This is a guest post by Paul-Frederik Bach. Paul-Frederik has more than 40 years experience in power system planning. He worked with grid and generation planning at ELSAM, the coordinating office for west Danish power stations, until 1997. As Planning …  More »

ZaZa Energy will begin hydraulic fracturing of its first well in the Eaglebine play north of Houston by mid-November, the next step in what the company hopes to parlay into a major operation there.  More »

Just 36 percent of surveyed oil and gas executives had a positive outlook for corporate earnings, down from the 52 percent just six months ago, according to a global industry report.  More »

Devon Energy Corp. reported a third-quarter loss of $719 million, as it continues to struggle with low prices for the natural gas that accounts for two-thirds of its production.  More »

The reelection of President Barack Obama is good news for the U.S. pursuit of energy independence. That’s because the President is unlikely to take any major steps to ban shale drilling operations in the United States but is more likely than contender Mitt Romney to stay the course on accelerated time lines for higher efficiency [...]  More »

During a second term in the White House, President Barack Obama will have more freedom to impose tougher regulations on domestic drilling, despite stiff opposition from the oil and gas industry. But the newly reelected president also will have more latitude to approve natural gas exports and the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, without the risk of alienating environmentalists he needs at the ballot box.  More »

U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. has expressed an interest in pulling out of a major oil field development project in the country’s south, a senior Iraqi oil ministry official said Wednesday.  More »

University of Kansas researchers are receiving a $1.7 million federal grant to study climate change.  More »

The Houston-based corporation reported a 11 percent increase in third quarter earnings as the company boosted its oil and natural gas production.  More »

Sugar Land-based Rangeland Energy says it has entered into an agreement with Inergy Midstream to sell its crude oil distribution hub in North Dakota for $425 million.  More »

No other industry outside Detroit has been as closely aligned with President Obama’s policies. Obama touted green jobs as the key to America’s economic revival and showered $90 billionÖ in stimulus funding on makers of solar panels, wind turbines, biofuels and electric cars. His Republican opponent, Mitt Romney, doesn’t share that enthusiasm.  More »

Oil and gas companies that speak out against environmental regulations and sustainability values might want to think twice about whether such actions are actually promoting shareholder value, especially if they are based in “blue states.” Companies that make frequent corporate responsibility disclosures and high corporate political campaign contributions provide higher shareholder returns, a new study [...]  More »