As support for ethanol wanes, algae-based biofuels are beginning to attract interest from some heavy-hitters in the energy industry.
Continue reading "Algae-Based Biofuels: Big Oil Place Their Clean Energy Bets"
Monday, July 25, 2011
Although overshadowed by the Alberta oil sands, offshore drilling on Canada’s east coast holds some interesting prospects.
Continue reading "Canada’s Other Oil Patch: East Coast Offshore Projects"
Monday, July 4, 2011
CNBC reports that Exxon Mobil's (NYSE:XOM) oil pipeline that spewed crude oil into Montana's Yellowstone River was temporarily shut down in May.
Continue reading "Exxon Cleanup Under Way in Yellowstone River"
Monday, June 13, 2011
Oil companies are hoping this latest major find will provide further justification for speeding up the permit issuing process for deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Reuters Africa reports that Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM) has made two significant new oil discoveries and a natural gas find in the Gulf of Mexico.
Continue reading "Exxon has 3 Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Discoveries"
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Shale gas has already been dubbed a ‘game changer’ for US energy markets - these three hotspots may prove to be just as fruitful.
Continue reading "Gas Exploration Hotspots"
Monday, April 4, 2011
Legislation set to be tabled in the US Congress this week should provide a boost to the natural gas industry if it passes as expected.
Continue reading "Support for Gas Industry Gaining Momentum"
Monday, January 17, 2011
Poland’s reserves of shale gas may be as much as 3 trillion cubic meters, according to estimates by geologists and energy consultants, potentially making the country a net exporter of gas and reducing Europe’s dependence on Russia.
Continue reading "Polish Shale Gas"
Monday, January 10, 2011
The Trans Alaska Pipeline was shut down on Saturday following the discover of a leak at an intake pump station at Prudhoe Bay, constricting supply in one of the United States' key oil arteries.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
The West African offshore oil and gas industry has a history of exploration of more than 50 years, with international majors and smaller firms having held, and relinquished, licences all along the coast since the British discovered oil in the Niger Delta in the late 1950s.
Continue reading "Oil Exploration in West Africa"
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Friday, August 5, 2011