A New Source of Liquid Energy?
In the poorest parts of the world, energy is scarce. That is why some scientists are excited about the prospect of generating electricity from urine. Human waste, after all, is Continue Reading
Russian Bond Skeptics Surface in Worst Week Since Oil Collapse
Bank of Russia’s unexpectedly hawkish turn at its last rate meeting and the slump in oil prices are casting a shadow over the third-biggest bond rally in emerging markets. Bonds Continue Reading
Dyson developing an electric car
Dyson is developing an electric car at its headquarters in Wiltshire with help from public money, according to government documents. The company, which makes a range of products that utilise Continue Reading
Oil Firms Slow Exploration to Weather Low-Price Era
The world’s biggest oil companies are draining their petroleum reserves faster than they are replacing them—a symptom of how a deep oil-price decline is reshaping the energy industry’s priorities. In Continue Reading
Oil prices mixed on U.S. GDP data
Crude oil prices were mixed in the early stages of Friday trading after figures showed fourth quarter growth in the United States had slowed. The U.S. Commerce Department reported real Continue Reading
Iraqi forces squeeze Mosul, as IS tactics shift
Pro-government forces are intensifying air and ground operations in and around Mosul, causing fighters from the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) to adopt new tactics in anticipation of an offensive to Continue Reading
OPEC Upstream Investment
Regardless of all the challenges and uncertainties, OPEC Member Countries continue to invest in additional upstream capacities. On top of the huge capacity maintenance costs that Member Countries are faced Continue Reading
Iran revisiting gas pipeline options with Pakistan
Cooperation extending into the energy sector is high on the agenda for a two-day state visit to Pakistan, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Friday. Rouhani led a delegation of political Continue Reading
Toll from IS suicide bombing at Iraq stadium climbs to 41
Iraqi officials say the death toll from a suicide bombing at a soccer stadium that was claimed by the Islamic State group has climbed to 41, with another 105 people Continue Reading
Gulf migrant workers will be biggest victims of oil shock: Kemp
Saudi Arabia’s army of migrant workers will be among the biggest losers from the slump in oil prices and the impact will reverberate to poor countries across the Middle East Continue Reading