Another Alaska Oil Pipeline Shutdown Planned for Leak Repairs
Source: The Anchorage Daily News, Elizabeth Bluemink  (1/13/11)
"Workers install new piping to fix a leak that prompted a four-day emergency shutdown." More >

U.S. GAS: Futures Extend Losses on Storage Report
Source: Dow Jones Newswires, Matt Day  (1/13/11)
"Report of a slightly smaller-than-expected weekly draw from U.S. gas stockpiles reinforced the view that supplies will be ample to meet winter's heating needs." More >

Weekly Clean Energy Roundup
Source: Sustainable Business  (1/12/11)
"From car shows to wind farms, clean energy makes strides." More >

U.S. Import Prices Jump as Energy Costs Surge
Source: MSNBC  (1/12/11)
"Inflation may be tame domestically, but overseas price pressures loom." More >

Li Industry Espionage Allegations Raise the Stakes
Source: Lithium Investing News  (1/12/11)
"Three auto execs face allegations of leaking EV information to China." More >

‎Nat Gas Firms Raise Output in Quest for Oil
Source: MarketWatch, Steve Gelsi  (1/12/11)
"Nat gas producers are getting much higher returns on the oil they find." More >

New Pipeline to Link Caspian Sea to Persian Gulf
Source: Press TV  (1/11/11)
"A multibillion budget has been allocated for the project." More >

Edward Guinness: A Portfolio Approach to Alternative Energy
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report  (1/11/11)
Edward Guinness, comanager of the Guinness Atkinson Alternative Energy Fund, says countries will use a portfolio mix of resources to meet their power needs. Investors in the alternative energy sector are advised to take the same approach to investing in the sector. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Edward tackles the skepticism about climate change, cost, volatility and liquidity and offers advice for skittish first-time investors in the sector. More >

Israeli Spies Arrested over Nuclear Scientist Assassination
Source: Xinhua News  (1/11/11)
"Iranian authorities accuse U.S., Israeli intelligence services." More >

Storms Hamper Coal Deliveries in Southeast U.S.
Source: Platts  (1/11/11)
"Unusually fierce winter storms complicate transport, unloading." More >

Oil Leaps on U.S. Gulf, Alaska Supply Disruptions
Source: Reuters  (1/11/11)
"Delayed operations could significantly impact the market." More >

U.S. Wind Energy: Year in Review
Source: Clean Technica, Zachary Shahan  (1/10/11)
"Wind energy made significant advances in 2010." More >

Debunking Solar Energy Efficiency
Source: ECN News  (1/10/11)
"It's bad news for panel producers, but good news for researchers." More >

Coal's Dim Future
Source: Foreign Policy, Steve LeVine  (1/10/11)
"The climate change arena has gone topsy-turvy in the last two years." More >

AL Gore Touts Indonesia's Geothermal Potential
Source: UPI  (1/10/11)
"Indonesia could become 'the world's geothermal energy superpower.'" More >

Jon Hykawy: High on Lithium
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report  (1/6/11)
With oil prices edging closer to $100 per barrel, the chatter about electric cars is again on the rise. Jon Hykawy, head of global research with Toronto-based Byron Capital Markets, thinks the time is nigh for the mass adoption of electric cars, all of which will need specialty metals like lithium. But where is that lithium going to come from? In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Jon handicaps most of the players in the lithium space and highlights a few that could be takeover targets. More >

U.S. Lawmakers Bar Nat Gas from New Drill Regs
Source: Reuters, Tom Doggett  (1/6/11)
"Hastily proposed regulatory burdens on nat gas will increase energy costs." More >

Oil Falls on Stronger USD
Source: Associated Press  (1/6/11)
"Labor Department report showing moderate job growth pushed the USD higher." More >

Floods Shut 75% of Australia's Coal Mines
Source: Reuters, Daniel Munoz  (1/5/11)
"An estimated US$1 billion has been lost in coal production." More >

Analysts: China's Uranium Announcement Overblown
Source: Mining Weekly, Matthew Hill  (1/5/11)
"No 'breakthrough' in China's uranium reprocessing capabilities." More >

Clean Energy Neck and Neck to Nuclear
Source: Earth Techling, Susan DeFreitas  (1/5/11)
"Non-hydro renewables expanded by a combined 11.5%." More >

Infrastructure Investing: Building Long-term Value
Source: Keith Kohl, Energy & Capital   (1/5/11)
"Soon, companies will push production even further with petro-fracking." More >

Battery Breakthrough
Source: TechNews Daily, Michelle Bryner  (1/5/11)
"New battery charges 40–60 times faster than a typical Li-ion battery." More >

U.S. Allows Some to Resume Gulf Drilling
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Ben Casselman and Daniel Gilbert  (1/4/11)
"Path cleared for 13 firms to resume work on wells already underway." More >

Richard Kang: ETFs Are Active Investors' Weapon of Choice
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report   (1/4/11)
Small boutique firms are finding new ways to slice ETFs up and repackage them for investors who are taking an active approach to their investment funds, not simply buying and holding them. Richard Kang, CIO and director of research for New York-based Emerging Global Advisors, specializes in ETFs and says liquidity and more choices are responsible for record amounts of cash flowing into ETFs. In this Energy Report exclusive, Richard talks about his funds and some reasons niche ETFs are changing the investment landscape. More >