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• Musk Bullish On Tesla Despite Executive Exodus

  Published 09 July 2019 | viewed 1,834 times

  Tesla fans who plan on buying a Tesla in the future might want to hurry up as the EVs could become a lot more expensive…

• Wavering Investor Sentiment Weighs On Energy Sector

  Published 04 July 2019 | viewed 2,649 times

  U.S. oil production rose by another 246,000 bpd in April, compared to a month earlier, according to the EIA. But the industry outlook continues to…

• Russia Is Falling Behind In The Renewable Race

  Published 02 July 2019 | viewed 3,802 times

  The world’s second-largest producer of crude oil and natural gas, Russia, has been said by many energy industry analysts to be too dependent on energy…

• Another Round Of Bankruptcies Looms For U.S. Oil Industry

  Published 30 June 2019 | viewed 6,076 times

  The recent downturn in oil prices forced a slowdown in the U.S. shale industry, and top executives appear to be gloomier than ever.   According…

• The Next Big Craze In Electric Cars

  Published 26 June 2019 | viewed 4,710 times

  Plug-in vehicle sales have been seeing sizable growth in recent years, with Tesla grabbing most of the attention. Now the race is on with Toyota…

• The Golden Asteroid Worth $700 Quintillion

  Published 25 June 2019 | viewed 11,044 times

  Whether it was the Big Bang, Midas or God himself, we don’t really need to unlock the mystery of the origins of gold when we’ve…

• Tesla's Solar Business Faces An Uphill Battle

  Published 23 June 2019 | viewed 2,494 times

  Tesla held just a 6.3-percent share of the residential solar installations market in the first quarter of this year, falling to the third place for…

• Tariffs Jeopardize $1 Trillion In Energy Investments

  Published 20 June 2019 | viewed 2,640 times

  India is the fastest-growing energy market in the world as demand for energy on the subcontinent booms. On this, analysts are unanimous. They are also…

• U.S. Sanctions Are Wreaking Havoc On Iran's Economy

  Published 18 June 2019 | viewed 2,135 times

  Iran’s economy contracted by 4.9 percent in the 2018-2019 year ended in March, slipping further into recession as diminishing oil exports due to the U.S.…

• The $3.2 Trillion Caspian Caper

  Published 16 June 2019 | viewed 2,865 times

  Underlying the one-year anniversary in mid-August of the signing of the ‘Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea’ is one of the greatest…

• How Climate Change Could Lead To A Global Economic Crisis

  Published 13 June 2019 | viewed 4,418 times

  A top U.S. financial regulator is worried that climate change could threaten global financial markets. Rostin Behnam, a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission…

• Biofuel Isn't Making Gasoline More Affordable

  Published 09 June 2019 | viewed 4,105 times

  Since its introduction more than a decade ago, the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) hasn’t cut gasoline prices outside the Midwest and has even led to…

• Is This The Biggest Breakthrough Yet For Electric Vehicles?

  Published 05 June 2019 | viewed 2,988 times

  It’s no secret that batteries are the most expensive part of an electric vehicle. As such, this is the root of the industry’s problem and…

• The Oil Cartel's Only Choice As Prices Slide

  Published 04 June 2019 | viewed 3,124 times

  The meltdown for oil prices came to a halt, at least temporarily, after Saudi Arabia signaled that the OPEC+ production cuts would be sticking around…

• What To Expect As Driving Season Kicks Off

  Published 28 May 2019 | viewed 2,865 times

  U.S. gasoline prices jumped the most since 2011 between New Year’s Day and early May this year, a few weeks before the unofficial start of…

• First Quarter Profits Slip For World's Top Oil Companies

  Published 23 May 2019 | viewed 4,878 times

  Rising U.S. production weighed on oil prices in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, and those lower prices, combined with weak…

• Rise Of EVs Signals Peak Gasoline

  Published 19 May 2019 | viewed 6,038 times

  The internal combustion engine has already reached a peak in sales. That startling conclusion comes from a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).…

• Tesla's Solar Sales Are Slipping

  Published 16 May 2019 | viewed 5,930 times

  Most of the solar cells made at Tesla’s solar factory in Buffalo, New York, are being exported instead of being installed on U.S. homes as…

• Ireland Declares Climate Emergency

  Published 12 May 2019 | viewed 8,167 times

  Ireland has declared a climate emergency, with Climate Action Minister Richard Bruton calling climate change the greatest challenge mankind is facing. ITV quoted the minister…

• U.S. Energy Department Builds World's Fastest Supercomputer

  Published 07 May 2019 | viewed 1,969 times

  The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Tuesday a multi-million contract to Cray Inc and AMD, who will build the world’s fastest supercomputer that will…