Syncrude to tame natural gas costs in production
After reining in construction costs, Syncrude Canada vowed Monday to take control of another runaway expense — natural gas.
Asian Leaders Seek Security for Oil Supplies
Thailand’s foreign minister has called for Asian governments to develop long-term plans to ease energy shortages. Rapidly increasing demand for energy, driven largely by China’s booming economy, has driven prices up, and caused anxiety in a region whose own oil reserves are dwindling.
US: Alternative-Energy Quest Is Blocked by a 1953 Law
A 51-year-old state law requires cities to use the least expensive energy source for a commodity.
Peak Oil Revisited – The Bill Collector Calls
Mike Ruppert’s critical report from the 2004 Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas conference.
Fossil fuel subsidies ‘must end’
The only way to meet international poverty targets is by a massive switch to renewable energy, such as solar power, a UK think-tank says.
Cars are more fuel-efficient than trains, claims study
Encouraging travellers to switch from cars and airlines to inter-city trains brings no benefits for the environment, new research has concluded.
US: There’s no slowing down
Although gas prices are on the rise Americans still love their big cars.
Iran ‘seizes British boats’
Eight British military personnel were today arrested by Iran after it discovered three naval vessels in its territorial waters, according to reports.
Energy war jeopardises progress
For years the superpower politics of the cold war blocked efforts to end global poverty. Today it is the hot war of energy economics and global warming that present an impossible obstacle. They also threaten something far worse – a great reversal of human progress.
California: Shell to Reduce Summer Fuel Output at Bakersfield Refinery
Shell Oil Co. plans to put the brakes on production at its Bakersfield refinery in July and August, potentially shorting California’s fuel supplies during the summertime driving season, according to internal Shell documents.
Militants claim Saudi security helped killers
A number of troubling questions have begun to surface about the events surrounding Mr Johnson’s grotesque killing last Friday.
World Bank rebuked for fossil fuel strategy
The World Bank’s drive to promote fossil fuel-generated power for 1,6-billion people lacking electricity will drive developing countries deeper into debt, a report by a development think tank claims on Monday.
