For Texas Coal Belt, Dread Over New Climate Change Rules
A pickup bounces along a gravel road just north of what is officially listed as the Big Brown Steam Electric Station, past swatches of oak trees and cattle herds bent over the coastal Bermuda grass....
View ArticleOlder Workers Search For Place In Midland's Booming Economy
The Permian Basin might be the land of milk and honey for the 20-something generation, but workers over 55 are struggling to find their place in an economy supercharged by the oil and gas industry.
View ArticleDundee Eyes Potential As Offshore Industry Base
DUNDEE has the potential to become a world-class base for the offshore wind industry, attracting fresh investment and hundreds of jobs, as the city's waterfront redevelopment pushes into its next phase.
View ArticleImomoh Recognised For Contributions To Petroleum Engineering
The President, Society of Petroleum Engineers, worldwide, Mr. Egbert Imomoh, has been honoured for his contribution to petroleum engineering in Nigeria and globally. The Group Managing Director, ARCO...
View ArticleCongressman Tom McClintock Addresses The House On California's Offshore Oil
The offshore oil development of that era relieved the natural pressure that had polluted the waters of the Santa Barbara channel for centuries and over several decades the tar disappeared and the...
View ArticleGlobal Renewable Energy Growing Fast
Developing countries are building more wind, solar and hydro -electric power plants to meet rising power demand and combat local pollution problems. And the costs of renewables are falling below the...
View ArticleBridgeport's Coal Burning Plant Under Scrutiny
President Barack Obama's sweeping plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from existing electric plants could pull the plug on Bridgeport's controversial coal- burning facility. Obama last week...
View ArticleADNOC To Open New Petrol Stations To Ease Demand
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (Adnoc) is set to open 42 petrol stations across the UAE in 2014 to keep up with rising demand, especially in new residential areas and the Northern Emirates, The National...
View ArticleScottish Fracking Licences To Be Dropped
Abandoning fracking in Scotland could help pave the way politically for Dart's controversial plans to exploit coal-bed methane using other techniques at Airth, near Falkirk, and at Canonbie, where the...
View ArticleFears Over Permission To Release Gas At Methane Project
An official field development plan drawn up last year for Dart Energy's disputed coal-bed methane project at Airth, near Falkirk, says it will be allowed to release up to five tonnes of gas per day for...
View ArticleIs It Because Of Global Warming?
Reliable prediction of El Nino response to global warming is difficult, as El Nino varies naturally over decades and centuries. Instrumental records are too short to determine whether recent changes...
View ArticleUS Natural Gas Bounty Destined For Oversea's Ports
According to the Associated Press, up to 40% of the U.S. production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) could be exported if all of the current energy company export requests are approved by the government....
View ArticleA Crowdfunding Revolution Ignites The Next Space Race
Manchester and his student research group have been developing tiny satellites equipped with solar cells, a radio transceiver, and a microcontroller with memory and sensors such as a thermometer or...
View ArticleWaheed Baloch Clinches CNS Open Golf Title
The 36-year-old golfer, who is sponsored by Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) , said he was ranked fifth in the PGF ranking and finished runner-up seven to eight times in the CNS Open golf...
View ArticleFloating Wind And Current Hybrid Power Generation System
Japanese company Mitsui Ocean Development & Engineering Company (MODEC) , has developed the SKWID, a floating wind and current hybrid power generation system capable of converting two inexhaustible...
View ArticleHerkules Boost For Petroleum Technology Company
Herkules boost for Petroleum Technology Company. By DOMINIC JEFF Published on 01/07/2013 00:00. Oil services firm Petroleum Technology Company (PTC) , which has an operating base in Aberdeen, has been...
View ArticleAlgeria Offers Petronas To Bid For Oil Exploration
Algeria offered Petronas to bid for an oil exploration project in Algeria while negotiations are also in the pipeline for Malaysian companies to build highway and specialist hospital in Tanzania, said...
View ArticleControversy Continues For Young Energy Company Exploring Cook Inlet
What a change in leadership would mean for Alaska is anyone's guess. Some fear it could undermine Buccaneer's efforts to produce oil and gas in Cook Inlet, and put at risk investments that have helped...
View ArticleCanada Tries To Outmaneuver Pipeline Opponents
The Canadian government says science is on its side when assessing tar sands pipelines . A study released last week found pipelines carrying heavy Canadian crude oil are no more vulnerable to spills...
View ArticleWestern Governors Unveil 10-Year Energy 'Vision'
Western governors have unveiled a regional 10-year energy "vision" that stresses cooperation among states in interstate projects such as transmission lines, increased oil production and modernization...
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