Dow Jones: Shell exec says carbon capture must be global priority 09/09/2007
According to a Sept. 4 Dow Jones article, a top Shell executive thinks developing commercially viable carbon capture and storage technology should be a major priority for companies and governments all...

House bill provides training for 'Green Collar' jobs 08/12/2007
On Aug. 4 the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Green Jobs Act of 2007, legislation introduced by Congresswoman Hilda L. Solis, D-Calif., to help train American workers for jobs in the renewa...

House moves tax bill on oil firms 08/12/2007
Two bills impose $16B tax on oil companies, provide tax breaks, incentives for renewable energy, conservation; opponents say bills ignore need for more U.S. oil, gas, coal production
Declaring a new direction in energy policy, the U.S. House of Representatives approved US$16 billion in taxes on oil companies, while providing billions of dollars in tax breaks and incentives for ren...

Push to protect planet 08/05/2007
North American free trade partners sign alternative energy agreement
The United States, Canada and Mexico - the big energy user in North America and its two leading suppliers - have moved another step closer to lowering trade barriers to cleaner, alternative energy dev...

Canada offers C$1.5B in biofuels incentives 07/22/2007
The Canadian government is offering C$1.5 billion over nine years to producers of renewable alternatives to gasoline and diesel fuel, ignoring the latest warnings that biofuels are transforming agricu...

Oil Patch Insider 06/24/2007
Prank involving Reggie's 'remains' inflames GO-Expo organizers; Ehm named president of Fowler Oil and Gas (Alaska), moving ahead with coalbed methane in Mat-Su
It was the oil and gas show of the year in Canada. More than 600 exhibitors and 21,000 visitors from 54 countries registered for the three-day Gas and Oil Exposition 2007 (GO-Expo) in Calgary. Fertile...

Sands top enviro hit list 06/24/2007
International environmentalists, think tanks put Alberta oil sands in cross-hairs
At the same time the Alberta oil sands are gaining attention from global investors they are also becoming a target for international environmental groups troubled by the consequences of developing wha...

U.S. partners to build Canadian biofuels refinery 04/22/2007
Touted as the largest biofuels refinery of its type in North America, a new plant backed by a U.S. partnership is scheduled to start commercial operations by fall 2008. The facility will be built sout...

PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Colville, from 1950s pioneer to well-known provisioner in the Prudhoe region 04/08/2007
Long tenure in challenging part of the world credited to Colville's seasoned staff and dedication to customer needs
Q. Where is Colville located? More than one location? ? A. We're in two locations at Prudhoe Bay, near the Deadhorse Airport. Fuel and solid waste services are at the Colville pad and our Brooks Range...

Palm oil backfires as renewable fuel 04/08/2007
Virgin Asian rain forests have been destroyed to develop plantations; more greenhouse gases from farming than saved by burning
Only a few years ago, oil from palm trees was viewed as an ideal biofuel: a cheap, renewable alternative to petroleum that would fight global warming. Energy companies began converting generators...

Costing out climate change 03/25/2007
Initial estimates of carbon dioxide capture, sequestration leap to C$5B from C$1.5B; citizens told they can't avoid sharing financial burden
As political leaders around the world are seized with the need to enact climate change legislation, the actual cost of achieving their targets is getting scant attention. The European Council of Mi...

Canada's new green giants 03/18/2007
Alberta legislation could cost petroleum industry 'hundreds of millions of dollars;' sector on edge as it awaits federal regulations for greenhouse gas emissions
One half of a newly formed political tag team - Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach - flipped the petroleum industry on its back March 8, leaving Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to apply a possible...

Oil sands barrel overflows 11/19/2006
Mined output soars, Devon and Total caught in price grip, natural gas consumption a worry, nuclear power gets a political lift
Sifting through the latest grains from the oil sands seldom fails to yield a mix of the good, the bad, the ugly and the fascinating. The last couple of weeks have produced the following: ...

Senate gets ANWR bill 09/24/2006
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., has introduced a companion bill to H.R. 5890, The American-Made Energy Freedom Act, which would open the 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas...

Shell: Greenhouse gases policy needed 09/17/2006
Hofmeister says debate is over, policy makers needed to address science of global climate change by keeping fuel prices high
Touting the importance of a "culture of conservation" and investment in alternative fuels, John Hofmeister sounded less the leader of the world's third-largest oil company as much as a speaker at an E...

Biofuels sector gets seed money in Canada 07/30/2006
Canadian farmers and rural communities are getting an C$11 million injection of federal money to ensure they don't miss out on the benefits of a growing renewable fuels market. Agriculture Minister Ch...

Hope for ANWR: Congressman offers bill with win-win provisions for both sides 07/30/2006
It could take the homespun practicality of a California farmer to dig up enough support in Congress to pass a bill this year that would open the 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil...

Willie's way on the highway 06/18/2006
Ethanol sparks interest across North America, boosted by environmental concerns and Bush's drive to lower Middle East oil imports
If you want to stay on the road you might consider hitching your wagon to Willie Nelson's promotion of biofuels. The country crooner is putting his money where his mouth is by manufacturing and sellin...

Canada sets 5% biofuels target by 2010 05/28/2006
Federal, provincial governments to 'move forward,' closing gap on other countries that mandate ethanol, renewable fuels in gasoline
Under fire from critics at home and overseas, the Canadian government has taken its first major step towards a "made-in-Canada" solution to greenhouse gas emissions by reaching an agreement with the 1...

Biodiesel, other alternatives gain popularity 11/14/2004
High oil prices narrow price gap between conventional oil-based diesel and more expensive biodiesel made from American soybean oil
Few have anything good to say about this year's run-up in oil prices. They do, though, at World Energy Alternatives, a biodiesel company with a shiny antique Gulf Oil pump in the lobby - a hint that p...