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• Crude Oil Awaiting Guidance

  Published 06 July 2010 | viewed 4,939 times

  Crude oil is starting the new week on a down note as economic worries continue to dictate near-term price direction. Last week oil lost an…

• Secret Footage from the BP Boardroom of Devastating Coffee Spill

  Published 21 June 2010 | viewed 25,368 times

  Our inside sources have provided us with secret footage that was filmed in the BP boardroom when a new spill broke out.We cannot reveal our…

• Tajikistan Energy Opportunities - An Interview with Tajikistan’s Ambassador to the United States

  Published 31 May 2010 | viewed 9,484 times

  On 26 May, Tajikistan's Ambassador to the United States Abdujabbor Shirinov spoke openly about the energy and water shortages impacting the region, joint collaboration between…

• American Power Act by Sens. Kerry/Lieberman

  Published 13 May 2010 | viewed 8,311 times

  Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) released their climate and clean-energy legislation yesterday. Sen. Kerry said the bill is essential for the United…

• Nigeria "Back in Business" as Jonathan's US Visit Highlights Renewed Control of the Government

  Published 04 May 2010 | viewed 7,182 times

  The visit to Washington, DC, in April 2010 by Acting Nigerian Pres. Goodluck Jonathan, ostensibly as part of US President Barack Obama's Nuclear Security Summit…

• Gulf Oil Spill Rapidly Expanding Through Region (Picture)

  Published 03 May 2010 | viewed 7,857 times

  The NOAA picture below predicts the potential path the Gulf Oil Spill could take. This is where it could have spread to by the end…

• Economic Strategy of Turkmenistan

  Published 03 May 2010 | viewed 13,046 times

  In April 2010, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan made public his newly released “Economic strategy of Turkmenistan: Relying on the people, for the sake of…

• Flaws in Weekly EIA Inventory Reports

  Published 26 March 2010 | viewed 9,923 times

  "The numbers in this report can't be right -- and yet the market is reacting to them!" -- there's a complaint we've heard so many…

• Is the Niger Delta Sliding Back Into Anarchy

  Published 20 March 2010 | viewed 9,031 times

  There had been disturbing news and reports emanating from the Niger Delta oil basin of Nigeria in recent times. On Monday March 15, 2010, a…

• Ecuador Continues Its Defense in Arbitration Commenced By Chevron

  Published 12 March 2010 | viewed 12,420 times

  On March 11, 2010, the Honorable Leonard Sand, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, denied the Republic of Ecuador’s Petition to…

• Government Intent on Curbing Speculation and Contract Ownership in Energy Markets

  Published 03 February 2010 | viewed 6,559 times

  Increasingly, it would seem the government is intent on curbing speculation and contract ownership of core commodities.  Starting last summer, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission,…

• Are Official Estimates of Oil Reserves Correct? What Does this Mean for Oil Prices

  Published 28 January 2010 | viewed 10,256 times

  Over the next year or two, you will likely find yourself paying a LOT more at the gas pump. Big changes are taking place in…

• Quick Take of the Markets Today

  Published 26 January 2010 | viewed 6,349 times

  U.S. markets calmed Monday on good earnings news but Asian markets remained roiled overnight, down about 2 percent across the region. The Yen rose, reflecting…

• Canada's Oil Sands, Tarnished Images and Dirty Commodities

  Published 15 January 2010 | viewed 11,375 times

  “When you think of Canada, which qualities come to mind: the world's peacekeeper, the friendly nation, a liberal counterweight to the harsher pieties of its…

• Carbon Sequestration - Is burying Carbon Dioxide underground a realistic option?

  Published 04 January 2010 | viewed 16,471 times

  Climate Change is having a great impact on global perspectives, which is leading Governments and Businesses to take a serious look at Carbon Sequestration (CCS.)…

• Clean Coal - Not as Clean as We Thought

  Published 30 December 2009 | viewed 11,035 times

  Is the term “clean coal” an oxymoron?  That’s a hot question for politicians, the energy industry and environmentalists, alike.  While the words seem intuitively clear,…

• Forget Solar & Wind Power High Lipid Algae and Nuclear Fission Show Greater Promise

  Published 27 December 2009 | viewed 9,866 times

  Both solar and wind power are creative ideas that may one day prove to be of value, but sadly, after 40 years of concerted efforts,…

• Natural Gas Advances Save The World From Energy Crisis

  Published 12 December 2009 | viewed 7,594 times

  News spreads quickly throughout the energy industry, especially when that news is good! The “Energy Crisis” may very well be over, long before it ever…

• The economic impact of global warming

  Published 10 December 2009 | viewed 59,597 times

  The costs of Global Warming are tremendous, estimates of course vary but most figures put out are in the trillions. So what does this mean…

• Why Are We So Obsessed With Gold?

  Published 08 December 2009 | viewed 18,855 times

  Have you ever stopped to consider just what it is about gold that makes it so special and valuable? How is it that while gold…