Brownsville LNG Project Advances
FERC has issued a key document for Texas LNG’s proposed LNG export facility in the Port of Brownsville to proceed. The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued the Continue Reading
Shale oil becomes shale fail (and a nice subsidy for consumers)
I’m tempted to say the following to the writers of two recent pieces ( here and here ) outlining the continuing negative free cash flow of companies fracking for oil Continue Reading
World Acknowledges Unprecedented Climate Challenge, so What Should a Labor Federal Government Do?
Quite suddenly, in the wake of the recent IPCC report, it’s become commonplace to talk about a global climate emergency. Al Gore told PBS on 12 October: “We have a Continue Reading
U.S. government official says country to become key source of global energy supplies
The United States will become a key source of energy supplies to meet growing demand globally, with innovation in technology and financing set to boost U.S. oil and gas production Continue Reading
Debating Washington Carbon Tax Initiative
It is correct that like any other serious policy that reduces greenhouse-gas emissions, a carbon tax would raise energy costs and, by itself, have only minimal effect on global emissions. Continue Reading
Innovations Are Rocking The Battery Industry
The battery world is a fascinating place to be right now. There is so much innovation going on as the world sets course towards a battery-powered future. The difficulty for Continue Reading
Our Bonus Decade
“The sense of security more frequently springs from habit than from conviction, and for this reason it often subsists after such a change in the conditions as might have been Continue Reading
Russian Oil Set to Lose Billions in Ship-Fuel Overhaul
Russia is set to suffer the biggest revenue losses from rules mandating cleaner marine fuels from 2020, because the world’s top exporter of the sulfurous residual oil that powers ships Continue Reading
BP’s profit more than doubles to hit five-year high
BP’s third-quarter profits rose to a five-year high, boosted by higher oil prices as the $10.5 billion acquisition of BHP Billiton’s U.S. shale business was set to complete this week. Continue Reading
Greenland minister says China oil majors could be interested in island’s onshore blocks
Chinese oil majors CNPC and CNOOC have expressed interest in bidding for onshore oil and gas blocks in Greenland, the island’s deputy energy minister said on Tuesday. “They were very Continue Reading