Protesters halt oil tankers in Erbil
Around 50 protestors are blocking an oil trucking route south of Erbil city, the latest sign of growing public discontent over Kurdistan’s economic problems and unpaid salaries. The rally, staged Continue Reading
Iraqi Kurds Plan Independence Vote Before Before U.S. Election
Iraqi Kurdish leaders plan to hold a referendum on the region’s independence by November, an official said on Wednesday, in a move that could lead to the break-up of OPEC’s Continue Reading
Nigeria, Iran Clash Over OPEC Emergency Meeting
With the global economy reeling from plunging oil prices occasioned by massive over production, Nigeria, a key member of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), which depends hugely on Continue Reading
Nigeria: Renewed Rumpus in Niger Delta
WE are deeply disturbed by what appears as the renewal of conflict in the Niger Delta between the so-called militants and the armed forces after over seven years of peace Continue Reading
China starts gas production with Chevron
China’s largest energy company said it started commercial gas production from a field located in the Sichuan basin in southwest China. State-owned China National Petroleum Corp., working alongside a subsidiary Continue Reading
Inquiry in China Adds to Doubt Over Reliability of Its Economic Data
The veracity of China’s economic data has been increasingly questioned as the slowing pace of the country’s growth has startled the world. And a new investigation into the official who Continue Reading
China’s economic leaders struggle to explain thinking to world
Henry Kissinger’s famous question about the EU — “who do I call if I want to call Europe?” – now has a Chinese variant: who do investors turn to for Continue Reading
Energy earnings will hint at who survives crude’s rout
As crude prices crater, threatening a sizeable number of U.S. oil producers who are predicted to fail under continued global oil doom, the current earnings season will be an important Continue Reading
Cutting Pollution From U.S. Power Plants Cheaper Than You Think
Cutting global-warming pollution in the U.S. may not be so costly after all. A shift to wind and solar power and an expanded electric grid would allow the U.S. to Continue Reading
Aliso gas leak effort in final phase
The steps necessary to stop the gas leak from Aliso Canyon in California is underway, though work won’t be done until the end of February, a gas company said. California Continue Reading