Energy Top Stories

US prosecutors want max of 1 year in prison for ex-Massey Energy CEO

Blankenship is scheduled to be sentenced on April 6, day that marks the sixth anniversary of the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 29, 2016 | 8:55 am

Namibia’s uranium production to triple by 2017

Uranium production in Namibia is expected to triple by 2017…

Andrew Topf | March 27, 2016 | 12:52 pm

This country just ended its coal power production

Scotland has stopped generating electricity from coal for the first…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 25, 2016 | 6:05 am

Current oil price rally reaching its limits

Oil prices have climbed by about 50 percent from their…

Oilprice.com | March 24, 2016 | 8:59 am

Commodity bulls twisting in the wind

After rebound in sentiment, mining and metals sector increasingly vulnerable…

Frik Els | March 23, 2016 | 3:09 pm

Xstrata to pay $342 million to execs after Glencore merger triggers ‘red-top alert’

The unusual alert, considered the Association of British Insurer's most serious warning, indicates a breach in corporate governance.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2012 | 12:24 am

The US will close 30 refineries by 2020 due to collapsing demand: Verleger

Noted oil economist, Philip Verleger, says the US is moving to energy independence because of the recent innovations in oil production and demand destruction in the country.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 20, 2012 | 6:51 am

Dem bill would halt new mountaintop coal mines pending health study

House Democrats introduced legislation Tuesday that would require a comprehensive study of the health dangers related to mountaintop removal coal mining. More controversially, the bill would also halt all new mountaintop coal projects until the health study is complete.

The Hill | June 19, 2012 | 9:25 pm