Sunday, August 30, 2015

Panagariya launches India Energy Security Scenarios

New Delhi, Aug.28 (ANI): Dr. Arvind Panagariya, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, has launched the India Energy Security Scenarios (IESS) 2047 Version 2.0 and unveiled the IESS website along with the documents at a conference organized by FICCI in partnership with NITI Aayog.

Saturday, August 29, 2015

Why Saudi Arabia won't cut oil production

Nine months after OPEC decided to leave its production target unchanged and pursue market share instead of trying to prop up prices, the group is facing a set of complex problems and decisions going forward.

Friday, August 28, 2015

Australia's Pollution Level Seen Rising Beyond Abbott's Target

Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions are likely to rise in the next 15 years, missing by a wide margin a target proposed for United Nations talks on global warming, a team of researchers said.

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Barack Obama singles out Koch brothers over fossil fuel lobbying

Barack Obama has railed against US political and business figures who oppose the expansion of wind and solar power in a speech where he singled out the influential Koch brothers for criticism.

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Russian Security Service Said to Stall Schlumberger Deal

Russia’s Federal Security Service, the main successor to the KGB, is holding up Schlumberger Ltd.’s acquisition of a 46 percent stake in Eurasia Drilling Co., according to two people with knowledge of the matter.

Monday, August 24, 2015

Gas Golden Age Fades as Supply Boom Meets Japan Nuclear Rebirth

The golden age of natural gas lost some of its luster this month. Japan, the world’s biggest buyer of the fuel in liquid form, restarted a nuclear reactor on the island of Kyushu Aug. 11, re-embracing atomic power to shrink energy-import costs.

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Victoria to fast-track the construction of 50 new wind turbines worth $200m

The Victorian government has set itself against the Coalition government over renewable energy by fast-tracking plans to build 50 new wind turbines worth $200m.