In the past, the number of gas-oriented drilling rigs in a particular region has been a common metric for estimating the production of natural gas. However, technological advances have led the way […]
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Reuters) – The Gulf of Mexico, stung by the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history in 2010 and then overshadowed by the onshore fracking boom, is on the […]
The one thing you see in the energy section of any news publication is the price of oil. Most of the time, it will give some doom-and-gloom reason that has little to […]
Supporters of coal have called the planned new rules from the EPA on CO2 emissions from coal-fired power generation a war on coal and have pledged to fight the rule-making process. It […]
Utilities are in a “death spiral,” trapped in a “vicious cycle,” and are exploring “profound transitions” to fight for their continued survival. These are the kinds of headlines that have dominated the […]
For decades, the giants of the oil industry were confounded by salt. While oil companies for years had shot sound waves into the deep to help create images of undersea geology, salt […]
“Shale perspectives” in Eastern Europe are challenged by delaying tactics of industry majors. Media coverage of shale gas development is positive but in Lithuania and Poland global oil & gas companies one […]
The International Energy Agency last year warned that if humanity is to have any hope of avoiding catastrophic climate change, a third of the world’s fossil fuel reserves must be put off […]
Both building energy management systems (BEMS) and enterprise energy management (EEM) have major roles to play in delivering distributed energy and demand response services. Together, these two technologies can reach across various […]
Wind power growth has been slowing, but the IEA sees better days ahead, upping its 2050 target for global electricity generation to 18 percent. As we reported just yesterday, wind power has […]
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