Saudi Arabia, the largest member of OPEC, based on crude production, says it sees no drop in the demand for global oil. That runs against forecasts for demand made by most economists and organizations,…
Stock prices for the solar PV makers have fallen by -40% to -80% in the past 12 months, with the bulk of the crash occurring since May. The collapse is due to an oversupply…
Gas prices are falling. In fact, they’ve declined to lows not seen in months. Concerns of yet another global recession have caused oil prices to drop, and with them, gas prices. In the U.S.,…
A decision is expected by the end of this year from the US State Department on whether or not the US will allow the Keystone XL pipeline to be built. TransCanada Corp. (NYSE: TRP)…
In mid-afternoon trading today, WTI crude has fallen below $80/barrel and looks set to end the month down about -10%. Given all the dismal economic news that came out this month, it’s a wonder…
The State Department recently supported a proposal to run a pipeline from Canada down the middle of the U.S. The Keystone XL project will, according to operator TransCanada (NYSE: TRP), create 20,000 jobs in the…
Last June Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) created a $280 million fund with SolarCity to finance residential solar projects. Yesterday the world’s search engine giant created a $75 million fund with startup Clean Power Finance…
If the US has an energy policy — a big if — that policy turns on two factors. One, reducing energy imports; and two, reducing environmentally harmful emissions. How the US will reach those…
Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) is likely going to be in the local nightly news reports all throughout the states in the Gulf of Mexico, whether it is justified or not. The U.S. Coast Guard has…
In the wake of the weak global economic news, some alternative energy stocks are being swept along in the current of bad news, while a few others are making a bit of a comeback.…
The boom in US natural gas drilling resulting from the technological advances of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing is beginning to spread to the rest of the world. In some countries, like France, shale…
Solar PV maker First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) failed to meet a deadline in its application for a federal loan guarantee amounting to $1.9 billion for its Topaz solar farm project. The project was…
Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EEP) is raising some fresh capital. The partnership has priced an 8 million common unit secondary offering at $28.20 per unit in a move that will generate net proceeds…
Independent oil and gas producer Apache Corp. (NYSE: APA) has agreed to purchase the North Sea assets of a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) for $1.75 billion. The total number of barrels…
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) has signed agreements with a number of companies that will use GE’s technology to explore for energy, generate power, and make beer in China. The contracts literally span the…