Daily Archives: July 23, 2012

Rosneft Negotiating to Take Over TNK-BP Stake

July 23, 2012
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BP and Rosneft agree to begin talks over BP’s 50-percent stake in Russian subsidiary.

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Iraqi Oil Locked in by Infighting

July 23, 2012
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Hundreds of people in Iraq were killed Monday following a weekend attack on an oil pipeline in the Kurdish north of the country. The attacks suggest that not only is Iraq far from the peaceful democracy that was expected to emerge from nearly a decade of war, but far away from the stable country that's…

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The Fuel Revolution that is Changing the World – and Us

July 23, 2012
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Colourless, odourless natural gas is changing the world geopolitically and economically in ways undreamed of even five years ago.It is a giant upheaval of which President Obama is both the beneficiary and the victim. He benefits because low natural gas prices are helping consumers and industry. And he is undermined by them because the cheap…

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Secret Fracking Ingredient Discovered

July 23, 2012
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The guar bean grown in the northern India state of Rajasthan is now a key element in the chemical cocktail used to frack wells, the technology that has prompted the oil and gas boom sweeping across North America and is set to spur a worldwide boost in oil and gas recovery.Guar or Cluster Beans and…

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Why Big Oil wants us to Believe in Limitless Oil

July 23, 2012
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If you're still operating under the assumption that the earth's petroleum–or at least the cheap stuff–is about to run out, you're not going to thrive in the new oil era. Technology is making it possible to find, produce, and refine oil so efficiently that its supply, at least for practical purposes, is basically unlimited. —…

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New Transparent Solar Cell to Revolutionize the Solar Sector?

July 23, 2012
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In the face of a string of intensely demoralizing federally backed alternative energy projects with Solyndra taking over a half billion dollars alone – solar panels seem to lead the way into a dead end.  Except that China’s solar industry is very much alive and competitive.The technology advances usually start in the U.S. But in…

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