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Jul 18, 2014 at 14:11

A recent ruling by the New York Supreme Court, gave small towns in the state the right to ban the combination of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling known as fracking.…

Jul 18, 2014 at 13:56

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine was heightened this week when Malaysia Air flight 17 was shot down by a missile strike over Ukraine on Thursday about 30 miles from…

Jul 18, 2014 at 08:54

I've been looking at potential acquisitions of oil projects this week. And there are something interesting patterns emerging across the sector.Investors in the space today want one thing:…

Jul 17, 2014 at 17:19

1. Charles and David Koch ($68 billion jointly)The bogeymen of the Democratic Party inherited their fortunes, along with the family business, from their father, Fred. But they’ve since…

Jul 17, 2014 at 17:12

The South China Sea has enormous potential for oil and gas reserves but territorial conflict will likely hold it back for years to come.On July 16, the China…

Jul 17, 2014 at 17:05

The 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which mainly focused on strengthening the U.S. banking and financial system in the wake of the Great Recession, included a…

Jul 17, 2014 at 16:49

Two of Libya’s key ports have reopened despite the continuing unrest in the country, but the oil ministry says they both need maintenance work before they can resume shipping fuel…

Jul 17, 2014 at 08:46

The uranium market has been looking for something to cheer about lately. And this week finally got some positive news--from a place that's long been a drag on the sector.

Jul 16, 2014 at 17:14

Public opposition to hydraulic fracturing – better known as “fracking” -- is nothing new. The 2010 documentary “Gasland” energized the nascent anti-fracking movement, with its depiction of tap water…

Jul 16, 2014 at 17:06

From a population perspective, China and India are massive. China (1.36 billion) and India (1.26 billion) combine to represent about 37 percent of the planet’s population. In the last 25…

Jul 16, 2014 at 16:44

A new 1,100-mile-long pipeline could be carrying oil through the Midwest as soon as the end of 2016, according to an announcement by a Texas-based oil company.The

Jul 16, 2014 at 16:31

A leading Vietnamese military officer said July 16 that China’s decision to remove a huge oil rig from waters claimed by both countries shows that it is backing down in…

Jul 16, 2014 at 08:48

One of the biggest drivers of metals markets lately has been governments.Policy changes in some of the world's largest mineral-producing nations have created big moves in prices. Such…

Jul 15, 2014 at 17:16

Think about the last time you got takeout or ate at a fast food restaurant. Or the last time you bought a pre-packaged food item from a store, or drank…

Jul 15, 2014 at 16:51

Russian President Vladimir Putin, seeking to build alliances to counter Western influence, signed several energy deals in Latin America this past week. The first stop on Putin’s six-day…

Jul 15, 2014 at 16:34

When what you are saying is so obviously at odds with the plain truth, it is useful to choose your words carefully to obscure this fact. This was the strategy…

Jul 15, 2014 at 16:22

If you think the oil industry is already too powerful, imagine that power under the control of already powerful terrorists whose aim is political supremacy over multiple territories.For…

Jul 15, 2014 at 08:51

Sentiment in the thermal coal market is nearly as poor as it gets right now.The mood has been further dampened this week by price cutting from Chinese coal…

Jul 14, 2014 at 16:59

Much larger than Eagle Ford and once thought to have reached peak production, new technology has brought us full circle back to the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico,…

Jul 14, 2014 at 16:46

The rush to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the U.S. might face a major obstacle: falling prices abroad. The debate in the U.S. over whether or…