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New EPA rule requires chemical disclosure for offshore fracking

The latest EPA rule would merely require companies to report the chemicals that they are discharging into the ocean. The rule is a weak one because relies upon companies to self-report their activities.

OilPrice.com | January 14, 2014 | 10:53 pm

Mother Nature sends oil sector strong message

British Prime Minister David Cameron said he suspected the recent extreme winter weather may be a result of climate change, something the World Meteorological Organization said last year was tied to fossil fuels.

OilPrice.com | January 12, 2014 | 9:45 am

China’s rare earth industry is still dominated by illegal operations

Despite a two year campaign aimed at cleaning the sector and removing all unlawful operations, China has admitted that its rare earth industry still suffers greatly from pollution, smuggling, and illegal mining.

OilPrice.com | January 12, 2014 | 8:53 am

Coal makes a 2014 comeback

While environmental regulations and cheap natural gas have worked together to kill off coal in the United States, coal is not dead yet.

OilPrice.com | January 12, 2014 | 8:42 am

Violence threatens to thwart Iraqi oil resurgence

With the immense challenges facing Iraq's oil sector, even doubling today's output over the next six years looks rather ambitious.

OilPrice.com | January 9, 2014 | 9:07 pm

Canada lays claim to seabed below North Pole

Canada has thrown down the gauntlet to Russia with a claim of Arctic sovereignty that extends to the seabed under the geographical North Pole that Moscow also claims.

OilPrice.com | January 1, 2014 | 8:44 am

Ukraine’s two new energy deals

Two gas deals currently in the works show that, far from being sucked forever into Russia's orbit, Ukraine will continue to flirt with both East and West and, most of all, move towards energy independence.

OilPrice.com | December 12, 2013 | 8:04 pm

Are Canadian energy stocks set for a rebound?

Juniors are confident that economics will ensure that Canadian oil—the cheapest in the world—will find its way to more markets, with or without Washington's approval of Keystone XL.

OilPrice.com | November 20, 2013 | 5:34 pm