Who Controls The Oil As Kurdish Independence Looms?
Kurdistan, the autonomous region of northern Iraq that is rich in oil resources and has proven an effective force against the spread of the Islamic State, has announced that it Continue Reading
Venezuelan crisis takes center stage at OAS meeting in Mexico
Governments from across the Americas on Tuesday chastised Venezuela’s socialist leadership for its handling of a political and economic crisis, prompting the OPEC nation’s foreign minister to brand the critics Continue Reading
Wind, solar energy have not harmed U.S. power grid: industry study
With the Trump administration expected to publish an analysis that could undermine the U.S. wind and solar industries, two renewable energy lobbying groups on Tuesday released their own study saying Continue Reading
U.S. refineries are running at record-high levels
Refinery gross inputs include crude oil and other oils processed through crude distillation units. Gross inputs to U.S. petroleum refineries, also referred to as refinery runs, averaged a record high Continue Reading
Gulf of Mexico Storm Cindy Disrupts Shipping, Crude Imports
Cindy could delay oil imports, exports through the week Storm to approach Louisiana, Texas coastline late Wednesday Tropical Storm Cindy has halted service at a major oil terminal in the Continue Reading
America’s hungriest wind and solar power users: big companies
FILE PHOTO: A man views solar panels on a roof at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., on June 18, 2007. REUTERS/Kimberly White/File Photo Major U.S. corporations such as Continue Reading
Frackers Collide With Traditional Oil Drillers
Supersized new oil wells are sometimes running into existing wells, a little-noticed consequence of the shale boom that has started to trigger complaints and lawsuits. The emerging problem is known Continue Reading
Three Mile Island is the Latest Nuclear Power Plant to Announce Retirement Plans
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Nuclear power plant data , Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and IAEA Power Reactor Information System At the end of May, Exelon, the owner of the Three Continue Reading
OECD: Air pollution, urbanization offsetting gains in renewables
Air pollution remains high globally and urban areas are expanding, showing a more comprehensive effort is needed on the environmental front, the OECD said. “While there are signs of greening Continue Reading
From Middle East to Argentina, France’s Total bets on cheap resources
As the world witnesses spectacular growth in oil and gas production from the U.S. shale deposits, the boss of French energy giant Total paradoxically says this is one area where Continue Reading