Lithium ion batteries may soon be able to charge much faster thanks to what seems like a simple substitution of one mineral for another in the battery’s cathode. Researchers from Continue Reading
Democratic Colorado Governor Jared Polis declared an end to the “oil and gas wars” in the state Tuesday after he signed into law legislation giving local governments more control over Continue Reading
A white paper by AMPLY Power, a company providing fleet charging as a service, finds that 25 of America’s largest metropolitan areas could save an average of 37% on fuel Continue Reading
Pump prices have spiked in California as unexpected and planned maintenance and the switchover to more-expensive summer blend gasoline continues, ultimately increasing the national average. Out of California’s 10 refineries, Continue Reading
Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak, speaking about Moscow’s position on extending a global oil output deal, said on Wednesday it was too early to speak about preferable options. “We should Continue Reading
Energy shortages in Portugal sharpened on Wednesday as a strike by fuel-tanker drivers entered its third day in the worst industrial unrest of the Socialist government’s four-year rule. Panicked motorists Continue Reading
Novatek, Russia’s largest private gas producer, has started to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its newly built small-scale LNG plant in Russia’s Baltic Sea port of Vysotsk, Refinitiv Eikon Continue Reading
Police on Wednesday night appeared to be moving in strength to contain the thousands of environmental protesters who have been blocking key London thoroughfares since Monday. Dozens of officers moved Continue Reading
Crude oil futures were higher during mid-morning trade in Asia Wednesday on a bullish US weekly crude stocks report and ongoing global supply concerns. At 10:30 am Singapore time (0230 Continue Reading
Oil prices rose for a second day on Wednesday on signs of strong demand from refineries in China, the world’s second-largest crude user, amid tightening supply as producers curtail output Continue Reading
The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a draw in crude oil inventory of 3.096 million barrels for the week ending April 12, coming in over analyst expectations of a 1.711-million-barrel Continue Reading
Oil prices rose 1 percent on Tuesday, as fighting in Libya and falling Venezuelan and Iranian exports raised concerns over tightening global supply, but uncertainty surrounding an OPEC-led production cut Continue Reading
In more proof that U.S. oil production is continuing to alter global oil markets, Russia’s finance minister Anton Siluanov said on Saturday that Russia and OPEC might decide to increase Continue Reading
The northern hemisphere experienced a long heatwave in 2018 Tom Nicholson/Lnp/REX/Shutterstock We know climate change made the heatwave that swept the northern hemisphere last year more likely , but is Continue Reading
Government blames problem on Western sanctions impacting import of petroleum products Addressing Syria’s fuel shortages is the aim of new measures adopted by Damascus on Sunday. President Bashar al-Assad’s government Continue Reading
The regime, backed by Iran and Russia, controls almost two-thirds of Syria after a series of victories against rebels and jihadists since 2015, but the country’s main oil and gas Continue Reading
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi (C) receives LNA commander Khalifa Haftar (L) in Cairo on Sunday. (Reuters) Libyan National Army commander Khalifa Haftar received on Sunday Egypt’s backing for his Continue Reading
Iran’s crude oil exports have dropped in April to their lowest daily level this year, tanker data showed and industry sources said, suggesting buyers are curbing purchases before Washington clamps Continue Reading
Qatar Petroleum has won exploration rights in five offshore blocks in Argentina as part of two consortia, the company said in a statement on its website. The consortium for three Continue Reading
A great positive story coming from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), countering much of the negative news these days, is one of energy. Here, in one of the Continue Reading
Iran has shut down some oil fields in its southwest Khuzestan province bordering Iraq and the Persian Gulf, as the Islamic Republic is looking to control the damage from recent Continue Reading
An Iranian exchange has offered investors as much as 6 million barrels of oil so far this year. Only a single deal closed, for the minimum 35,000 barrels. Iran’s oil Continue Reading
Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest crude oil producer, is in “serious discussions” to acquire up to a 25 percent stake in Reliance Industries’ refining and petrochemicals businesses, the Times of Continue Reading
The Federal Government, yesterday, disclosed that it has started the real-time tracking and monitoring of gas flaring and oil spillage across the country. Speaking during the launch and handover of Continue Reading
U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil Corp said on Tuesday its unit and an affiliate of Qatar Petroleum had won three exploration blocks offshore Argentina. The three blocks will add about Continue Reading
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido will seek to annul an $8.7 billion arbitration award to U.S. oil producer ConocoPhillips as he moves to preserve foreign assets, Guaido’s chief legal representative Continue Reading
Chinese pork prices are set to jump 70 percent in the second half of the year, a senior official said on Wednesday, after data showed an outbreak of African swine Continue Reading
China’s economic growth held to a 6.4% rate in the first three months of the year as factory production picked up significantly amid signs authorities worked forcefully to stabilize business Continue Reading
China’s economy stabilized in the first three months of the year, according to official figures released on Wednesday, after Beijing flooded the financial system with money in a whatever-it-takes approach Continue Reading
Scientists from Ocean University in Qingdao, China and the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England have made an incredible discovery that could one day save the planet from the Continue Reading
China balancing environmental goals with domestic met output US-China deal would ‘eliminate’ major global economic risk Houston — While a US-China trade deal might lead to a prompt response in Continue Reading
In 2017, Hurricane Maria brought destruction and more than 3,000 deaths to Puerto Rico. In 2018 Hurricanes Lane, Florence, and Michael, killed more than 100 people and made thousands of Continue Reading
Pump prices on the West Coast increased as much as 20 cents this past week, driving the national average up nearly 10 cents to $2.83 on the week. As stocks Continue Reading
Exxon Mobil said Tuesday, March 5, 2019, that as soon as 2024 it expects to produce the equivalent of more than 1 million barrels of oil per day in the Continue Reading
American manufacturing production failed to bounce back last month after slumping earlier in the year, showing the global slowdown is squeezing a key sector in the U.S. economy. The manufacturing sector Continue Reading
Energy consumption in the United States reached an all-time high last year, data from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory showed . According to the laboratory, the United States consumed 101.2 Continue Reading
Crude oil production from the seven key shale regions in the United States is expected to increase by 80,000 bpd from April to hit a record 8.46 million bpd in Continue Reading
The United States nearly doubled its oil exports in 2018, the Energy Information Administration reporting on Monday, from 1.2 million barrels per day in 2017. The 2.0 million barrels of Continue Reading
The State of Washington’s House of Representatives has just passed a bill to reduce vapor pressure limits on crude-by-rail shipments through the state. If the bill becomes law, analysts say Continue Reading
New registrations of fully electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States hit a record 208,000 cars in 2018, more than double the new registrations in 2017, business intelligence firm IHS Continue Reading
Tesla has announced it has developed a unique battery recycling system at its Nevada gigafactory that can maximize the recovery of critical battery minerals including lithium and cobalt, the company Continue Reading
The average price for regular grade gasoline at the pump in California has jumped above $4/gal, for the first time since the summer of 2014, according to a AAA company Continue Reading
The axiom, bigger is better may not apply to everything in Texas. For one thing, the Permian Basin is cranking out so much natural gas that producers are burning it Continue Reading
At a truck stop in Ridgefield, New Jersey, driver Paul Richards reviews a notebook where he tracks miles driven and what he is hauling. His paycheck is down about 25 Continue Reading
A right-of-center party swept to power in Canada’s main oil-producing province of Alberta on Tuesday and attacked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s efforts to fight climate change, raising tension just months Continue Reading
Under the next president, U.S. oil and gas companies could lose access to fracking on federal lands. Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has proposed a ban on new drilling on Continue Reading
If you’re already making most of your daily trips by bike or on foot, you don’t need to read further. An electric bike is unlikely to improve your life. For Continue Reading
The North Sea is a mature oil and gas basin, which has seen its fair share of hard times over the last few years. But recent reports show cause for Continue Reading
In the frozen taiga of eastern Siberia, where bears roam in spring after waking from hibernation, an independent Russian oil company is bucking the domestic industry trend by rapidly ramping Continue Reading
Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of Russian gas giant Gazprom, expects the global oil deal between OPEC and its allies to end in the first half of the year, a Continue Reading
