Oil up near $100 in Europe as stock markets gain

Oil prices were up $3 on Monday, to near $100 a barrel, supported by a strong start to the U.S. holiday shopping season, continuing tensions in the Middle East and new hopes for progress in the European debt crisis.

Putin to Coordinate Oil Production with OPEC?

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced that his country, the world’s leading oil and gas producer, plans to work closely with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the oil cartel.

U.S.: World's Tallest Solar Tower Set for Arizona

In the western desert state of Arizona, a company called EnviroMission is planning to build a new solar tower, the first of its kind, an ambitious new way to produce energy with heat from the sun.

French president clings to nuclear energy despite post-Fukushima fears, waste protests

PIERRELATTE, France — French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday it would be madness to reduce his country’s huge reliance on nuclear power, despite worldwide wariness after Japan’s Fukushima disaster and protests this week over the dangers of waste.

PetroChina Parent Chairman Censured by Government for Accidents

China National Petroleum Corp., the parent of the country’s biggest energy company PetroChina Co. (857), said its chairman was given a “disciplinary warning” by the government after accidents at Dalian port since July last year.

Oil Declines in New York on Speculation Pipeline Reversal Won’t End Glut

Oil in New York declined, widening its discount to Brent crude, on speculation that the reversal of the Seaway pipeline won’t be enough to eliminate a glut in the U.S. Midwest.

Green energy race 'fierce'

ARVADA, Colo., Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. energy secretary said during a tour of a solar manufacturing plant in Colorado that global competition in the green energy sector was "fierce."

Crude oil may fall this week, says survey

NEW YORK: Crude oil in New York declined, widening its discount to Brent crude, on speculation that the reversal of the Seaway pipeline won't be enough to eliminate a glut in the US Midwest.

Australia's uranium industry poised for growth

Australia's uranium producers are predicting lucrative times ahead as demand from Asia overshadows the negative effects of Japan's nuclear disaster.

Shell's China Moves

The Anglo-Dutch energy giant and state-owned PetroChina have teamed up to get gas out of the ground in China—and to tap new sources of energy worldwide.

Experts discuss economics, security of energy at Bauer panel

A panel of energy experts helped explain the relationship between economics and energy at “The Energy Management and Policy Group Panel Discussion,” hosted by CT. Bauer College of Business on Friday at the UH Hilton Hotel.

Climate policies can help resolve energy security and air pollution challenges

Policies to protect the global climate and limit global temperature rise offer the most effective entry point for achieving energy sustainability, reducing air pollution, and improving energy security, according to an article published in the latest issue of Nature Climate Change (Vol 1 Dec 2011).

Energy costs to grow faster without nuclear

LONDON – Energy will become “viciously more expensive” and polluting if governments don’t promote renewable and nuclear power in the next two decades instead of burning coal, the International Energy Agency said.

£1bn Pembroke power plant: 'tough permit,' says agency

The Environment Agency has confirmed it has granted a permit for a gas-fuelled power station in Pembrokeshire but says it has imposed "tough standards".

Oil prices are in 'danger zone', warns the IEA

Oil could hit $150 a barrel soon if investment in the Middle East and North Africa fails to rise with demand, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says.

Energy Costs to Rise ‘Viciously’ Without Atomic Power, IEA Says

Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Energy will become “viciously more expensive” and polluting if governments don’t promote renewable and nuclear power in the next two decades instead of burning coal, the International Energy Agency said.

Two power plants to create 1,000 jobs in Yorkshire

Two new power stations are to be built in Yorkshire creating more than 1,000 jobs, the government has announced.

More government grey skies for solar power?

Geothermal Engineering's receipt of £6m from the Regional Growth Fund this week was the second bit of good news for Cornwall's renewable energy community in less than a fortnight.

New plans for energy firm bases in Aberdeen area

Three energy firms have announced major plans to establish new offices in the outskirts of Aberdeen.

Oil up to near $95 on improving US economy, Greece

Oil prices rose to near $95 a barrel Friday, boosted by signs the U.S. economy may be improving and hopes that the cancellation of a Greek referendum clears the way for the country's financial rescue.

IAEA: China urges UN atomic watchdog to be tough

China has urged the UN's nuclear watchdog to help developing nations to build safer power stations.

Alberta oil sands producers ‘distracted from ambition and creativity’

Dr. Alan Knight advises the Virgin Group on sustainable development and directs the $25-million Virgin Earth Challenge, an initiative to develop technology to recycle CO2 direct from the air into commercially viable products. He will be speaking about the initiative at the Global Clean Energy Conference in Calgary on November 2.

Dr. Knight has nearly 20 years’ experience of working with global and national companies and governments on sustainability. He is a founder of the Global Association of Corporate Sustainability Officers (GACSO) and a visiting professor at the Exeter University Business School and a Senior Associate of the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership. He was awarded the OBE in June 1998.

Cuba eases curbs to boost food output

Cuba is easing communist rules and nudging its agriculture toward a market economy model as part of a stepped-up government effort to boost food production.