ThinkstockBy Daniel J. Graeber, Oilprice.com The provincial government in Alberta is mulling new rules that would require the oil industry to cut greenhouse gas emissions tied to oil sands production by as much as 40…
thinkstockFollowing a rosy presentation at an analysts’ meeting yesterday, shares of First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) rose more than 45%, pulling a wagon load of other solar panel makers along with it. Today, JinkoSolar…
ThinkstockThe Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) released its April Oil Market Report this morning. The cartel did not change its forecast for global demand growth of 800,000 barrels a day to a total…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report this morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories increased by 0.3 million barrels last week, bringing the total U.S. commercial crude inventory to 388.9…
ThinkstockWe have tracked the short interest in the following North American Solar companies as of March 28: Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: GTAT), MEMC…
thinkstockFirst Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) did not just have a great day. The solar leader managed to have massive upside guidance due to a large project and this was on top of new efficiencies…
ThinkstockIn the disaster zone known as the solar sector, virtually all the news has been bad for so long that anything that smells like good news is jumped on as an excuse to buy…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a magnitude 6.3 earthquake about 89 kilometers southeast of the Iranian city of Bushehr, the site of that country’s main nuclear energy development effort. There is no other…
courtesy of BP plcThe April 2010 well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico that took 11 lives and dumped 5 million barrels of crude in the Gulf of Mexico will cost BP plc (NYSE:…
courtesy Ford Motor Co.Hybrid car sales totaled 46,327 vehicles in March, with Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) grabbing just over 68% of the total, with sales of more than 31,512 Toyota and Lexus models…
ThinkstockOil and gas producer Harvest Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: HNR) said this morning that proved and probable reserves for its joint venture in Venezuela, Petrodelta, declined in 2012. The news comes just a few…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today reported the U.S. natural gas stocks declined by 94 billion cubic feet last week, slightly more than the decline of 91 billion cubic feet anticipated by analysts.…
France’s Total S.A. (NYSE: TOT) will sell its 49% stake in its Canadian oil sands project to Suncor Energy Inc. for $500 million, netting the French oil giant a $1.65 billion loss on the…
ThinkstockInterest in liquefied natural gas exports is spreading globally. This week, British energy company Centrica announced plans to get LNG from the southern United States and Shell last month plunked down $6 billion for…
ThinkstockThe rupture of an Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) pipeline on 29 March in Mayflower, Arkansas, just northwest of Little Rock, adds to Keystone XL’s woes as the public tallies recent oil spills and…