The Economist The new economics of Sheikh Oil vs. Shale Oil  The economics of oil have changed. Some businesses will go bust, but the market will be healthierWall Street Journal BP agrees to pay 18.7 Billion to settle Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Claims  BP PLC agreed to pay $18.7 billion to settle all federal and state claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, including the biggest pollution penalty in U.S. history Will the World become battery-powered? That's certainly the ambition of Elon Musk, the PayPal billionaire turned would-be space explorer and electric car baron Macleans The untold story of the Keystone pipeline war  Two thousand miles west of Washington, D.C., on the vast prairie, you can drive for hours on roads that were once wagon trails, and rarely pass another car or truck  Few domestic policy issues have prompted more controversy recently than whether to build the Keystone XL pipeline Institut de la Statistique du Quebec Apres neuf annees de croissance, baisse des investisements miniers en 2013 L’incertitude qui affecte l’économie mondiale, le flé-
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minière, ont marqué l’année 2013 It was a decade ago when upheavals in the Middle East held the West 'over a barrel' - quite literally, giving rise to the so-called petro-politics that have since dominated the global stage  Mexican gold miner, Argonaut Gold (TSE:AR), reached a friendly $341-million deal to acquire Prodigy Gold (CVE:PDG), an exploration company that focuses on Eastern Canada  It's no surprise that safety managers spend a great deal of time staying current on safety legislation. With Canada and the U.S. set to toughen fuel-economy standards for light-duty passenger vehicles, will the energy sector be left in the dust?  Neoen, une PME contrôlée par Jacques Veyrat, inaugure une installation solaire photovoltaïque de 260 hectares. L’électricité produite sera vendue à 105 euros le mégawattheure.  The last thirty years have seen impressive technological advances in solar, wind and tidal energy generation. Previously considered a fringe technology, they have now become very much a part of the UK’s energy generation policy Alberta Oil Magazine Alberta's New Abandoned-Well program Makes Compliance Impossible for some  The vertical oil well located near Red Earth Creek in northern Alberta, identified by the number 2-27, is by most accounts a good asset. The Crimson Oil & Gas-owned well typically produces about 20 barrels of oil equivalent per day, and has been valued at $650,000 by third-party engineers. | Climate News Network Commitment to end flaring is boost for climate talks |
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