On Monday, the US Department…
Volatility is the buzzword in…
Chevron has signed a deal…
Biofuels have been heavily promoted in the hydrocarbon-poor third world as both a fuel source and a valuable earner of foreign currency. Now however, The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is…
The slow-motion Japanese Fukushima reactor debacle has sent ripples worldwide, with Germany, Switzerland and Italy all now deciding to exit nuclear power. The downturn in European interest in nuclear energy…
The U.S. Defense Department is the U.S. government’s largest energy consumer, using 300,000 barrels of oil (bpd) per day. Seeking changes in how it procures its energy supplies, the Pentagon…
China and Rosneft are disputing the price that the Russian company is to provide oil through its Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline, but Rosneft remains optimistic that the issue will…
Taiwan’s government intends to press forward with constructing the island’s fourth nuclear power station, despite political and environmental opposition. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is leading political opposition to the…
On 3 June, after meeting with the premiers of German states, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that Germany's abandonment of civilian nuclear power will be a phased process, ending in…
Western interest on Africa’s energy reserves is intensifying. Houston’s Anadarko oil and gas company has proposed to Mozambique’s government establishing a Liquefied Natural Gas facility capable of producing a billion…
Romania’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business Environment (MECMA) has posted its 2011-2035 energy strategy online for discussion. The document is intended to open discussion about Romania’s energy policies for…