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Global Markets Hot for U.S. Coal

Oilprice.com — Sat, 11 May 2013 00:44:25 Z

By Jen Alic of OilPrice.com US coal giants have been hit hard, unable to compete with natural gas at home, but overseas this market is getting hotter by the minute. Illinois is a key coal

Tesla’s First Quarter Results Amaze the Market

Oilprice.com — Sat, 11 May 2013 00:39:33 Z

By Joao Peixe of OilPrice.com Tesla ( TSLA ) has finally released its first quarter financial reports for 2013, and whilst Elon Musk had stated that it would be the company’s first profitable

JPMorgan: A New Type of Dirty Energy

Oilprice.com — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:33:35 Z

By Jen Alic of OilPrice.com As US power plants lose money, a bit of market manipulation goes a long way … ask JPMorgan Chase. The banking giant is accused of manipulating energy prices in

What the US Dollar can Tell us about the Oil Market

Oilprice.com — Wed, 08 May 2013 22:21:35 Z

By Keith Schaefer Many investors study supply and demand statistics to figure out where they think the oil price is going. But by far, the biggest factor that determines the oil price is the US

Tesla Motors Talks with Google about Developing Auto Pilot System for Cars

Oilprice.com — Wed, 08 May 2013 22:11:36 Z

By Charles Kennedy of Oilprice.com Elon Musk, the owner of Tesla Motors ( TSLA ), believes that technology that can safely drive a car without human aid is the next evolutionary stage for

Boston Marathon Attacks, Chechnya and Oil – The Hidden U.S. Connection

Oilprice.com — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:43:01 Z

By John C.K. Daly of Oilprice.com As Boston and U.S. security agencies congratulate themselves over the apparent neutralization of a pair of Chechens that bombed the Boston Marathon,

Syrian War Forces Oil Refining into the Fields

Oilprice.com — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:36:09 Z

By James Burgess of Oilprice.com Oil exports, which once provided Syria with 25% of all government revenue, are almost none existent now. The war has crippled the oil industry; over 4 million

Does Suncor Energy Offer a Good Investment?

Oilprice.com — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:33:31 Z

By Robert M. Cutler of Oilprice.com The Canadian energy company Suncor Energy has been struggling since hitting a high of 74 five years ago. It is now trading in the high 20s (in U.S.

How to Buy Your Own Shale Boom

Oilprice.com — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:04:24 Z

By Daniel J. Graeber of Oilprice.com Foreign companies have spent tens of billions of dollars in an effort to capitalize on the U.S. oil and natural gas boom. The Energy Department said foreign

Warren Buffett Rumor Boosts Beleaguered Suntech (STP)

Oilprice.com — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:02:01 Z

By Jen Alic of Oilprice.com After filing for bankruptcy and seeing its stock fall 40% when it default on $541 million in bonds, Chinese equity Suntech Power Holdings Co. ( STP ) has rallied on

Investment Opportunities in the U.S.By Energy Sector

Oilprice.com — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:05:58 Z

By Charles Kennedy The two popular energy sectors within the U.S. are natural gas and renewables, and whereas natural gas has experienced huge growth in recent years becoming the dominant

Self-Driving Cars by 2025

Oilprice.com — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:07:30 Z

By Jen Alic of OilPrice.com The not-so-distant future of driving will be first increasingly semi-autonomous and then fully automated, as technology to build self-driving cars gains traction,

Why Renewable Energy is so Attractive to Google

Oilprice.com — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:27:50 Z

By Joao Peixe of Oilprice.com Google ( GOOG ) has spent billions over the past few years investing in renewable energy projects and trying in general to cut its impact on the environment. Google

Coal Is the Fuel of the Past and the Future

Oilprice.com — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:05:42 Z

By Llewellyn King Hal Quinn, president of the National Mining Association, says coal in 2016 will again be the world’s favorite carbon fuel, pushing out petroleum as the world's largest source

Gas Mileage is Better, but Are Consumers Buying It?

Oilprice.com — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:02:54 Z

By Daniel J. Graeber President Barack Obama used his weekly address to say the country is ready to take control over its energy future. This is because oil production is at a 15-year high at