Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Higher oil prices mean more cash to British-based oil companies and extra tax for the exchequer. But as domestic supplies run dry the future will bring increased import bills for crude, petroleum products and gas, which is also running out.
Cartel’s president says strong demand will cause prices to climb through the end of the month.
The U.S. administration will take up strategy for United Nations sanctions against Iran at a meeting tomorrow of senior officials from eight nations.
Oil imports help push deficit to 2nd-highest level on record.
Research has shown that declining crops yields are, in most cases, exponentially linked to loss of soil quality. Soils are threatened by water and wind erosion, nutrient depletion and salinisation, among other things.
Toby Risk visits a small, diverse and self-sufficient farm in Britain that means to set an example for the rest of the country
UK scientists think they have taken a major step forward in making hydrogen a practical replacement for petrol.
Japan’s Electric Power Development Co. aims to soon commercialize a new electric power generation system that combines fuel cells and coal-fired thermal power, President Yoshihiko Nakagaki said Thursday.
Investors know jet-fuel prices are killing airlines’ profits, but they will soon get an up-close view of the damage when major carriers begin reporting third-quarter earnings.
Signals are growing that oil’s price surge could push all the way to $70 a barrel, according to the technical analysts who forecast market trends by interpreting chart patterns.
Boosting U.S. wind energy installations to approximately eight times
today’s levels could create 150,000 manufacturing jobs nationwide, with
most jobs being added in the 20 states that have lost the most over the
past three years, according to a report released today by the Renewable
Energy Policy Project (REPP).
A study of the organisms that “eat” about half the world’s reserves of oil provides another intriguing contribution to understanding of the extent of global resources.
