Hoeven Critical Of Climate Change Proposal
"He proposed a whole new regulatory regime," Hoeven said. Obama's plan would "create more regulation to energy production," Hoeven said. The proposed Keystone pipeline would stretch from the Canadian...
View ArticleFlexible Glass Solar Cell Shingles Kevin Bullis
Researchers at the U.S. government's National Renewable Energy Laboratory have built flexible solar cells using a thin and pliable kind of glass from Corning, the company that makes the glass that...
View ArticleEnergy Independence, Courtesy Of Horizontal Drilling
By unlocking oil and natural gas resources that were once thought to be unrecoverable, horizontal drilling has sparked an American energy renaissance that will revolutionize everything from job...
View ArticleGazprom One Winner From Nabucco Demise
According to the president of Azerbaijan's State Oil Company (SOCAR) , Rovnag Abdullayev, "We see the pipeline route toward Austria as a natural market for that gas....
View ArticleGulf Of Mexico Success At Shell's Vicksburg "A" Well
Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) (NYSE: RDS.B) today announces a successful exploratory well at Vicksburg in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico....
View ArticleQBL To Acquire Stake In Two Mozambique Coal Exploration Licenses
Australia-based exploration company Queensland Bauxite (QBL) is set to acquire stake in two Mozambique coal exploration licenses in the Zambezi basin, close to majors like Rio Tinto, Vale and ENRC.
View ArticleLast Two Japan Nuclear Reactors Can Stay Online
Japan's nuclear watchdog said the only two reactors currently working in the country can stay online for now, even without meeting strict new safety standards intended to prevent a repeat of the...
View ArticleSouth Hill Mall Earns Environmental Leader Award
Business: Mall recycles used cooking oil and 550 tons of cardboard annually | South Hill Mall received a 2012 Sustainable Practice Leader Award from General Biodiesel for its success in reducing the...
View ArticleVestas Receives 93 MW Order In South Africa
Vestas Wind Systems A/SCompany AnnouncementVestas receives 93 MW order in South AfricaVestas has received a firm and unconditional order for 31 V112-3.0 MW wind turbines for South Africa....
View ArticleRenewable Sources Of Electricity Are Coming Into Their Own
The International Energy Agency predicts that by 2016 more electricity will come from renewables than from natural gas. Wind and solar power keep getting cheaper, and that's encouraging their adoption...
View ArticleGroup Raises The Alarm Over Shell's Pipeline
THE National Coalition on Gas Flaring and Oil Spills in the Niger Delta has called for the urgent review of the Trans Niger Pipeline, belonging to Shell Petroleum Development Company in Ogoniland....
View ArticleCan Obama's Climate Change Policy Reduce Carbon Emissions?
The combination of these top-3 factors accounted for about 83% of reduced U.S. carbon emissions 2007-12. Wind and solar power generation capacities have increased by 600% and 300% respectively over the...
View ArticleResearchers Find Methane In Water Near Hydrofracking Sites
Hydrofracking, a method that extracts natural gas from shale rock formations, involves injecting over seven million gallons of highly-pressurized, chemically-treated water into the Appalachian basin,...
View ArticleKazakhstan Govt Blocks OVL's $5 Billion Deal
In a major failure of India's oil diplomacy, the Kazakhstan government has blocked state-run ONGC from buying a stake in the Kashagan oilfield for $5 billion and is instead bringing in China's CNPC.
View ArticleGeologist Who Lost Out On Natural Gas Share Awarded NIS 50 Million In...
After a three-year legal battle, a judge ruled Beny Steinmetz must pay former business partner Yossi Langotsky NIS 50 million in compensation for causing him to lose his share in Israel's Tamar and...
View ArticleIn The War On Coal, The Enemy Is Us
Wind and solar can't even come close to filling the void left by coal. No matter how fantastical the promises wind and solar advocates make, the Heritage analysis shows that renewables would replace...
View ArticleTullow Upgrades Estimates On Kenya Oil Wells
Irish-founded exploration firm Tullow Oil has moved a step closer to commercialisation in Kenya-long since tipped as being the next major African territory for the company.
View ArticleUK's Subsea Sector Continues To Boom In Wake Of North Sea Investment
He said almost 45% of production on the UK Continental Shelf comes from subsea wells, which feature in 70% of new developments planned. Firms in Scotland have been driving growth in the sector....
View ArticleKenya Urges Japan To Invest In Energy, Infrastructure Sectors
The meeting came barely a week after the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) extended a 20-million-U.S. dollar grant to boost Kenya's capacity to exploit geothermal energy sources in order...
View ArticleOil Out, Solar Reigns In 2060, Forecasts Shell
Oil and gas multinational company Shell expects energy demand to double over the next 50 years, with the global population heading towards 9.5 billion mark by 2060 and emerging economies lifting...
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