Upcoming AuctionsAlbania plans to auction off 13 exploration blocks—12 onshore and one offshore block—to local and foreign companies. The auction follows a discovery in November by Royal Dutch…
July crude oil futures rose last week on the news that the U.S. government was reassessing its crude-oil export ban in light of the advances in domestic oil production.
Uranium prices took another slump the last several weeks.Spot prices for uranium oxide have now fallen below $30 per pound for the first time since 2005. Even long-term…
Given the massive volumes of natural gas coming out of America’s shale fields, why haven’t natural gas-fueled vehicles caught on yet? After all, the U.S. is the largest natural gas…
Europe is not the only country in the world to feel torn between enforcing sanctions against Russia’s aggressive actions in Eastern Ukraine and preserving its own energy security. Japan, too,…
Iran's oil output is moving away from a 20-month high reached earlier this year. Nevertheless, with OPEC expecting growing demand for its crude, Iran says it's ready to make its…
Following the May 13 mine explosion in Soma, Turkey, which killed at least 282 miners and left dozens trapped after the blast, the Turkish government declared three days of…
Violent protests have erupted in Turkey at the climax of the country’s worst mining accident in which 274 miners have already been declared dead, with an estimated 120 still…
Interesting observations in Offshore magazine online this week. From one of the world's largest oil companies--on what it takes to make giant petroleum discoveries today.The comments came from…
The cosmopolitan delights of Azerbaijan’s boomtown capital Baku are well known to international oil industry types, so it’s not surprising that the authoritarian country is heavily promoting itself as…
OPEC Secretary-General Abdalla el-Badri said oil supplies from North America “will play an important role in the coming few years,” but he cast doubt on their sustainability over the long…
Oil prices briefly hit a three week high this week as geopolitical tension and strong demand tighten oil markets. Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said on…
China's coal consumption has grown rapidly in recent years, and is now far larger than anything the world has ever seen, with more than 3.2 billion tonnes per year, almost…
I've talked a lot recently about India's rising coal imports.Shipments of thermal coal into the country have been surging the last few years. Providing one of the most…
Russian gas monopoly Gazprom says that despite the ongoing turmoil in Ukraine, the risk to disruption of European energy supplies is "insignificant" because demand is expected to be low during…
Coal is the largest source of electricity across the world, mainly because it is abundant and cheap. But a string of coal mining accidents this week has served as a…
China National Nuclear Corp. (CNNC), a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Power Co., (CNNP) one of China’s three state-owned nuclear power developers, is planning its first IPO, intended to raise…
On Sunday, Germany’s impressive streak of renewable energy milestones continued, with renewable energy generation surging to a record portion — nearly 75 percent — of the country’s overall electricity demand…
On my recent trip to Asia, I heard firsthand how unconventional drilling is taking off here. With advanced technology like geosteering and hydraulic fracturing helping spur new oil and gas…
The Obama administration has won its third court victory on air pollution regulation in less than a month with a unanimous 3-0 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals…