A Nigerian militant group, which has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on oil and gas facilities in the southern Niger Delta energy hub in the last few months, Continue Reading
The focal point of global piracy is shifting to the Gulf of Guinea with a spurt of attacks in West African countries such as Nigeria even as the menace has Continue Reading
Chinese Nuclear China General Nuclear Power Corp. has been indicted by the FBI on allegations that it has been trying to illegally acquire nuclear technology secrets from its U.S. consultants. Continue Reading
The part above ground doesn’t look like much, a few silver pipes running in a straight line, dwarfed by the far more massive, scarred reactor buildings nearby. More impressive is Continue Reading
China’s struggling oil sector has entered a challenging new phase: long-term decline of its domestic production. Oil production in China likely peaked last year at around 4.3 million barrels a Continue Reading
The state of Victoria plans to ban shale and coal seam gas fracking in what would be Australia’s first permanent ban on unconventional gas drilling, citing the concerns of farmers Continue Reading
Two measures to allow Colorado communities to ban hydraulic fracturing failed to garner enough voter support to make the fall ballot, the most high-profile defeat to date for groups aiming Continue Reading
On a blustery February night, the Texas electricity market hit a milestone. Nearly half the power flowing onto the grid came from wind turbines, a level unimaginable a decade ago Continue Reading
The collapse of oil prices has ground shale drilling to a halt, but the one region where drilling is still active, and even increasing, is in West Texas. The Permian Continue Reading
About 11% of US Gulf of Mexico oil production has been shut-in as operators evacuate platforms in the possible path of a tropical depression expected to pass through the Central-Eastern Continue Reading
