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• Reports of Nabucco Pipeline's Death are Exaggerated

  Published 04 June 2012 | viewed 0 times

  The refining director at BP caused a stir last week in Berlin when he was interpreted as saying the full version of the Nabucco natural…

• Short-Term Politics Stifles Pentagon's Green Energy Ambitions

  Published 30 May 2012 | viewed 0 times

  The US Defense Department consumes more energy than any other department or sector in the country, spending around $20 billion annually by some estimates; but…

• Iran Hopes to Export Electricity to Cover for Reduced Oil Demand

  Published 23 May 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Against the backdrop of discussions about pending negotiations over its controversial nuclear program and the upcoming deadline of an European embargo on Iranian oil comes…

• Just How Green is Google

  Published 22 May 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Google may have a bad track record on privacy practices, but when it comes to green, the internet giant is clean, racking up over $850…

• Top 5 Figures Influencing Renewable Energy in the U.S.

  Published 03 May 2012 | viewed 0 times

  As Oilprice.com embarks on its Top 5 series, we thought it expedient to begin with our take on the key figures shaping and influencing U.S.…

• UK Government: Fracking Causes Earthquakes, but It's Worth the Risk

  Published 25 April 2012 | viewed 0 times

  The process of hydraulic fracturing is a mining technique which uses injected fluid to propagate fractures in a rock layer to release hydrocarbon deposits that…

• Gasoline is Expensive - Deal With It

  Published 23 April 2012 | viewed 0 times

  The White House announced it was getting into the commodities game in an effort to protect consumers from some of the geopolitical factors spilling over…

• Is a Water War between India and Pakistan Imminent?

  Published 12 April 2012 | viewed 0 times

  A peaceful and stable Pakistan is integral to western efforts to pacify Afghanistan, but Islamabad's obsessions with its giant eastern neighbor may render such issues…

• Standing Down as Iran's Power Struggle Unfolds

  Published 03 April 2012 | viewed 0 times

  A strike on Iran, however limited, would push the current internal power struggle to a premature end that would not be in the US' best…

• Renewable Technologies and our Energy Future - An Interview with Tom Murphy

  Published 29 March 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Rising geopolitical tensions and high oil prices are continuing to help renewable energy find favour amongst investors and politicians. Yet how much faith should we…

• Investors Should Avoid Oil and Alternatives

  Published 21 March 2012 | viewed 0 times

  As the world economy teeters on the brink and rising oil prices threaten to de-rail the delicate roots of recovery Oilprice.com asked legendary investor Dr.…

• Global Market Needs Canada's Crude

  Published 20 March 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Canada's natural resources minister told delegates at the International Energy Forum in Kuwait that his country was on the cusp of becoming an "energy superpower."…

• Egyptian-Israeli Natural Gas Contract Casualty of Arab Spring?

  Published 15 March 2012 | viewed 0 times

  As last year's Arab spring has slowly roiled eastwards from Tunisia to the eastern Mediterranean, the two most concerned governments are the U.S. and Israel,…

• Oil and Politics - The Real Situation in Iraq

  Published 09 March 2012 | viewed 0 times

  A delegation from the International Energy Agency spent two days in Baghdad speaking with high-ranking officials in preparation for an end-of-year report on the country's…

• Zimbabwe - last to leave, Never Mind Turning Off the Lights - They're Already Off

  Published 08 March 2012 | viewed 0 times

  In the 32 years of his benighted rule, Zimbabwe's President Robert Gabriel Mugabe has done more damage to the country than its white-led minority government…

• The IPCC May Have Outlived its Usefulness - An Interview with Judith Curry

  Published 06 March 2012 | viewed 0 times

  As the global warming debate increases in its intensity we find both sides deeply entrenched, hurling accusations and lies at one another in an attempt…

• Some Dreams Die Hard: Japan's Fast Breeder Reactor Program

  Published 05 March 2012 | viewed 0 times

  The 11 March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that effectively destroyed Tokyo Electric Power Company's six-reactor Fukushima Daichi complex have claimed another victim, Japan's fast breeder…

• India's Government Grudgingly Releases Report on Nuclear Power's Effect on Human Health

  Published 29 February 2012 | viewed 0 times

  India is betting heavily on nuclear power to meet its surging energy needs. While India currently has six nuclear power plants (NPPs) with 20 reactors…

• How Will Increased Iranian Sanctions Affect South Africa

  Published 16 February 2012 | viewed 0 times

  The U.S. new sanctions initiative, strongly supported by Israel, to impose new sanctions against Iran, is designed to punish it for its purported covert nuclear…

• Canadian Prime Minister Shills Alberta Oil Sands in China

  Published 14 February 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Canadian Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper is in the midst of an official visit to China. His mission? To convince Beijing's mandarins to buy Canada's…