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Welcome to Energy Tribune.
Our motto is “Leading the debate. Beating the Street.”
We publish on the Web to help you understand the key issues in the energy sector and to help you make money in the energy business. We believe our news and analysis, combined with our various stock lists and indices, will allow you to do just that.
We publish because we have strongly held beliefs about energy. Here are a few of them:
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- Energy is the world’s most important commodity. Period. Without energy, there is no transportation. And without transportation, there is no commerce. Energy supply, energy consumption, and energy politics are driving the global political, economic, and social debate and will continue to do so for decades to come.
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- Peak oil and global warming are among the key debates of our time. Our editors have strong disagreements about these issues, particularly the latter one. We publish pieces that question the science about global warming and others that do not. The world’s policymakers appear to be in agreement that man-made carbon dioxide is bad and that efforts like the Kyoto Protocol are the solution. Maybe they are. But then what? It’s the “then what?” that’s getting ignored. Mandating drastic cuts in energy use and/or large-scale carbon capture and sequestration efforts will cost billions, perhaps trillions, of dollars. It may also mean huge job losses. And no matter what anybody says, renewable energy simply cannot replace fossil fuels in the modern economy. The point is this: the global warming debate is too important to be left to “group-think” while accepting the spurious claim that “the debate is settled.” We aim to keep the debate going.
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- Corn ethanol is the biggest scam to hit America since the days of Charles Ponzi. Making subsidized motor fuel out of the most subsidized crop in America borders on fiscal insanity. No matter how you slice it, corn ethanol cannot provide enough fuel to displace imported oil. In 2005, U.S. farmers produced about 11.1 billion bushels of corn. If the U.S. turned all of its corn into ethanol, it would only supply about 6 percent of America’s total annual oil needs.
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- We love Willie Nelson, but biodiesel won’t get us there, either. If all 3.2 billion bushels of soybeans produced by American farmers in 2006 were converted into biodiesel, they would only yield about 4.8 billion gallons of diesel fuel, or about 1.5 percent of America’s total annual oil needs.
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- Energy independence is an even bigger hoax than corn ethanol.
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- Energy independence is a fraud perpetrated on the American people by ambitious politicians and war-mongering neoconservatives. The global reality is ever-increasing energy interdependence.
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- The idea that America can build a “wall of energy independence” around itself – a concept advocated by New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman – ignores the realities of the modern energy business. Oil prices are set globally. Sure, the U.S. is a big energy importer. And yes, that creates risks. But life is filled with risks. Plenty of other countries are more dependent on imported oil than the U.S.
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- We see the balance of power in the oil and gas industry shifting away from the supermajors and toward OPEC, the service companies, and the national oil companies. This will radically alter the energy landscape.
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- We are committed to thorough coverage of China and Russia. The reasons are obvious: China has a voracious energy appetite and few resources. Russia has vast resources. While China still clings to its top-down, centrally controlled Communist system, it is gradually becoming more open and tolerant. Russia, meanwhile, is becoming more repressive, more belligerent and more, well, Soviet. And the two countries are doing big energy deals with each other.
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- We are deeply interested in the technology and politics of nuclear power. Right now, nuclear sources provide about seven percent of the world's primary energy. (Carbon-based fuels provide nearly 90 percent.) And although some forecasters believe the nuclear market share in energy supply will decline in the coming years, nuclear may be the only extant source with enough momentum and enough capital to provide sizable increments of new electricity capacity that is low-carbon or no-carbon.
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- We're hopeful, but very cautious, about emerging energy technologies and renewables. Wind and solar are getting loads of hype, but they are not going to displace serious amounts of fossil fuels, not in our lifetimes, and probably not in our children’s lifetimes.
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- Transparency throughout the entire energy supply chain is critical, and the trend toward greater transparency will continue. Whether the issue is accurate crude production numbers by members of OPEC, reliable reserves estimates from Shell, or the total amount Exxon Mobil pays the government of Equatorial Guinea, there's a global push to release more information of all kinds to investors, consumers, and host governments. We support transparency and believe it can help reduce some of the corruption that has plagued the petrostates.
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Thanks for reading Energy Tribune. We look forward to becoming an indispensable source of information for you. |
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THE EDITORS
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Michael J. Economides, Editor-in-Chief, is among America's leading energy analysts. Back in 1999, Economides warned that oil prices, then at $11 a barrel, were about to surge. Within a year or so, the price was over $30. A consultant, educator, and PhD petroleum engineer, Economides has done technical and managerial work in more than 70 countries. A professor at the Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, Economides has written or co-written about 200 articles and peer-reviewed papers and 11 textbooks. He is also the co-author, with Ron Oligney, of the industry primer, The Color of Oil: The History, the Money and the Politics of the World's Biggest Business, which was published in 2000 and has since been translated into five languages. He appears regularly on national TV and radio programs.
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Robert Bryce, Managing Editor,
has been writing about the energy business for nearly two decades. His articles on energy and other subjects have appeared in numerous publications ranging from The Atlantic Monthly to The Guardian and The Nation to The American Conservative. His first book, Pipe Dreams: Greed, Ego, and the Death of Enron, was named one of the best non-fiction books of 2002 by Publishers Weekly. His second book, Cronies: Oil, the Bushes, and the Rise of Texas, America’s Superstate, was published in 2004. Bryce has appeared on numerous TV and radio programs ranging from the BBC and CNN to PBS and NPR. His latest book is Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of “Energy Independence.”
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Lisa Zeng Sommer, China Correspondent, knows China's energy business inside and out. She has taught economics at the Managerial Institute of the Ministry of Energy in Beijing and has represented energy companies entering the Chinese market. She travels regularly to China to do additional reporting on the Chinese energy sector.
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Energy Tribune has other correspondents in Austin, Houston, Moscow and Caracas.
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Corn and Coal: The Cornerstones of Obama...
By Robert Bryce
Feb. 5 2010, 5:47 EST
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US Biodiesel: The Never-ending Subsidy S...
By Russ Finley
Feb. 3 2010, 4:17 EST
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China And The “Deniers”: Why Climate Cha...
By Michael Economides, ET editor in chief, and Xina Xie, ET China correspondent
Feb. 2 2010, 11:41 EST
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Obama’s “Clean Energy” Pandering: His St...
By Robert Bryce
Jan. 29 2010, 4:10 EST
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Married to Mendacity: Growth Energy Cont...
By Robert Bryce
Jan. 27 2010, 4:27 EST
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Chinese Coal Prices Soar, Power Producer...
By Xina Xie
Jan. 25 2010, 11:43 EST
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White House Needs New Look At Energy
By Michael J. Economides, Editor-in-Chief
Jan. 22 2010, 12:49 EST
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Bryce v. Pickens Tonight on Fox Business...
By Robert Bryce
Jan. 21 2010, 2:36 EST
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America’s Future Auto Fleet: Electric Ca...
By G. Allen Brooks
Jan. 20 2010, 12:30 EST
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2009 US Petroleum Trends
By Geoffrey Styles
Jan. 19 2010, 12:50 EST
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Robert Bryce Talks With Author Mark West...
By Robert Bryce
Jan. 15 2010, 10:38 EST
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China Pushes for Coal Gasification
By Xina Xie
Jan. 14 2010, 12:01 EST
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US Coal Industry Balks at Proposal for H...
By Steel Guru
Feb. 8 2010, 12:59 EST
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BP Shareholders Protest Canadian Oil San...
By Fred Pals
Feb. 8 2010, 12:51 EST
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US Seeks Access to Nuclear Program of Pa...
By The News
Feb. 8 2010, 12:49 EST
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Ukraine Says No Gas War with Russia
By RIA Novosti
Feb. 8 2010, 12:45 EST
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Iran Discovers New Oil, Gas Fields
By Tehran Times
Feb. 8 2010, 12:25 EST
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Arctic Sea Ice Vanishing Faster Than Mod...
By Bruce Owen
Feb. 8 2010, 12:16 EST
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Fear and Farce of Climate Change Science
By Eric Reguly
Feb. 8 2010, 12:07 EST
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Beyond the Black Stuff: Big Oil is Being...
The Economist
Feb. 5 2010, 11:37 EST
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Energy Flow, Emergent Complexity, and Co...
By George Mobus
Feb. 5 2010, 11:27 EST
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High Hopes for Clean Energy Jobs
By Rebecca Smith
Feb. 5 2010, 11:22 EST
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Improved Lithium Ion Batteries
By Adam Frucci
Feb. 5 2010, 11:09 EST
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Shell to Sell Oil Leases in Nigeria
By Elisha Bala Gbogbo
Feb. 5 2010, 11:02 EST
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Home Owners in Barnett Shale Lease Dilem...
By Jack Smith
Feb. 8 2010, 12:19 EST
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5 Dead in Gas Plant Explosion
By Michelle McLaughlin
Feb. 8 2010, 12:10 EST
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Gas Sites Spur Air Worries
By Ben Casselman
Feb. 5 2010, 11:39 EST
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Oil, Gas Output Rise in Colorado
By KRDO
Feb. 5 2010, 11:20 EST
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Comparison of US Plans to Cap Carbon
By Timothy Gardner
Feb. 5 2010, 11:12 EST
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Fed Doubts Energy States will Recover Fi...
By Stephen C. Fehr
Feb. 5 2010, 10:50 EST
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Congress Ups Debt Limit, Then Votes to C...
By David Lightman
Feb. 5 2010, 10:41 EST
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EPA’s New Biofuel Rules
By Geoffrey Styles
Feb. 4 2010, 4:40 EST
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Obama Touts His Alternative Fuels Plan
By John Broder
Feb. 4 2010, 10:49 EST
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Argentina Protests Over Oil Prospecting
By Sunday Morning Herald
Feb. 3 2010, 11:25 EST
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Oil and Trucking Industries Challenge Ca...
By Dale Kasler
Feb. 3 2010, 11:12 EST
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We Can’t Fight Two Wars at Once
By Alex Spillius
Feb. 3 2010, 10:50 EST
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Italy’s Nuclear Plans At Risk
By Israel Rafalovich, ET Roving European Correspondent
Feb. 4 2010, 5:48 EST
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U.K. Eyes Energy Reforms
By Selina Williams
Feb. 3 2010, 11:19 EST
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BP Profits Slide on US Refineries
By Robin Pagnamenta
Feb. 3 2010, 11:03 EST
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Jordan Wants Nuclear Power, Signs Agreem...
By Israel Rafalovich, ET Roving European Correspondent
Feb. 2 2010, 1:15 EST
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Demand for Natural Gas to Rise
By The Peninsula
Feb. 2 2010, 11:27 EST
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Gazprom to Extend Polish Contract on Eur...
By Tehran Times
Feb. 1 2010, 11:56 EST
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BP Chief Hails American Breakthrough in ...
By Terry Macalister
Jan. 29 2010, 11:29 EST
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Karzai: UK Troops Needed for 15 Years
By Ben Farmer
Jan. 28 2010, 10:56 EST
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Science Chief Calls for Honesty on Clima...
By Ben Webster
Jan. 27 2010, 10:55 EST
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European Offshore Wind Capacity up to 57...
By New Energy Focus
Jan. 19 2010, 10:41 EST
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Preserve Coal Plants to Keep Lights On
By Tim Webb
Jan. 19 2010, 10:35 EST
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France Cuts, Germany Debates Solar
By UPI
Jan. 15 2010, 11:14 EST
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Russia, Venezuela Step Up Oil Cooperatio...
By Mu Xuequan
Feb. 1 2010, 11:28 EST
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Belarus, Russia End Oil Supply Row
By Jacob Gronholt Pedersen
Jan. 28 2010, 11:12 EST
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Gazprom to Increase Gas Supplies to Euro...
By RIA Novosti
Jan. 27 2010, 11:08 EST
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BP Offers Technology, Expertise to Devel...
By RIA Novosti
Jan. 22 2010, 2:06 EST
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Poland to Deploy U.S. Missiles Near Russ...
By Judy Dempsey
Jan. 22 2010, 12:46 EST
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Ukraine Should Join Nord Stream Gas Proj...
By RIA Novosti
Jan. 19 2010, 10:50 EST
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U.S. Dethroning Russia as Gas King
By Anatoly Medetsky
Jan. 14 2010, 10:57 EST
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Turkey Approves Russian Gas Pipeline
By CCTV
Jan. 14 2010, 10:53 EST
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Turkmenistan Resumes Gas Supplies to Ru...
By China View
Jan. 11 2010, 2:15 EST
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Russia, Belarus End Oil Supply Talks Wit...
By China View
Jan. 11 2010, 2:11 EST
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Venezuela, Russia May Develop More Orino...
By Jose Orozco
Jan. 4 2010, 10:46 EST
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Russian Seaborne Crude Oil Exports Sched...
By Alexander Kwiatkowski
Dec. 30 2009, 10:59 EST
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Gas Transfer to Europe Key in Turkey, Ir...
By Today’s Zaman
Feb. 8 2010, 12:55 EST
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Iran, Pakistan to Ink Gas Deal in Turkey
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Feb. 8 2010, 12:42 EST
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Iraqi Officials Lament Failure To Refine...
By Radio Free Europe
Feb. 4 2010, 11:50 EST
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Gas Transfer to Europe Key in Turkey, Ir...
By Today’s Zaman
Feb. 4 2010, 11:44 EST
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Afghan Fight is Coming
By Rod Nordland
Feb. 4 2010, 11:18 EST
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Oil Majors Move in on Iraq
By Oil Voice
Feb. 4 2010, 11:12 EST
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Dubai Discovers New Oil Field
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Feb. 4 2010, 10:53 EST
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Oil Demand Recovery Underway
By Trading Room
Feb. 2 2010, 11:25 EST
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Saudis Want Taliban to Expel Bin Laden
By Abdullah Al Shihri
Feb. 2 2010, 11:01 EST
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Iran Plans To End Energy Subsidies
By Andres Cala, European correspondent
Feb. 1 2010, 12:36 EST
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Bulgaria and Turkey Agree on Natural Gas...
By Reuters
Feb. 1 2010, 11:54 EST
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Lukoil to Develop Iraq Supergiant Oil Fi...
By Peoples Daily
Feb. 1 2010, 11:44 EST
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China may Renew Record for Crude Oil Imp...
By China Post
Feb. 5 2010, 10:57 EST
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China’s Oil Giants to Develop Iraq Oil F...
By People’s Daily
Jan. 28 2010, 11:21 EST
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As China Rises, Conflict With West Rises...
By Katrin Benhold
Jan. 27 2010, 10:31 EST
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China’s Oil Imports Continued Upward Cli...
Michael J. Economides, editor-in-chief, and Xina Xie, China editor
Jan. 26 2010, 10:41 EST
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Sino-Kazak Pipeline Transports 20 mln to...
By Istock Analyst
Jan. 25 2010, 11:14 EST
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China’s Economy is Soaring
By Zhou Xin and Chris Buckley
Jan. 21 2010, 10:53 EST
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China’s US Purchases Up 300% in 2009
By Vincent Fernando
Jan. 19 2010, 10:16 EST
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China Completes 1st Phase of Oil Reserve...
By China Daily
Jan. 18 2010, 10:57 EST
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China Will Drive Future Car Demand
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Jan. 12 2010, 10:21 EST
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Cold Snap Triggers Power Shortage in Chi...
By AFP
Jan. 11 2010, 2:36 EST
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Oil Falls on Concern Investment May Slow...
By Ann Koh
Jan. 8 2010, 11:33 EST
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Cold Snap Spurs Power Rationing in China
By Chris Buckley
Jan. 6 2010, 3:47 EST
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Chevron Finds Natural Gas Off Australia
By Anna Driver
Jan. 27 2010, 11:11 EST
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Another Gorgon Deal to Supply LNG
By ABC News
Jan. 8 2010, 11:42 EST
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Australian $90 Billion Gas Megadeal with...
By Felicity Williams
Jan. 7 2010, 2:22 EST
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Chevron Finds More Gas Off Western Austr...
By The Sunday Morning Herald
Dec. 15 2009, 10:32 EST
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New Zealand on Verge of Oil Boom
By Oil Voice
Nov. 24 2009, 4:01 EST
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Apache, Kuwait Join Chevron In Wheatston...
By Angel Gonzalez
Oct. 23 2009, 11:45 EST
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Chevron Pushes Forward On Gorgon
By Geoffrey Styles
Sep. 21 2009, 10:08 EST
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The Ghost Fleet of the Recession
By Simon Parry
Sep. 14 2009, 11:52 EST
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Australian Parliament Rejects Carbon Tra...
By Reuters Staff
Aug. 13 2009, 10:43 EST
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North Korea ''Test Fires Missiles''
By BBC Staff
Jul. 2 2009, 11:14 EST
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North Koreans Condemn U.S. and Sanctions...
By CHOE SANG-HUN
Jun. 26 2009, 12:36 EST
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Wind Turbines Killing Sleep Deprived Goa...
By Telegraph Staff
May. 22 2009, 11:08 EST
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India Suggests Deregulating Gasoline, Di...
By Sunil Raghu
Feb. 3 2010, 11:23 EST
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African Oil Fields on India Radar
By The Financial Express
Dec. 9 2009, 4:35 EST
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Bangladesh to Revive Debate Over Myanmar...
By Pipelines International
Nov. 13 2009, 11:46 EST
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RIL Discovers Oil in Cambay Basin
By Business Standard
Nov. 10 2009, 2:38 EST
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India, Scotland Join Hands On Renewable ...
By EE Times India
Oct. 16 2009, 11:48 EST
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Indian Subcontinent Weighs Nuclear
By Priyanka Bhardwaj and Michael J. Economides
Oct. 8 2009, 11:59 EST
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Cameco Upbeat on Canada-India Nuclear De...
By Cameron French
Oct. 2 2009, 12:13 EST
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Reliance Natural Seeks Dismissal of Gove...
By P.S. Patnaik and Gaurav Singh
Sep. 18 2009, 11:05 EST
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Tangguh Plant To Ship Less LNG
By The Jarkata Post
Sep. 4 2009, 12:05 EST
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Repsol Natural Gas Lot Production To Sta...
By Reuters
Aug. 28 2009, 11:52 EST
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India’s Coal Needs Fuel Overseas Push
By Priyanka Bhardwaj
May. 28 2009, 4:25 EST
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India Chooses Coal, Not Kyoto
By Priyanka Bhardwaj and Robert Bryce
May. 11 2009, 12:39 EST
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India Draws Strategy in African Oil Asse...
By The Hindu
Feb. 8 2010, 12:40 EST
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Nigerian Militants Claim Attack on Pipel...
By Seattle Times
Feb. 8 2010, 12:13 EST
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Angola Oil Pipeline Attacked, by Swordfi...
By Matthew Clark
Feb. 4 2010, 12:29 EST
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Nigeria’s Oil Pipeline Sabotaged
By BBC
Feb. 1 2010, 11:05 EST
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Nigerian Militants Call off Oil Truce
By Scott Baldauf
Feb. 1 2010, 11:02 EST
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Nigeria, UAE Supplies put OPEC Crude Pro...
By Iheanyi Nwachukwu
Jan. 27 2010, 11:05 EST
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Nigeria Hopes to Fulfill Oil Contracts S...
By Reuters
Jan. 26 2010, 12:05 EST
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Uganda to Block British Oil Bid
By AFP
Jan. 22 2010, 2:00 EST
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Two Million Nigerian Vehicles to Run on ...
By Guardian Newspapers
Jan. 20 2010, 11:36 EST
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Pirates Free Oil Tanker After Record Ran...
By Abdi Guled and Abdi Sheikh
Jan. 19 2010, 10:14 EST
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Dana Gas Finds Oil in Egypt
By Ed Attwood
Jan. 12 2010, 10:45 EST
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Sudan Seeks to Buy Natural Gas from Egyp...
By Sudan Tribune
Jan. 11 2010, 2:27 EST
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Iran Plans 10 New Enrichment Plants
By Washington Post
Feb. 8 2010, 12:02 EST
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Obama’s Nuclear Power Policy
By Mark Clayton
Feb. 5 2010, 11:16 EST
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Iran Accepts West’s Nuclear Deal
By BBC
Feb. 3 2010, 11:09 EST
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Iran Urges Islamic States to Possess Nuc...
By People’s Daily
Feb. 2 2010, 11:44 EST
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US, Russia Near Deal on Nuclear Weapons
By Jonathan S. Landay
Feb. 2 2010, 11:06 EST
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Italy Seeks Arab Role on Nuclear Row
By The International News
Jan. 26 2010, 12:21 EST
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Russia Warns Against Rushing to Iran San...
By Reuters
Jan. 22 2010, 12:27 EST
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U.S., Russia Never so Close on Iran Nucl...
By Mu Xuequan
Jan. 21 2010, 11:20 EST
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India, Hungary Hold Talks on Civil Nucle...
By Sachin Parashar
Jan. 20 2010, 11:44 EST
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Iran Rejects Nuclear Fuel Deal
By BBC
Jan. 20 2010, 11:09 EST
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German Minister Tough in Nuclear Talks
By Reuters
Jan. 18 2010, 11:26 EST
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Ahmadinejad Hails Iran’s Nuclear Progres...
By RIA Novosti
Jan. 15 2010, 11:24 EST
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Bid to Develop Oil Sector in Libya Gathe...
Feb. 8 2010, 1:00 EST
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Japanese firm to delay start of Egypt oi...
Feb. 8 2010, 1:00 EST
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Wintry Weather Drives Energy Prices High...
Feb. 8 2010, 1:00 EST
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Arab states may become solar energy expo...
Feb. 8 2010, 1:00 EST
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US average gasoline price in four week s...
Feb. 8 2010, 1:00 EST
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Indonesia considering slowdown in coal e...
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China to increase LNG import
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Cnooc Falls After Report of Possible Uga...
Feb. 8 2010, 1:00 EST
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Climategate Scientist Considered Suicide
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Biofuel Production Falls Far Short of Ta...
Feb. 5 2010, 1:00 EST
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How Nigeria is sabotaging the global oil...
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Europe Gasoline falls as economy concern...
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