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The announcement that the oil supermajor Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A) plans to buy the British oil and gas producer BG Group (BRGYY) for $70 billion may mark the start of another round of consolidation in the global oil and gas industry. (Read More)
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Back from Saudi Arabia, Robert McNally is more convinced than ever of two things: The kingdom is determined to stick to its plans to produce oil at a high rate despite the plunge in oil prices over the last 10 months, and OPEC as a whole is unlikely to respond to the slump any time soon. (Read More)
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Politicians may disagree over the need to address climate change, but companies and investors are increasingly financing technologies that provide energy more efficiently and cleanly. Among the latest indications is a report from Standard & Poor’s Rating Services on green bonds, a relatively new financing instrument, and one that is suddenly attracting attention from corporations around the world. (Read More)
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Ryan Lance, the CEO of ConocoPhillips, knows a tough battle when he sees one. Among the latest challenges for him and other U.S. oil producers is persuading the public and the government that exporting American oil makes sense even as the nation continues to buy supplies from abroad. (Read More)
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Will U.S. electric utilities become obsolete some day? The idea may seem far-fetched given our reliance on massive systems of transmission lines and central power plants that deliver electricity to our homes and businesses. But with the rapid spread of solar panels on residential and business roofs across the country, and the potential for breakthroughs in microgrids, storage systems and other technologies, the business model for electric utilities is coming under scrutiny like never before. (Read More)
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The latest derailments of trains carrying crude oil in the U.S. and Canada are putting more pressure on government officials to end the fiery crashes. (Read More)
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The world’s biggest defense contractor is showing more interest in the energy business than ever before. (Read More)
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San Antonio is one of the leading cities for solar energy in the United States, with photovoltaic systems on nearly 2,500 roofs and a solar farm in the works that will power the equivalent of 70,000 homes. (Read More)
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Declining oil prices may be slowing the U.S. shale boom. But there’s no denying that the nation will remain a leading global producer of oil and natural gas well into the future, thanks to advances in drilling technology. (Read More)
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A year makes a big difference. In 2014, one of the biggest personnel concerns for oil and gas companies in the USA was staffing the shale boom and keeping up with attrition as Baby Boomers retired. (Read More)
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