The "War" to Lower Green Power Costs
December 19, 2010
Global Renewables War is On | www.energybiz.com
The "War" over who dominates the solar and wind power markets will be won by those who believe in modern "warfare". Those who consider the actions by Asian markets to be "unfair" or support for solar or wind power a "violation" of free markets will be as successful as sabre wielding calvary charging machine guns and tanks. It's time for the US to take off the white gloves.
O'Malley has the touch to acquire valuable refineries for cents on the dollar
December 12, 2010
PBF unit to buy Toledo refinery from Sunoco | www.ogj.com
O&GJ reported that PBF (Petroplus, Blackstone and First Reserve Partners) has acquired the 170,000 bbl.d refinery in Toledo, Ohio from Sunoco or $400 million.
Utopia in Oklahoma for In-Situ Coal Gasification
December 10, 2010
Underground coal gasification proposed for Oklahoma | www.ogj.com
O&GJ reports Clean Coal Energy Ltd of Australia plans to supply syngas from an underground coal gasification project to be located at the mine of Farrell Cooper Mining Co.. in Oklahoma. The customer will be AES for power generation from syngas.
December 9, 2010
GRAINS-Corn, soy edge lower; wheat gains ahead of USDA | www.forexyard.com
Many items to anticipate for Friday include end stocks of grain, weather for Argentina and Australia and ultimately the spreads
December 2, 2010
These are the present day facts and figures of China's comsumption, growth and imports of soybeans. Now is the time to know South American weather as pod fill approaches. It is all a matter of timing.
Sauce for the solar goose should be sauce for the coal gander
November 27, 2010
EU parliament backs German demand to prolong coal subsidies to 2018 | www.monstersandcritics.com
Looming behind the fight over reducing solar feed-in tariffs as an extravagant subsidy, is the move by the European Union to end coal subsidies. These subsidies, in existence in some form for decades, are due to be phased out by 2018. The fear of job losses and higher electricity prices propel the fear by Germany, Spain, Romania and others to delay what may the inevitable.
China recognizes value of reversible energy contained in LNG
November 24, 2010
November 11, 2010 | www.airproducts.com
CNOOC Energy Technology & Services Limited in a JV with Air Products have brought on stream at Putian a 600 tons per day of liquid oxygen, nitrogen and argon plant , using the the reversible cold energy contained in LNG. This is a first in China.
Marines need new tank technology in Afghanistan
November 20, 2010
Pentagon confirms sending tanks to Afghanistan | news.xinhuanet.com
The media reported that the Pentagon is sending fourteen M1A1 Abrams tanks to Afghanistan for to aid in the fight against the Taliban.
November 17, 2010
Plenty of talk about China controlling food prices, speculation in its futures industry and Argentine corn imports. Timing is everything and do not forget about the DDGS imports.
Water will be a major constraint on future power plant development
November 16, 2010
Carbon dioxide contamination possible even with sequestration | www.powergenworldwide.com
The noise of climate change, energy supply, security and cost issues are screening a looming factor in power plant development - water. Besides the water demands of many types of power plants, carbon sequestration, like natural gas shale extraction, is a potential hazard to water supplies. Sooner or later, these costs will have to be factored into their equations.
Shale gas abundance provides new options for energy companies
February 13, 2012
Chesapeake Energy bites the natural gas bullet
January 25, 2012
Flurry of newbuild drilling rig deliveries in 2012 may dampen rig rates
January 20, 2012
Talisman joins the ranks of cautious E&P companies
January 12, 2012
Early signs of caution begin to cloud frontier exploration and production
January 4, 2012