U.S. Population Makes Fewest Gains in Decades, Census Bureau Says
Cavan Images, via Alamy Population growth in the United States crept along at its slowest pace in decades in 2019, stymied by a sharp decline in the number of new Continue Reading
Is The Shale Boom Running On Fumes?
Shale drilling does not produce as much oil and gas as the industry promised, raising questions about the productivity, profitability and, ultimately, the longevity of the fracking boom. The Wall Continue Reading
Shell Makes Haynesville Shale Deal
Castleton Resources has acquired the East Texas and North Louisiana Haynesville shale assets of Shell’s subsidiary, BG US Production Company. Castleton Commodities International LLC’s subsidiary, Castleton Resources LLC (CR), has Continue Reading
Russia Goes For Global Gas Dominance
Despite the newly announced U.S. sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 project, Russia says it will build and launch next year the natural gas pipeline that has divided Europe for Continue Reading
Germany Aims To Close All Nuclear Plants By 2022
Germany is going forward with its plan to phase out nuclear reactors by 2022 as another nuclear power plant is going offline on December 31. Power company EnBW has said Continue Reading
Bank of England boss reiterates warnings over ‘worthless’ fossil fuels
Bank of England governor Mark Carney has reiterated his warnings over the risks of financial exposure to fossil fuels, saying pension funds were particularly vulnerable as oil, coal and gas Continue Reading
Norway refuses to drill for billions of barrels of oil in Arctic, leaving ‘whole industry surprised and disappointed’
The largest party in Norway ’s parliament has delivered a significant blow to the country’s huge oil industry after withdrawing support for explorative drilling off the Lofoten islands in the Continue Reading
Amid Balmy Winter, Moscow Trucked in Heaps of Fake Snow. A Blizzard Ensued.
The authorities in Moscow had spent millions on Christmas trees, sparkling lights and other holiday decorations, but the festive mood was still missing something: Winter weather. As the warmest December Continue Reading
Electric Cars Threaten the Heart of Germany’s Economy
Öhringen lies deep in the automaking country, the homeland of Germany’s biggest industry and a source of national pride. And by most appearances, life is pretty good. The unemployment rate Continue Reading
Oil steady on upbeat data, Middle East unrest
Oil prices held on to three-month highs on Monday, underpinned by optimism over an expected China-U.S. trade deal and upbeat industrial data, while traders kept a close watch on the Continue Reading