Residents of Iraq’s Mosul Fight Over Food
Residents of the Iraqi city of Mosul fought each other around trucks delivering humanitarian aid as they jostled for scant supplies on Monday, while government troops fighting to retake the Continue Reading
Sudan: Strike Over Fuel Subsidies Quietens Khartoum Streets
Public transport stayed off the streets, several squares and roads in Khartoum were deserted and many shops were shut in a mixed response to opposition calls for a nationwide strike Continue Reading
Buhari toils with Herculean task of reviving Nigeria’s economy
Nigerians who voted Muhammadu Buhari into office last spring thought he would spearhead efforts to deliver the overhaul he promised. In September they learnt that, 16 months into his presidency, Continue Reading
Exxon, Chevron Set to Bid in Mexico’s Deepwater Oil Auctions
Chevron Corp. has joined forces with Petroleos Mexicanos and Japan’s Inpex Corp. to bid next week for the right to explore for oil and natural gas, the first time the Continue Reading
Trump faces dilemma as U.S. oil reels from record biofuels targets
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump gestures from the front door at the main clubhouse at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., November 20, 2016. The Obama administration signed Continue Reading
China Looks to Loosen Job Security Law in Face of Slowing Economic Growth
China is preparing to roll back some job-security protections for workers to keep companies afloat as growth slows. Labor ministry officials have been consulting academics, lawyers and business representatives on Continue Reading
Earthquake Doesn’t Deter Japan From Pursuing Nuclear Agenda
Mihama Plant Japan’s post-Fukushima nuclear future is again being questioned in the wake of regulatory authorities’ decision to extend the life of three reactors at two nuclear power plants despite Continue Reading
Canada pipeline opponents ready to take on Kinder Morgan, Ottawa
If Canada approves Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, the company’s four-year campaign for the project will be far from over. Next up is a battle against hardening opposition amongst Continue Reading
New Milestone: The U.S. Is Now a Net Exporter of Natural Gas
Two contractors talk on a natural gas drilling rig in Keene, Texas. In November—as well… The U.S. has become a net exporter of natural gas, further evidence of the how Continue Reading
Three turbine manufacturers provide more than 75% of U.S. wind capacity
EIA recently started collecting data on wind turbine manufacturers, turbine models, and other wind plant attributes in the Annual Electric Generator Report . As of the end of 2015, just Continue Reading