In this week’s Petrodollars column from Oilgram News, Anchorage correspondent Tim Bradner reviews the important tax issues that Alaska’s state legislature faces in the new year. —————————– Alaska is putting a major […]
Water Shortages Could Dry Up Shale Gas Craze
Environmentalists won’t stop the shale gas craze. Neither will federal regulators. But a lack of water could possibly do so. And that is why drillers are looking for new ways to find […]
What’s Ahead? Lower Oil Prices, Despite Higher Extraction Costs
Nearly everyone believes that oil prices will trend higher and higher, allowing increasing amounts of oil to be extracted. This belief is based on the observation that the cost of extraction is […]
Utilities at the crossroads of the grid edge
Smart grid IT consulting powerhouse Accenture just released a series of reports that have been making some news. Most of the reports have been focused on the positive findings, including expectations of […]
The Odd Couple: Natural Gas and Renewables
The talk in Texas currently is about using its newly discovered shale gas abundance and its growing renewables capacity synergistically. But is natural gas a bridge to renewables or is it actually […]
Global Solar PV Installations Will Double, Hit Grid Parity By 2020
Continually declining solar photovoltaic prices will continue to power an international market surge, with annual installations doubling by 2020 en route to grid parity around the world, despite each international energy market […]
An in-depth look at the mechanics of fractionation spreads and how they affect MLPs » Market Realist
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Energy Productivity and Environmental Impact: Math and Common Sense
If we declare that there’s an obesity epidemic and then rejoice in low prices for junk food, we’re deluding ourselves into thinking we’ll solve the problem. But that’s precisely the paradox we […]
LEED’s Stunning Growth—and What’s Behind It
LEED might not be the only game in town when it comes to green building certifications, but it’s certainly a huge force in the sector, as a new report from the program’s […]
Texas rig snapshot: Permian, EagleFord, Granite Wash and more
There are 834 drilling rigs hunting oil and gas in Texas – 47.5 percent of U.S. rigs and 24 percent of drilling rigs worldwide, according to the latest Baker Hughes Rig Count. Most of […]
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