Amid shut-off woes, a beacon of energy
After months of wildfires, an essential question in a warming, windy California is this: How does the state keep the lights on? A tiny Native American tribe, settled here in Continue Reading
Burn, Pay, Or Shut It Down: Three Evils For Permian Drillers
There was a time when natural gas was a welcomed byproduct of crude oil drilling, and drillers in the prolific Permian basin enjoyed this consolation prize–at least when natural gas Continue Reading
A Dark Horse Oil Stock In 2020
Newpark, ( NR ) is an oddity in the oilfield service space. It is an independent- meaning it’s not part of a big conglomerate service company, mud and completion fluids Continue Reading
Energy Producers’ New Year’s Resolution: Pay the Tab for the Shale Drilling Bonanza
The bill is coming due for the shale industry’s price war with OPEC. North American oil-and-gas companies have more than $200 billion of debt maturing over the next four years, Continue Reading
U of T researcher suggests decline in dementia may be due to differences in lifetime exposure to lead; role of clean fuel regs
Several studies from the US, Canada, and Europe suggest a promising downward trend in the incidence and prevalence of dementia. However, important risk factors for dementia—such as mid-life obesity and Continue Reading
French oil refineries blocked as pension strike hits…
French union activists disrupted two of the country’s eight oil refineries Friday as part of nationwide strikes against a higher retirement age that have lasted for 23 days, the longest Continue Reading
Climate change hope for hydrogen fuel
Natural gas can be blended with hydrogen for a greener mix A tiny spark in the UK’s hydrogen revolution has been lit – at a university campus near Stoke-on-Trent. Hydrogen Continue Reading
Automakers Face Tough New Standards In EU
The long-awaited light-duty vehicle emission rules will hit light-duty vehicle makers working in EU member countries on January 1. Vehicle manufacturers will have to sell many more hybrid and electric Continue Reading
Europe Can’t Get Enough Of This Popular Crude
One of the most spectacular stories of 2019 started off in the first days of the outgoing year. Some 150 kilometers off the Nigerian coast, the oil major Total and Continue Reading
Russia’s Gazprom extends Belarus gas supply, transit deals till 2021
“Under the documents signed, the contracted volumes for delivery and transit in 2020 will remain at the same level as in 2019,” Gazprom said in a statement. The agreements come Continue Reading