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Terry Engelder on the Federal Role in the Shale Gas Revolution

January 6, 2012 by Breakthrough Institute
with 224 views

As a part of the Breakthrough Institute's in-depth investigation of shale gas extraction and the role of the federal government in the development of many of the key enabling technologies, we interviewed Terry Engelder, professor at the University of Pennsylvania and one of Foreign Policy's 100 Global Thinkers. Dr. Engelder has authored... [read more]

Media’s Scant Attention to Royal Shell’s 1.68 Million Gallon Spill

January 3, 2012 by Rod Adams
with 281 views

Mainstream media outlets treat nuclear energy in a way that is diametrically different from energy sources that advertise heavily.Advertiser supported media sources wrung their collective hands and did everything they could to promote and extend the legs of the story about damage to the Fukushima Daiichi reactors. That frequently covered... [read more]

It's Carbon Tax Time!

November 10, 2011 by Marc Gunther
with 425 views

“I was a huge supporter of cap and trade,” said Wayne Leonard, the CEO of Entergy, a $11 billion utility company. “We developed enormously elegant solutions, but they couldn’t get done.” Taxing carbon emissions is the next best way to deal with the threat of global climate disruptions, he said, in part because it would give the energy... [read more]

Shell May Shut Its Largest Refinery Following Fire

October 4, 2011 by Ee Mien Low
with 646 views

channelnewsasia.com, foxbusiness.com : Shell's fire-hit Pulau Bukom oil refinery may remain shut for at least a month. Shell is tight-lipped about how much money is going up in smoke due to the incident at its biggest refinery. But some analysts said disrupted production would affect regional supplies of Shell's products in the short... [read more]

Tar Sands Means C02 Game Over

June 28, 2011 by Jonathan Smith
with 845 views

Image via Wikipedia While this blog disagreed with Hansen’s position on nuclear power for base-load electric power, this blog agreed with the position this leading climate scientist takes on tar sands. Treehugger began their interview on Climate Change and Intergenerational Justice by noting Hansen’s concern: “... [read more]

What New Ethylene Plants, or "Crackers", Tell Us

June 27, 2011 by Geoffrey Styles
with 1,170 views

Sometimes a news item informs us about much more than the event in question. I think the recent announcements of new petrochemical projects in the US fall into that category. Both Shell and Dow Chemical are planning new ethylene crackers in the US, a market in which established ethylene facilities were being shut down only a few... [read more]

Video: New Technology May Prevent Another Oil Spill Like BP's

June 23, 2011 by Silvio Marcacci
with 341 views

Last year, the nation watched and waited for months during many failed attempts to cap the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Now, with the well capped and killed, the industry has responded with new response plans and equipment designed to keep future oil spills from getting out of control. energyNOW! anchor Thalia Assuras looks at one of these new sub-sea containment systems, the Helix Rapid Response. [read more]

Video: Alaska's Offshore Oil - Hope or Peril?

May 24, 2011 by Silvio Marcacci
with 119 views

The U.S. government is considering plans to increase oil and gas production off Alaska, and major companies are eying untapped resources in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. But these potential oil and gas fields are in pristine areas, called “the garden” by native Inupiat tribes, that have been hunted and fished for thousands of years. energyNOW! correspondent Dan Goldstein travels to Alaska’s North Slope to find out if offshore drilling can co-exist with an ancient way of life. [read more]

Shell: We Need Tough Fracking Rules

April 17, 2011 by Marc Gunther
with 2,039 views

Marvin Odum, the president of Shell Oil, made a revealing and insightful observation at the “Shell 2011 Energy Summit” last week in Houston. “You are only as good as the worst operator in your industry,” he said. He could have been talking about BP. Shell wants to drill offshore in Alaska, home to some of the richest... [read more]

Codexis aims to stand out from the biofuels crowd

March 3, 2011 by Marc Gunther
with 671 views

Biofuels development at Codexis headquarters in Redwood City, CA. In the overcrowded biofuels business, it’s hard to tell the pretenders from the contenders. Every company claims to possess breakthrough technology that is just about ready for commercialization. Just ask Algenol, Amyris, Bluefire Ethanol, Coskata, Genencor,... [read more]

A Closer Look at The Commission Report on the Deepwater Horizon Disaster

February 23, 2011 by Robert Rapier
with 569 views

The following guest essay was written by David Whelpton. David is a private investor in the oil and gas industry. His blog is Knowledge and Investing. Below, David goes through the highlights of the report to the President on the Deepwater Horizon disaster, explaining the commission’s findings of what went wrong, and detailing some... [read more]

Shell Exits Algae Biofuels

February 1, 2011 by Doris de Guzman
with 2,256 views

Is algae losing its green bubbling allure? Shell seems to think so as it sold its stake in algae biofuel developer Cellana to its joint venture partner HR BioPetroleum (HRBP). Cellana was formed by Shell and HRBP in 2007 to build and operate a demonstration facility to grow and produce oil from algae for biofuel application. The company'... [read more]

Cancun Climate Negotiators No Match For New Energy Alliances

November 22, 2010 by Keith Schneider
with 1,109 views

The upcoming Cancun climate summit reflects two opposing theaters of action. In one, climate negotiators are getting tangled up in the soft lines of national distrust and diplomatic nuance. In the other, their governments and domestic energy companies are busier than ever drilling, mining, processing, and producing the dirty power that perpetuates the fossil fuel era. [read more]

Inside Shell’s Bintulu GTL Plant

November 15, 2010 by Robert Rapier
with 1,413 views

Bintulu. For many people involved with gasification, that word often invokes a specific image. In fact, colleagues know when I say “Bintulu” that’s shorthand for Shell’s Bintulu, Malaysia gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility (officially, the Shell Middle Distillate Synthesis plant). I recently traveled to Malaysia on business, and I learned... [read more]

Iogen looking to sell?

September 19, 2010 by Doris de Guzman
with 898 views

Iogen is probably thinking of doing the same move as Verenium when it sold its cellulosic ethanol joint venture to BP. Iogen announced last week that it has "initiated a process to explore strategic alternatives for enhancing shareholder value and funding the deployment of its world leading renewable energy technology." The company has... [read more]