Vienna (AFP) Oct 24, 2008 - OPEC said Friday it will slash oil output by 1.5 million barrels a day from November 1 as it seeks to shore up crude prices, triggering a verbal backlash from recession-threatened Britain and the United States.
Bellevue WA (SPX) Oct 24, 2008 - Puget Sound Energy received a new, 50-year federal operating license for the utility's largest hydropower facility, the 190-megawatt (MW) Baker River Hydroelectric Project in Skagit and Whatcom counties in Northwest Washington state.
Washington (UPI) Oct 23, 2008 - In what Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called the greatest tragedy of the 20th century, the Soviet Union peaceably imploded in 1991. Now the 15 new nations that emerged from the wreckage are forming bilateral relationships, many of which have two points of commonality -- a desire to avoid undue Russian influence and a desire to avoid Russian energy.
Troy MI (SPX) Oct 23, 2008 - Although the recent renewal of Production and Investment Tax Credits for alternative energy will provide additional incentive for wind power development, prospects for turbine makers, suppliers, developers, and utilities remain uncertain. Based on recent industry research, Ducker Worldwide believes the industry will continue to struggle with several key issues before realizing its significant growth potential.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 23, 2008 - EESTECH and Aryan Clean Coal Technologies have entered into an agreement to establish a joint venture company to introduce three 10 mega watt HCGT (Hybrid Coalmine Gas Technology) power plants to the underground coal mines of India over the next five years.
London, UK (SPX) Oct 23, 2008 - In August Gasrec, Veolia Environmental Services and Iveco announced the beginning of a commercial trial of a CBM-powered street cleansing vehicle in Camden that could drastically reduce society's reliance on fossil fuels.
Moscow (AFP) Oct 23, 2008 - A partially built Russian oil pipeline to Asia will not be connected to China in 2009, the Interfax news agency reported Thursday, citing Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko.
Singapore (SPX) Oct 23, 2008 - Major oil companies have maintained their stronghold as the world's most financially effective energy businesses, according to the 2008 Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company rankings announced here Monday evening.
Miami (UPI) Oct 22, 2008 - Cuban energy officials say the communist island may have more than 20 billion barrels of oil in offshore deposits, more than twice what U.S. geological officials estimated.
Albany NY (SPX) Oct 22, 2008 - Innovation Fuels has announced that it is conducting the first pilot program across New York State to plant the oilseed crop pennycress with the intent of producing biodiesel. Among the selected planting sites will be two acres on the campus of Morrisville State College in Morrisville, NY.
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 22, 2008 - Dr Mike McWilliams, Chief of CSIRO Exploration and Mining, has signed an agreement to commercialise revolutionary new mining automation technology with Mark Finlay, the Managing Director of Joy Australasia, one of the world's largest longwall mining original equipment manufacturers.
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 22, 2008 - CSIRO joins an elite group to form a new strategic energy research alliance with PetroChina, one of the largest oil companies in the world.
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 22, 2008 - CSIRO technologies are helping petroleum companies improve their exploration methods not only in Australia but worldwide. Chinese petroleum companies, including PetroChina, China's largest oil and gas producer use CSIRO technologies to improve predictions on the presence and quantity of oil to reduce the risk of drilling dry wells.
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 22, 2008 - Following the release of the Garnaut Report and mounting community interest in climate change, CSIRO's Centre for Distributed Energy and Power (CenDEP) and the World Alliance for Decentralised Energy (WADE) have announced they will host a conference on decentralised energy in November.
Lusby MD (SPX) Oct 22, 2008 - Dominion has dedicated a new administration building at its Cove Point liquefied natural gas facility that has earned silver certification from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program for meeting stringent standards for its energy usage and environmental impact. The levels of certification are certified, silver, gold and platinum -- the highest.
Moscow (UPI) Oct 22, 2008 - It is not surprising that oil prices have fallen; this was bound to happen, sooner or later. What is surprising is that the Russian authorities and oil companies failed to forecast the fall and prepare for it.
