US President Obama offers no leadership on oil and gas in State of the Union, States GlobalData

Matt Jurecky, GlobalData's Global Director of Energy Research and Consulting, has stated today: “With an economy resigned to crude oil prices hovering near US$100 per barrel and natural gas prices having maintained a sub US$5.00 per million British thermal units pattern for... Continue reading >>

North America leads shift in global energy balance, IEA says in latest World Energy Outlook

The global energy map is changing in dramatic fashion, the International Energy Agency said as it launched the 2012 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO). The Agency's flagship publication, released today (November 12) in London, said these changes will recast expectations about... Continue reading >>

US: BIO urges EPA and Congress to stay the course on the renewable fuel standard

Jim Greenwood, president & CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) issued the following statement in reaction to a letter sent by 156 Members of the House of Representatives to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson, where they urged the EPA to reduce... Continue reading >>

CASM Statement: start of Chinese investigation of US and South Korean Polysilicon Manufacturers

The Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM) issued on July 20 the following statement, attributable to Gordon Brinser, president of SolarWorld Industries America Inc., based in Oregon. "Today's (For July 20) announcement by the Chinese government proves once and... Continue reading >>

US: Extinguishing the political debate around renewable energy

In recent years, renewable energy has been pulled into the political debate. The Keystone pipeline, oil and gas subsidies, renewable energy subsidies, the loan guarantee program–Washington is often split down the aisle on many issues that will have lasting effects on the energy... Continue reading >>

Dresser-Rand releases 2011 corporate sustainability report

Dresser-Rand has published its third Corporate Sustainability Report, which identifies 13 sustainability goals across three main focus areas for the Company. The theme of the Dresser-Rand 2011 Corporate Sustainability Report (the "Report") is Operational Excellence. The... Continue reading >>

Federal agencies will bar efforts to circumvent duties on Chinese solar imports

In the wake of affirmative preliminary antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) determinations by the Department of Commerce, some Chinese solar cell and panel exporters are reportedly planning to evade lawfully owed AD and CVD duties of up to 250 percent, according to the Coalition... Continue reading >>