Energy Management

Houston Company to Build Coal Gasification Project in China

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:41:00 +0000

Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc.’s agreement with Hainan Dongfang Henghe Energy Development Company Ltd. is for a $1.6 billion coal waste to synthetic natural gas project.

'Green'-Tinted SUVs at Seoul Motor Show

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:59:00 +0000

GM, Renault, Hyundai all have new entrants in the market.

First New Domestic Refinery in 35 Years Being Built in North Dakota

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:49:00 +0000

Robert Brooks, Welding Design & Fabrication

Demand comes from the burgeoning exploration industry sited around the Bakken Shale formation.

What Does the ‘Age of Unconventional Energy’ Mean?

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:41:00 +0000

Citing huge economic advantages to the U.S., ExxonMobil (IW 500/1) Chemical President Steve Pryor laid out his vision for the “new age of unconventional energy.” You might wonder if unconventional refers to windmills or solar panels or fusion reactors. But the green Pryor was referencing was the economic boom coming from shale oil and gas.

The Global Manufacturer

World's Largest Oil Company Created as Rosneft Takes Over TNK-BP

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:22:00 +0000

The $56 billion deal creates a state-owned company with supergiant Roseneft operating fields and refineries stretching from Eastern Europe through Siberia to the Pacific Coast.

The $56 billion deal creates a state owned company with supergiant with fields and refineries stretching from Eastern Europe through Siberia to the Pacific Coast.

China's Suntech Declares Bankruptcy

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:00:00 +0000

The company had been hit by oversupply in the global market for solar cells and panels, as well as trade disputes with the United States and Europe over alleged Chinese dumping and government subsidies to producers.

The company had been hit by oversupply in the global market for solar cells and panels, as well trade disputes with the United States and Europe over alleged Chinese dumping and government subsidies to producers.

US Manufacturing Growing More Energy Efficient

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:31:00 +0000

Government data shows significant decline since 2002 in energy used by industry.

Total energy consumption in the manufacturing sector decreased by 17% from 2002 to 2010, according to data released today by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Manufacturing gross output decreased by only 3% over the same period. Taken together, these data indicate a significant decline in the amount of energy used per unit of gross manufacturing output. The significant decline in energy intensity reflects both improvements in energy efficiency and changes in the manufacturing output mix. Consumption of every fuel used for manufacturing declined over this period.

ExxonMobil, Statoil Announce Tanzania Gas Find

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:05:00 +0000

This is the third major discovery in a year by the two companies in the country.

Obama Renews Call to Develop Technologies that Reduce Fossil-Fuel Dependency

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 18:59:00 +0000

The president is proposing to take some of the oil and gas revenues from public lands and put it toward research on energy-efficient engines, developing cheaper batteries and advancing biofuels and natural gas.

Rusal Suspends Operations at Disputed Nigerian Plant

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:02:00 +0000

The company said it was halting operations at the Alscon smelter because the Nigerian government never followed through on a promise to provide it with sustainable gas supplies.

The Rusal aluminum company of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska on Friday halted production at a disputed Nigerian plant whose ownership was awarded to a U.S. company last year.