Attacks hit Iraq oil export
With all Iraq’s oil exports halted by sabotage, gunmen killed a top Iraqi oil official on Wednesday in a new blow to an interim government reeling from violence two weeks before U.S.-led occupation formally ends.
There’s enough oil left to last for 40 years, says BP
Petroleum giant BP said yesterday that world oil supplies remained plentiful, despite growing concerns about the remaining global reserves of crude.
Russia’s pipeline gambit
Russia has sent signals that it could clear the way for the construction of private oil pipelines as a way to increase petroleum exports to the West.
A Call for Action
The possible timeframe to address ecological problems is far shorter than even most environmentalists realise due to Peak Oil. Information to help survive the collapse of capitalism must be collected and distributed for regional solutions.
India: Petroleum, coal price hikes to hit many sectors
The first major economic decision by the government is expected to hit many industry segments, leading to an across-the-board rise in prices of various goods. The steep hike in petroleum and coal prices on Tuesday will negatively hit companies — especially the automobiles, steel and cement sectors.
Nuclear power gets a surge of political energy
PARIS – Nuclear power, its image darkened by the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, appears to be making a comeback of sorts in Europe as the Continent struggles to meet energy needs, faces higher bills for imported oil and honours its pledge to cut carbon pollution.
Cable Thievery Is Darkening Daily Life in Mozambique
Throughout southern Africa, cable theft is ubiquitous, a sort of third-world analog to first-world thefts of car radios.
Get Ready for $50US Oil!!
Many geologists believe we are in for a period of significantly higher oil prices, while nearly all economists and the analyst community predict oil prices will fall. Who do you believe?
Angola’s Elusive Oil Riches
Last month, the Angolan government did something startling: it announced that an oil deal signed with ChevronTexaco would bring the country $300 million.
UK: Government ‘failing’ on energy crisis
BRITAIN is moving closer to a blackouts crisis in the energy industry, as the Government was today accused of wasting another year by burying its head in the sand.
U.N. Says Globe Drying Up at Fast Pace
UNITED NATIONS – The world is turning to dust, with lands the size of Rhode Island becoming desert wasteland every year and the problem threatening to send millions of people fleeing to greener countries, the United Nations says.
Americans guzzling the gas
With new gas so hard to find and so costly, companies that want to show growth are prospecting on Wall Street.
