Energy policy – Oct 18
Talk of raising gas tax is just that /
LA Times: Curing the world’s oil addiction /
Decent US energy policy on its way – via Europe /
Oil major CEO calls for demand reduction
Industry
Russia – Oct 17
Shell welcomes Gazprom at Sakhalin, says all issues resolved
Russia to check all oil firms amid Shell row
Experts predict black-out winters in Europe
Coal – Oct 13
Even coal (clean or not) will not save the US way of life
Kremlin seeks more coal use in Russia amid gas shortage
Massive coal mine blaze still burning
Output drop hurts UK Coal
Ethanol & renewables – Oct 12
St Louis renewable energy conference (day 1)
Report: Brazilian ethanol is sustainable
The trouble with ethanol (Patzek)
The ethanol alternative (ABC)
Oil Giants put energy Into other resources
Geopolitics – Oct 2
Oil and Politics in Iran, Iraq and Russia
Mexican president must ride oil’s fortunes
Odell warns of Russian purchase into Shell, BP
Energy Industry – Oct 2
Iran MP says Japan oil deal ‘to be cancelled’
Nigerian Militants kill troops on Shell convoy
Indonesia warns Japan LNG exports to halve by 2010
Norways Statoil hunts for big oil sands deal
Dow suing Nova over ethane feedstock supplies
Oil Industry – Sept 27
OPEC supply down in September
Oil man is awarded disputed Mexican election
Chavez drives a hard bargain, but Big Oil’s options are limited
ExxonMobil hits at ‘unfair’ attack by scientists
Hyundai wins billion dollar UAE facility contract
Oil industry – Sept 22
High costs threaten oil sands projects
Oil companies split on demands by exporting countries
Hofmeister of Shell Oil podcast
Suits say US impeded audits for oil leases
Dems want hearings on Interior Dept “corruption”
Factors that pushed oil price up now push it down
How periodic are oil price fluctuations?
Oil Industry – Sept 22
Executive sees price threat to oil sands projects
Costs of exploration soar
Auditors say US Dept. Interior corruptly favouring oil companies
Oil production – Sept 21
Fresh delay for BP’s Thunder Horse
Rig shortage to stunt oil output growth for years
Australian oil production decline over 8%
Royal Society tells Exxon: stop funding climate change denial
Britain’s leading scientists challenge ExxonMobil to stop funding dozens of groups that “misrepresented the science of climate change by outright denial of the evidence”.
Climate policy – Sept 21
Branson pledges billions to fight GW
White House outlines global warming fight
DOE releases climate change plan
Australian PM not moved by US climate policy
Hot issue in Oregon race: global warming
California: two new bills on warming
GW is subject for directors at big companies
Monbiot: threat is from those who accept climate change, not not those who deny it
Environmental journals feel pressure to adopt disclosure rules