Revised regulation could make the industry unviable if adopted because of requirements for operational safeguards that are higher than required of retail investment funds  More »

The Norwegian govt approved development of the Total-operated Martin Linge field, although the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Agency warned that the co’s current well design is “not robust enough”.  More »

BRASILIA, March 31 (Reuters) – Brazilian authorities identified a small oil leak off the shores of Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, the latest in a series of spills that has raised safety concerns over the development of some of the world’s largest petroleu…  More »

GENF, March 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Weatherford International Ltd., ein von Steuerbefreiungen auf den Bermudas profitierendes Unternehmen (“Weatherford Bermuda”) und Tochtergesellschaft der schweizerischen Aktiengesellschaft Weatherford International…  More »

If it gets a little dark this Saturday night for visitors at the Sheraton or the Westin in downtown Phoenix, it’s not a power outage. It’s a simple move to conserve energy. Both hotels are among a growing number of businesses joining Earth Hour 2012, an effort to bring awareness on energy efficiency techniques. The hotels will turn off non-essential lights at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. For both, the effort is part of a larger effort by its parent company Starwood …  More »

The candidacy of Khairat al-Shater, the group’s deputy leader, is likely to escalate its confrontation with the country’s military rulers  More »

MONACO, March 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — CleanEquity Monaco, il forum per le societ emergenti nel settore cleantech, quest’anno stata organizzata in modo congiunto da Innovator Capital Ltd e dal Nobel Sustainability Trust. La conferenza si chiusa venerd 30 marzo…  More »

MONACO, March 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — CleanEquity Monaco, das Forum fr aufstrebende Cleantech-Unternehmen, wurde in diesem Jahr gemeinsam von Innovator Capital Ltd und dem Nobel Sustainability Trust prsentiert. Die Konferenz wurde am Freitag, den 30. Mrz mit einer…  More »

GENF, March 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Weatherford International Ltd., eine sg. Bermuda Exempted Company (“Weatherford Bermuda”) und eine Tochtergesellschaft von Weatherford International Ltd., eine Schweizer Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE: WFT) (“Weatherford…  More »

Selling confidential client information is a serious crime in Switzerland, which has strict laws on bank secrecy, enforceable by prison sentences  More »

Energy is going to be as big a deal in this century as it was in the last. As such, being the Energy Capital means a lot for the country and city in which it resides.  America was the economic juggernaut during the 20th century fueled by abundant fossil fuels for the most part. The [...]  More »

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that it will soon be clear whether Iran’s leaders are prepared to have a “serious” discussion about the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, according to reports.  More »