RSS Feed en-us Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:01:00 Spring is approaching, and gasoline prices are once again climbing. But you may not know that this ritual of climbing prices happens almost every year about this time. If you check the history of gasoline prices at the Energy Information Administration''s (EIA) website you can see that gasoline prices almost always rise between January and May. http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=3459 It looks like ice, but this ice could one day be used to heat your home. http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=3458 For many years, few metals drew bigger yawns from mining executives than lithium, a lightweight element long associated mostly with mood-stabilizing drugs. http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=3457 Shortages of diesel fuel and gasoline continued for the third consecutive day in Cairo and the governorates. http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=3456 OPEC President Germanico Pinto said he will seek to reduce price speculation and volatility during his term as leader of the oil cartel, adding to calls from the U.S. to Europe for measures to minimize market swings. http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=3455 Last week the stock markets soared when it was announced that the U.S. had lost only 36,000 jobs in February, less than Wall Street economists were predicting. http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=3454 A fast expansion in wind power generation projects is not in accordance with China''s reality, as sandstorms always go with wind, which would cause serious damage to the wind power equipment, said Miao Wei, vice minister of Industry and Information Technology, on Sunday, the Beijing Times reported. http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=3453 European efforts to reduce greenhouse emissions could be undermined by Russian plans to dramatically increase energy production from coal, Western experts said in Brussels yesterday. http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=3452 Europe should promote spending on infrastructure to deliver natural gas to consumers from new sources of the fuel from Africa, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, Eni SpA Chief Executive Officer Paolo Scaroni said. http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=3451 The U.S. has vast supplies of natural gas locked tight in shale that could offer a long-term energy solution, but the government is ignoring the resource''s potential, Jim Mulva, the chief executive officer of ConocoPhillips said on Tuesday. http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=3450 An international consortium led by British oil giant BP has given the go-ahead for a $6.0-billion (4.4-billion-euro) investment in developing a major oil field in Azerbaijan, BP said Tuesday. http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=3449 East Africa has become a promising new frontier for oil exploration and major multinationals are jostling for the rights to search for black gold, industry experts said. http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=3448 President Barack Obama made a renewed push for a long-stalled climate and energy bill Tuesday, urging lawmakers at a White House meeting to pass a comprehensive bill this year. http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=3447 China and India formally agreed Tuesday to join the international climate change agreement reached in December in Copenhagen, the last two major economies to sign up. http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=3446 Iraqis may at last be on their way to the petro prosperity they've waited so long to enjoy. They should be careful what they wish for. http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=3445 The U.S. government on Monday announced selections for the award of approximately 40 million dollars in total to two teams led by Westinghouse Electric Co. and General Atomics for conceptual design and planning work for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP). http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=3444 Three of the world's largest oil suppliers have clandestinely cut their ties with Iran. http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=3443 Developed countries are "outsourcing" more than a third of their carbon emissions associated with products and services to other countries, researchers say. http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=3442 India has decided to formally back a climate change accord struck in Copenhagen last year that includes non-binding limits on global warming, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Tuesday. http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=3441 Ethanol, the commodity that cost Bill Gates more than $44 million the last time prices collapsed, is poised to rally as much as 20 percent as the fastest drop since 2008 spurs demand. http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=3440