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U.S. OKs liquefied natural gas exports to Japan, others The United States said Friday it will allow exports of domestically produced liquefied natural gas to Japan and other countries to which it is not bound by free trade agreements, authorizing a plan to deliver shale and other gase...
News of the future was, in my youth, something that one found by crossing the palm of a lady in a dark tent with a piece or two of silver (or the modern equivalent) at one of the fairs that came to town. Such opportunities still exist, with all the caveats that existed back then likel...
TMI also can’t explain why the thyroid cancer rate for the four counties flanking Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant in New York was 66% above the national rate in 2001-2005. Other, more subtle sources may also be contributing to hiked thyroid cancer rates, like leaking nuclear power pl...
While ExxonMobil may be considered the pace-setter in the integrated oil and gas business, Chevron has outperformed its larger rival over the past five years. Chevron pays a slightly higher dividend than XOM (3.3 percent versus 2.8 percent), and its share price has appreciated 22 perc...
Arctic nations adopt marine oil pollution preparedness agreement The world’s Arctic nations formally agreed to cooperate on marine oil pollution preparedness and response at the Arctic Council’s May 15 meeting in Kiruna, Sweden. The agreement, which was the second legally binding pact...
Dmyers on Sat, 18th May 2013 11:42 pm The assumption, present here, that natural gas is going to remain cheap, is a bad one to make. The conversion does not appear to be economically viable. “To help resolve that dearth in natural-gas fueling stations, two leading gas producers have j...
Ten Years After Invasion, Iraq Continues to Import Oil Products Former Iraqi oil minister Issam al-Jalabi says that although Iraq is an oil-rich country , it still imports petroleum products from abroad to meet its needs 10 years after the US-led invasion of the country. Jalabi, an in...
Exxon and Qatar plan to ship US natural gas to Britain Exxon Mobil and Qatar Petroleum announced an agreement on Thursday to ship liquefied natural gas to Britain from their proposed export plant in the United States, offering another supply stream to the island nation as domestic out...
