(Reuters) - The proposed Volcker rule crackdown on trading and investing by banks could cause gasoline, electricity and natural gas prices to rise, according to a new report......»»

A new study estimates that there are 10 billion planets within the habitable zones of stars, but contrary to news reports, these are not 10 billion Earth-like planets......»»

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investors representing $500 billion in assets are pushing energy companies in the shale oil rush in North Dakota and other states to disclose the amount of natural gas they burn - a practice they see as a wasteful financial risk......»»

PetroChina Co. (PTR), China's biggest listed oil firm by output, said Thursday its net profit fell 5% last year as refining losses offset higher oil prices and strong energy demand......»»

March 30 - Spain has presented a budget that aims to save more than 27 billion euros in 2012 through spending cuts and revenue increases, reassuring markets that the country would stick to austerity. Ciara Sutton reports......»»

On Friday, the Bipartisan Policy Center released an odd study evaluating the role the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is likely to play in accelerating the pace of clean energy innovation. The study, ?Energy Innovation At The Department Of Defense,? prop.....»»

By Energy Burrito: Given gasoline prices are getting close to record highs while natural gas prices plunder to further new 10-year lows, natural gas vehicles (NGVs) are not surprisingly receiving a lot of attention in the media at the moment. Both General.....»»

Iraq's deputy prime minister for energy lashed out at Iraq's Kurdistan authorities for halting crude oil exports, accusing them of separately allowing billion of dollars worth of oil-smuggling over its northern borders, mainly to Iran......»»

Energy Policy: The Interior Department announces a five-year environmental study of offshore oil sites along the Atlantic coast with possible drilling off the Old Dominion in 2018 -- only seven years after a promised lease sale......»»

ICF International (NASDAQ: ICFI) has been awarded a new contract to support the energy efficiency portfolio for a major U.S. utility. The contract has a value of $6 million and a term of 25 months. Through this contract, ICF will promote increased energ.....»»

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (0386.HK), or Sinopec, and gas supplier ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. (2688.HK) said Tuesday they reserve the right to revise the terms of their US$2.15 billion offer to acquire China Gas Holdings Ltd. (0384.HK), though the mar.....»»

Shareholders of CVR Energy, the oil refiner that Carl C. Icahn has offered to buy for $2.6 billion, have tendered about 55 percent of the outstanding shares, according to a statement by the activist investor......»»

is moving closer to winning a $30 a share bid for refiner CVR (CVI) after he announced that 55% of outstanding shareholders have tendered their shares to his hostile campaign. For Icahn, a successful bid for CVR ? worth roughly $2.26 billion ? would be hi.....»»

If simple common sense can’t curb energy usage, perhaps a little healthy peer pressure from Facebook friends will do the trick. Facebook has joined forces with energy efficiency startup Opower and the National Resources Defense Council to release a .....»»

The British utility International Power has rejected a $9.5 billion offer from the French energy giant GDF Suez for the 30 percent stake in the British company that it does not already own......»»

The British utility International Power has rejected a $9.5 billion offer from the French energy giant GDF Suez for the 30 percent stake in the British company that it does not already own......»»

This article originally appeared in the Apr. 23, 2012 issue of Forbes magazine. This year will likely be the first time in history that a company tops $500 billion in sales. Two oil companies are good bets to pass the mark: the U.S.' and the U.K.-register.....»»

Shortly after taking office, President Obama gutted a $1.2 billion Bush administration R&D program designed to bring hydrogen-fueled cars to market......»»

Globally, the market for alternative fuels is doing quite well. In a recent Clean Energy Trends 2012 report the combined global revenue for solar, wind power and biofuels rose 31 per cent over 2010, from $188.1 billion in 2010 to $246.1 billion in 2011. B.....»»

By Ry Frank:Chesapeake Energy (CHK), with a market capitalization approaching $15 billion, is trading at about $22 per share and may be among the best investments you can make in the independent oil and gas industry. Of course, that's my opinion, and if y.....»»