Bulls Amid The Bears: AOL Energy Week In Review
The energy sector has turned upbeat in recent weeks despite still-strong economic headwinds and widespread complaints about political and regulatory uncertainty. Surviving the financial crisis largely...
View ArticleRenewable Financing Is Not What It Used To Be
Challenges abound for renewable power companies, especially small and medium-sized firms. Difficulty obtaining a power purchase agreement, tax incentive uncertainty, the European debt crisis, and the...
View ArticleGas As The Bridge To The Future
Power companies are switching over from coal to natural gas at an accelerating rate, with potential consequences for both the US emissions profile and the industry’s economics. In his presentation to...
View ArticleDiversification Dilemma: Power Industry Debates Portfolio Approach
Traffic on the Las Vegas strip, where lights were turned off this weekend for Earth Hour. Tensions between two competing visions of power markets rose to the surface during early discussions among the...
View ArticleWellinghoff Details His Approach To Power Capacity Market Design
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Jon Wellinghoff. There is no point at which federal regulators will be able to throw up their hands and say “mission accomplished” when it comes to power...
View ArticleProposed CNOOC Takeover Of Nexen Would Up Its Sway Over Brent
CNOOC’s proposed bid for Canadian oil-and-gas producer Nexen would increase Asia’s sway and influence over the pricing of Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, market analysts said Tuesday. The...
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Energy Quote of the Day: Saudi-Russian Oil Price Collusion?
Reports in a Lebanese newspaper detail a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi intelligence chief Prince Bandar bin Sultan, in which bin Sultan suggested a joint Russian-Saudi...
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Energy Deals of the Week
Sakhalin Energy, the consortium that operates the Sakhalin II LNG project in Russia, is seeking higher prices for LNG sales from Korea’s Kogas, the world’s largest LNG buyer, sources have told...
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Energy News Roundup: Four Traders Claim to Have Proof that BP, Statoil, Shell...
Four oil traders are claiming in a lawsuit that they can prove that BP, Statoil and Shell conspired with Morgan Stanley and trading firms such as Vitol to manipulate Brent crude prices. The traders say...
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Energy News Roundup: Riot Police at Chevron’s Romania Shale Site
Chevron is restarting a shale drilling campaign in Romania, which has met resistance from the local population. As many as 300 riot police are patrolling the site. [Natural Gas Europe] Platts’ Brian...
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