Iraqi oil production could double by the end of this decade, putting the country on track to become the second-biggest supplier to world markets after Saudi Arabia by the...
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Iraq oil output to double by 2020: IEA
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Honda offers $3,000 fuel cards to promote CNG Civic
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Chevron fails to block $18 billion Ecuador judgment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chevron Corp on Tuesday lost a U.S. Supreme Court bid to block an $18.2 billion judgment against it in Ecuador in a case over pollution in the...
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BNEF: Clean energy investment down 20 percent in third-quarter
Global investment in clean energy fell to $56.6 billion in the third quarter of this year, down 20 percent year-on-year and signalling 2012 will see the first annual...
House energy chief Upton calls for repeal of oil, green energy tax breaks
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Cyberattack targets Iranian oil sector
TEHRAN, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Iranian computer networks were set up in such a way as to deter a cyberattack targeting oil installations, an executive said.
Indonesian palm oil is growing source of CO2 emissions, study shows
The rapid expansion of palm oil plantations in the world’s tropical regions, particularly Indonesian Borneo, is becoming an increasingly significant source of global...
More US coal plants to retire due to green rules: study
(Reuters) - More U.S. coal-fired power plants could retire due to environmental regulations and weaker-than-expected electric demand, costing the industry up to $144...
GE to develop enhanced sensing capabilities for underground CO2 storage wells
GE Global Research signed a contract with the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) to build a multi-point sensing system to monitor CO2 injected into geothermal...
Matt Damon film lights up energy lobby
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