Angola and Sudan have followed Ecuador in saying they may join Opec, a move that would boost the power of the oil cartel, add impetus to resource nationalism and put international oil companies on their guard. Angola, Sudan and Ecuador...
Just as we get the good news of Arnie signing an historic deal on climate change in California, there are more dire predictions on the issue from the scientists. This time from Professor Peter Cox, of Exeter University in the...
Continuing our Latin American theme today that shows the influence Chavez is having on the region. The Bolivian President Evo Morales has finally signed contracts giving the government control over foreign energy companies' operations, completing a process begun May 1...
Chad has become the latest country to expel foreign companies operating in its country, after the country’s president kicked energy giants Chevron and Petronas, out of a World Bank-backed project. Ironically, Chad-Cameroon pipeline project was meant to serve as a...
The times really are a' changing. The state of California has launched an unprecedented lawsuit against the six largest carmakers in the US for allegedly contributing to global warming. The state has accused Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, Chrysler and...
Here is Rich Cookson's third blog from Sakhalin. "In early-morning off-the-record briefings, Sakhalin Energy's (SE) employees - many of them from Shell - insist that the company is committed to protecting the island's environment. They say, for instance, that the...
Anyone out there who was hoping that new Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson would steer the company in a different strategic direction from his predecessor Lee “the dinosaur” Raymond, should think again. We are not going to see a sudden greening...
Costing a mere $100,000, built by Lotus in England using components from around the world, and designed in Silicon Valley, the Tesla Roadster is ripping up preconceptions that electric vehicles are as slow and boring as golf carts. This one...
As the first stage of new talks on the Kyoto agreement got under way in Bonn yesterday it emerged that one of the key countries - Canada - is willing to comply with its Kyoto commitments only if its emissions...
As crude-oil prices hit record highs, US congressional leaders are planning to ask President Bush to order an investigation into possible price gouging by oil companies. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, plan to send a...
