous Keystone XL pipeline within…
Just two weeks after the US government lifted a 16-month ban on new federal contracts for BP Plc, the company placed the winning bid on…
Chesapeake Energy Corp., the second-largest US natural gas producer, has announced plans for a possible spinoff of its oilfield services unit to unload some $1…