Energy and Capital Archives

Natural Gas Prices Drop on Warmer Weather

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted September 25, 2012

As the weather remains relatively warm for the start of fall, natural gas prices will drop amid weakened demand...

India's Solution to an Oil Crisis

Written by Keith Kohl
Posted September 24, 2012

Keith Kohl sheds light on how India plans to avert an upcoming oil crisis.

Algae Biofuel Company to Build 6 Factories Globally

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted September 24, 2012

Algae.Tec Ltd. (ASX: AEB), an Australian company that makes algal oils, is looking to build six new biofuel factories...

Solar Startup to Receive Loan from Solyndra Program

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted September 24, 2012

SoloPower, a Silicon Valley solar startup, has a lot in common with Solyndra...

Alaska Considers LNG Exports to Asia

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted September 24, 2012

Alaska's North Slope, which has reserves of roughly 35 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, would be ideal for Asian exports...

Chevy Volt's $10,000 Discount

Written by Brianna Panzica
Posted September 24, 2012

The Chevy Volt's huge discount is just one of the things helping sales improve...

Ethanol Crisis Worsens

Written by Jeff Siegel
Posted September 23, 2012

Is ethanol more important than food?

Coal Company Cuts Jobs

Written by Brianna Panzica
Posted September 23, 2012

Competition with natural gas for power generation has hurt coal miners, and Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR) is cutting 1,200 jobs...

Total Focuses on Oil Exploration

Written by Brianna Panzica
Posted September 23, 2012

Because of the low prices, Total (NYSE: TOT) has been losing money on some U.S. shale operations, but Africa oil offers new opportunity...

T. Boone Pickens Believes in Natural Gas Vehicles

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted September 23, 2012

Even if Honda's (NYSE: HMC) Civic Natural Gas is currently the only CNG vehicle available to consumers, T. Boone Pickens believes this will change...

Exxon (NYSE: XOM) Buys Bakken Stake

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted September 23, 2012

Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) aims to increase slowing oil and gas production, and its Bakken purchase will help it achieve this...

SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) Installs 1.3-megawatt System

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted September 23, 2012

SunPower Corp.'s (NASDAQ: SPWR) system will provide all of the energy necessary for the new Exploratorium facility in San Francisco...