NZ well positioned before energy rollover
Energy price rollover will signal the day when oil becomes “way too expensive and tourism may have a problem in New Zealand’’.
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What will higher interest rates mean for the GCC?
Alan Greenspan’s historic decision last week to raise US interest rates for the first time in four years brings an era of exceptionally low interest rates to an end. For rates will now also go up in the GCC.
Aviation growth ‘risk to planet’
The rise in demand for air travel is one of the most serious environmental threats facing the world, a study says.
Explosions increase pressure on oil prices
World oil supplies came under more pressure on Sunday as Iraqi crude exports were disrupted by pipeline explosions, and Yukos, the Russian oil group, moved closer to bankruptcy.
Norway: a haven for oil production
The Norwegian oil and gas sector is renowned for its discipline. Ian Fraser talks to Statoil’s exploration chief about the efforts to keep Norway in power
O is for Oil
How might America cure itself of energy illiteracy? Realistically, teaching Americans to give energy the priority it deserves would be an incremental process that could take years.
China’s growth flickers to a halt
A summer of cuts, partial blackouts and restrictions has now prompted experts to warn of an energy crisis with global implications.
Iran claims number-two position for world oil reserves
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh announced that new oil discoveries in the southwest of the country now meant the Islamic republic held the number-two position in world crude reserves.
Special forces raid Russian oil firm’s headquarters
Russian law enforcement officials attempted to seize the headquarters of the Russian oil company Yukos yesterday, days after it was landed with a tax bill of £3.8 billion.
Short-term relief: Gasoline price drop welcome, but it can’t last
Enjoy these gas prices while they last, because they are only going to be with us for a short time before they head back up.
UK: Sellafield an easy target for hijacked jets
Report highlights lack of protection for nuclear plant if terrorists tried to attack it with passenger planes.
Crude Oil Quality a Growing Issue for U.S. Refiners
The quality of the world’s crude oil that will be produced in the near future is falling and some U.S. refiners may soon have to invest millions in their plants to refine the changing flow of crude, experts said on Thursday.
