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South Australian oil and gas producer Santos records 10 per cent rise in ... - Adelaide Now
Jan 17th 2013, 00:08


NEWS.com.au

South Australian oil and gas producer Santos records 10 per cent rise in ...
Adelaide Now
SOUTH Australian oil and gas company Santos is on track to meet its production forecasts for 2013 following a 10 per cent rise last year. Production for the 2012 calendar year rose to 52.1 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe) from 47.2 mmboe in 2011.
Solid results for Woodside and Santos Sydney Morning Herald
Strong results for Woodside and Santos Brisbane Times
Woodside records record output ABC Online

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Exciting future for Malaysia's oil and gas industry - Malaysia Chronicle
Jan 16th 2013, 23:57


Malaysia Chronicle

Exciting future for Malaysia's oil and gas industry
Malaysia Chronicle
THE future looks stimulating for the local oil and gas industry, with billions of ringgit of investments going into risk service contracts (RSCs), more discovery of deepwater reserves, plus tens of billions of ringgit in upstream capital expenditure ...

Port Looks to Lease 150 Acres To Oil and Gas-Based Companies - KRIS Corpus Christi News
Jan 16th 2013, 23:35


Port Looks to Lease 150 Acres To Oil and Gas-Based Companies
KRIS Corpus Christi News
CORPUS CHRISTI - Today, for the first time, the Eagle Ford Consortium Meeting traveled to Corpus Christi. Business professionals from the City of Corpus Christi and surrounding areas shared their plans to take advantage of the opportunities the shale ...
Corpus gearing up for Eagle Ford gas San Antonio Express

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Coal company leaves contractor without full pay - WATE-TV
Jan 16th 2013, 23:18


Coal company leaves contractor without full pay
WATE-TV
"It paid well. They were adamant to get somebody quickly. We sent emails in and got an agreement to do the work. At the end of two weeks, we never got paid," Howard said. As an email indicates, Premium Coal wanted the job at Remediation Site 19 to ...

Greens split over coal company hoax - The Australian
Jan 16th 2013, 23:13


Greens split over coal company hoax
The Australian
Jonathan Moylan, who heads the Frontline Action on Coal group, has claimed responsibility for the Whitehaven hoax. Source: The Australian. THE Australian Greens are split over a hoax that temporarily wiped $300 million off the value of Whitehaven Coal.
Losses of Whitehaven Shareholders Due to Green Press Release Hoax Only ... International Business Times AU

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Could This Bane Become a Boom for Oil and Gas? - DailyFinance
Jan 16th 2013, 23:03


FuelFix

Could This Bane Become a Boom for Oil and Gas?
DailyFinance
Given the near-religious fervor currently surrounding what many call the "shale gas revolution," you might think that natural gas is a precious commodity. It might then surprise you to learn that when natural gas is produced as a byproduct from oil ...
A Mysterious Patch Of Light Shows Up In The North Dakota Dark NPR (blog)

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Mining group criticizes reports on coal exports - The Hill (blog)
Jan 16th 2013, 22:35


Mining group criticizes reports on coal exports
The Hill (blog)
The head of a major mining trade group questioned reports that mining firms might be ducking federal royalty payments. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and ranking member Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) ...

Conservation groups challenging coal-ash 'boundary' at Sutton plant - StarNewsOnline.com
Jan 16th 2013, 22:25


Conservation groups challenging coal-ash 'boundary' at Sutton plant
StarNewsOnline.com
Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the N.C. Environmental Management Commission, appealing a prior decision that state officials were correct in declining to fine or stringently monitor for potential groundwater contamination from coal ...

Banks Still Fighting Tough Business Environment - CNBC.com
Jan 16th 2013, 22:07


CNBC.com

Banks Still Fighting Tough Business Environment
CNBC.com
JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs reported fourth quarter results on Wednesday and handily beat analysts' estimates. However, comments from management and the share performance tell a different story: Banks are still struggling with revenue growth.

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3 Oil And Gas Stocks With Recent Intensive Insider Buying - Seeking Alpha
Jan 16th 2013, 21:32


3 Oil And Gas Stocks With Recent Intensive Insider Buying
Seeking Alpha
Abraxas Petroleum Corporation (AXAS) is a San Antonio based crude oil and natural gas exploration and production company with operations across the Rocky Mountain, Mid-Continent, Permian Basin and onshore Gulf Coast regions of the United States ...

Serious coal crisis ahead for many States if rail lines are not laid - The Hindu
Jan 16th 2013, 21:30


Serious coal crisis ahead for many States if rail lines are not laid
The Hindu
Sounding a strong warning, including severe shortage of coal for thermal power plants, the Coal Ministry has predicted serious implications for the southern States of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka and many northern and western States if ...

Coal ministry takes back ACC mine - Daily News & Analysis
Jan 16th 2013, 21:09


Coal ministry takes back ACC mine
Daily News & Analysis
In yet another development that highlights the inherent flaws in the way mines are selected for allocation by the government – whose myriad departments then turn to policing, each with its own systems – the coal ministry has deallocated a mine granted ...

Cry for new environment laws unites Idle No More and chiefs, but not Ottawa - Victoria Times Colonist
Jan 16th 2013, 20:58


Victoria Times Colonist

Cry for new environment laws unites Idle No More and chiefs, but not Ottawa
Victoria Times Colonist
Idle No More protesters demonstrate at the base of the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor Ontario, Wednesday, January 16, 2013. About 1000 demonstrators disrupted traffic to the country's busiest border crossing for several hours. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ ...
Idle No More opposes Canada's energy juggernaut rabble.ca

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Oil-and-gas lobby sees 'early breakthrough' for offshore royalty bill - The Hill (blog)
Jan 16th 2013, 20:40


FuelFix (blog)

Oil-and-gas lobby sees 'early breakthrough' for offshore royalty bill
The Hill (blog)
The oil-and-gas industry's top lobbyist said a discussed offshore energy revenue-sharing bill could be primed for an "early breakthrough" in the Senate. "I'm optimistic there might be potential there to move some stuff early. And then it begins to set ...
Oil & gas industry could see revenue sharing win this year FuelFix (blog)

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Slow economy trampling environment - New Zealand Herald
Jan 16th 2013, 20:30


New Zealand Herald

Slow economy trampling environment
New Zealand Herald
Ten years ago the corporate world was being encouraged to add "environment" to company annual reporting and talk about initiatives to do with sustainability and biodiversity enhancement. Triple bottom line accounting - financial/economic, social and ...

Peak oil theories 'increasingly groundless' - The Guardian
Jan 16th 2013, 19:45


The Guardian

Peak oil theories 'increasingly groundless'
The Guardian
They require large amounts of energy and water, and have been associated with serious environmental damages. While some new conventional oilfields are likely to come on stream before 2020, they will be balanced out by those being depleted. BP predicts ...

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Southern states chart wind farms for green energy corridor project - Livemint
Jan 16th 2013, 18:03


Livemint

Southern states chart wind farms for green energy corridor project
Livemint
Such power zones will provide common facilities to all power generators; and environmental clearances and transmission of power will also be taken care of, according to the ministry. Photo: Mint ...

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Ivory haul seized in Mombasa, Kenya - video - The Guardian
Jan 16th 2013, 17:48


The Guardian

Ivory haul seized in Mombasa, Kenya - video
The Guardian
Kenyan officials have seized a large haul of smuggled ivory in the port city of Mombasa. The seizure is an estimated 600 ivory pieces weighing about two tonnes and worth around $1m (£700,000). The consignment, which includes whole elephant tusks, was ...

CU Study: Oil and gas wells polluting Fort Collins' air - The Coloradoan
Jan 16th 2013, 17:20


CU Study: Oil and gas wells polluting Fort Collins' air
The Coloradoan
De Gouw and other CIRES scientists released a study Monday showing that oil and gas production north of Denver is contributing to an increase in volatile organic compounds in the region's air -- the building blocks to ozone pollution, especially in the ...

Farmers blast environment rules in French street protests - Reuters
Jan 16th 2013, 17:01


Farmers blast environment rules in French street protests
Reuters
PARIS (Reuters) - French farmers held protests across the country on Wednesday, including a pre-dawn street blockade near the farm ministry in Paris, to attack what they see as burdensome environmental regulations linked to European Union targets on ...

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To lower emissions, give US coal to China? - Futurity: Research News
Jan 16th 2013, 17:01


BBC News

To lower emissions, give US coal to China?
Futurity: Research News
To the degree that coal exported to China comes from the United States, US coal prices will rise. This will cause US utilities to switch even more of their electricity production from coal to gas, further reducing US emissions of carbon dioxide, says ...
China buying '70% of our coal', says Continental Coal BBC News
Energy Journal: King Coal Still Near Top of the Heap Wall Street Journal- India (blog)

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Oil and gas board approves Arlington oil well application - Natchez Democrat
Jan 16th 2013, 16:54


Oil and gas board approves Arlington oil well application
Natchez Democrat
JACKSON — The Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board has approved RMB Exploration's application to drill an oil well on the historic Arlington property. The board approved the application this morning at its meeting. St. Charles Avenue resident Nona ...

Hydraulic fracturing in Illinois - Chicago Tribune
Jan 16th 2013, 16:48


Hydraulic fracturing in Illinois
Chicago Tribune
With 8.7 percent unemployment in Illinois, almost a full percentage point above the national average, there's no doubt horizontal hydraulic fracturing technology will have to be a major part of our lawmakers' solution if they're serious about solving ...

Hydraulic fracturing: state regulatory roundup Vol. 11 - Lexology (registration)
Jan 16th 2013, 16:37


Hydraulic fracturing: state regulatory roundup Vol. 11
Lexology (registration)
The New Albany formation, which covers southern Illinois, as well as portions of Indiana and Kentucky, holds roughly 11 trillion cubic feet of natural gas that can be extracted using hydraulic fracturing. As in every state with the potential for ...

Status Report: The Bustling Market for Exported US Coal - DailyFinance
Jan 16th 2013, 15:59


Status Report: The Bustling Market for Exported US Coal
DailyFinance
Peering through the wreckage of major producers Arch Coal and Alpha Natural Resources -- both of which have shed roughly half of their market value over the trailing year -- we witness the deep and lasting impacts of the ongoing natural gas revolution.
Is It Time to Abandon Coal? Motley Fool
Walter Energy Is Not Dead Yet! Minyanville.com

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Salazar Is Latest Departure From Obama's Energy-Environment Team - Roll Call
Jan 16th 2013, 14:59


New York Daily News

Salazar Is Latest Departure From Obama's Energy-Environment Team
Roll Call
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will step down from his position in March, the department announced Wednesday. The 57-year-old Salazar, who resigned his Senate seat in 2009 to take the helm of the federal agency that oversees millions of acres of public ...
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to Step Down Environment News Service
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar leaving Cabinet Seattle Post Intelligencer

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Thousands of insulation industry jobs lost in new year, figures show - The Guardian
Jan 16th 2013, 14:40


Thousands of insulation industry jobs lost in new year, figures show
The Guardian
More than 1,700 jobs have been lost in the insulation industry since December because of the government's flagship energy efficiency policy, according to insulation companies. The green deal, under which householders will be able to take out loans for ...

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EPA softens stand on fracking and drinking water contamination in Texas - 89.3 KPCC (blog)
Jan 16th 2013, 14:34


89.3 KPCC (blog)

EPA softens stand on fracking and drinking water contamination in Texas
89.3 KPCC (blog)
A similar dispute unfolded in west-central Wyoming in late 2011, when the EPA released an initial report that showed hydraulic fracturing could have contaminated groundwater. After industry and GOP leaders went on the attack, the agency said it had ...
EPA study showed possible link between water contamination and Range well Fort Worth Star Telegram
Obama EPA Shut Down Weatherford, TX Shale Gas Water Contamination Study Huffington Post (blog)

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Kickstarter Project Adds Canon L-Series Level Environment Protection To Any ... - TechCrunch
Jan 16th 2013, 14:22


TechCrunch

Kickstarter Project Adds Canon L-Series Level Environment Protection To Any ...
TechCrunch
I've got a lot of Canon gear, but only one L-series lens of my very own, and that's also the only one that features a rubber gasket where the lens mounts to the body to keep out dust and moisture. It's a shame that it isn't included in any other lenses ...

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Elsevier launches new journal: Journal of Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources - EurekAlert (press release)
Jan 16th 2013, 14:22


Elsevier launches new journal: Journal of Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources
EurekAlert (press release)
Amsterdam, January 16, 2013 – Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to announce the launch of a new journal, Journal of Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources (JUOGR). JUOGR ...
Elsevier Launches New Journal: Journal of Unconventional Oil and Gas ... MarketWatch (press release)

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Fortescue eschews oil and gas exploration as iron ore spot prices rise - MINING.com
Jan 16th 2013, 14:05


MINING.com

Fortescue eschews oil and gas exploration as iron ore spot prices rise
MINING.com
Sky News reports that on Tuesday Fortescue decided not to pick up a $4.2 million share placement in West Australia's Oil Basins, a mere two months following the announcement that the iron ore player would take an 18% stake in the oil and gas junior.
Fortescue drops gas as iron price rises The Australian

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NTPC yet to sign FSA, may import coal soon: S Narsing Rao - Economic Times
Jan 16th 2013, 13:07


Hindu Business Line

NTPC yet to sign FSA, may import coal soon: S Narsing Rao
Economic Times
Details of the import plan was yet to be worked out by Coal India (CIL). The CIL board meeting did not discuss the issue of coal price hike or the matter of International Coal Ventures Ltd, a special purpose vehicle formed to acquire mines abroad.
Coal India to supply coal to power companies under MoU route till January-end NDTV
Acquire coal mines abroad to meet energy need: Jaiswal Deccan Chronicle
Ministerial panel on Coal Regulatory Bill may meet on Jan 21 Hindu Business Line
The Hindu  - Zee News  - Daijiworld.com
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Groups say benefits from proposed Otter Creek coal mine overstated - Billings Gazette
Jan 16th 2013, 12:57


Groups say benefits from proposed Otter Creek coal mine overstated
Billings Gazette
Environmental groups say an economic study of southeastern Montana's proposed Otter Creek coal mine exaggerates the benefits and understates the costs of the project near the Wyoming border. The University of Montana's Bureau of Business and ...
Missoulian: Environmental Study Rebukes U of M Analysis on Coal Jobs Boise Weekly

all 6 news articles »

Green energy's global share to remain marginal in 2040: Exxon Mobil - Shanghai Daily (subscription)
Jan 16th 2013, 12:27


Green energy's global share to remain marginal in 2040: Exxon Mobil
Shanghai Daily (subscription)
ABU DHABI, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Solar power, wind energy and bio- fuels will grow faster than other energy sources but their combined share will not be able to meet the growing energy demand before 2040, a senior manager of U.S. energy giant Exxon Mobil ...

Insecticide 'unacceptable' danger to bees, report finds - The Guardian
Jan 16th 2013, 11:21


The Guardian

Insecticide 'unacceptable' danger to bees, report finds
The Guardian
The world's most widely used insecticide has for the first time been officially labelled an "unacceptable" danger to bees feeding on flowering crops. Environmental campaigners say the conclusion, by Europe's leading food safety authority, sounds the ...
New pesticide threat to bees Telegraph.co.uk
Bees are at risk from neonicotonoids claims EFSA The Grocer
Death knell for nerve agent pesticides in move to save bees The Independent

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Japan's Mitsubishi to invest in German green energy grid - Deutsche Welle
Jan 16th 2013, 10:58


Deutsche Welle

Japan's Mitsubishi to invest in German green energy grid
Deutsche Welle
Therefore, recent legislation has made consumers pay more for electricity to finance green energy developments, which appears to be raising the interest of big financial investors. Despite better investment conditions, Tennet CEO Hartmann said he was ...
Mitsubishi invests $770m in German offshore wind FuelFix (blog)

all 169 news articles »

'Green energy' program at OIT is one of a kind - Herald and News
Jan 16th 2013, 08:06


'Green energy' program at OIT is one of a kind
Herald and News
The renewable energy engineering department at the Oregon Institute of Technology has weathered a rocky start that featured budgetary issues and an enrollment snag to emerge as one of the college's most unique programs. When the program was first ...

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Who Should Get Prop 39's Green Energy Money? - KQED
Jan 16th 2013, 04:03


Who Should Get Prop 39's Green Energy Money?
KQED
Who Should Get Prop 39's Green Energy Money? by Rachel Dornhelm | January 15, 2013 — 7:52 PM. State leaders have a fun problem -- how to spend $2.5 billion in energy efficiency funds over the next five years. But the Legislative Analyst's Office is ...

Texas study finds increase in water used for hydraulic fracturing - Midland Reporter-Telegram
Jan 15th 2013, 23:13


Texas study finds increase in water used for hydraulic fracturing
Midland Reporter-Telegram
A new University of Texas at Austin study has found that the amount of water used in the drilling practice known as hydraulic fracturing has risen sharply in recent years as oil and natural gas production has surged. But the 97-page study, funded by ...

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Technology draws bead on hydraulic fracturing - Midland Reporter-Telegram
Jan 15th 2013, 20:53


Technology draws bead on hydraulic fracturing
Midland Reporter-Telegram
Horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing allow companies to pull oil and natural gas from dense rock formations by blasting chemicals, sand or ceramic beads, along with millions of gallons of water, deep underground to break up rock and release the ...

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