Archive for February, 2007

Iran’s top leader: Oil, gas reserves will dry up, Tehran needs to produce nuclear fuel

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s top leader said Saturday the country’s oil and gas reserves will eventually dry up and defended the drive to produce nuclear fuel, claiming it was the only way to avoid dependence on the West for energy.
“Oil and gas reserves won’t last forever. If a nation doesn’t think of producing its future […]

Sunday, February 18th, 2007

Producing oil, gas more costly, new report says

Associated Press
HOUSTON — The cost of producing oil and gas has risen about 53 percent the past two years, and the trend is expected to continue this year, according to a report released Monday.
Those same costs have climbed 67 percent since 2000, but most of the increase has come since the end of 2004, according […]

Sunday, February 18th, 2007

Is Alberta oil, gas at risk?

Could Alberta’s sprawling oil and gas industry become a target of foreign extremists?
This week, a Washington outfit linked to Israel that provides the U.S. media with edited translations of material from Mideast sources reported that a Saudi extremist group had posted an e-mail threatening Canada, Venezuela and Mexico.
A group styling itself “al-Qaida in Arabia” […]

Sunday, February 18th, 2007

S. Korean, Surinamese officials to meet on oil, gas exploration

SEOUL — Officials from South Korea and Suriname will meet Monday in Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname, on enhancing cooperation in the development of oil, gas and other minerals in the Latin American state, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said Sunday.

The meeting, the second of its kind in 15 years, will also likely […]

Sunday, February 18th, 2007

Energy Improvement Champions named

Idaho Power and the Industrial Efficiency Alliance announced a number of local Continuous Energy Improvement Champions. These Energy Champions, who work at several local food processing plants in Idaho, were selected as Energy Champions as a result of their personal commitments to improving productivity and profitability in their companies through energy efficiency strategies. The Continuous […]

Sunday, February 18th, 2007

Hilton Malta cuts energy consumption by 15.1 per cent

Last week, Hilton president for Europe and Africa, Wolfgang M. Neumann, crowned Hilton Malta the regional energy champions for their environmental actions in the Hilton “we care! Programme” and awarded each of the 360 hotel team members with an eco-friendly mountain bike valued at e350.
More than 16,000 team members from 79 Hilton hotels in Europe […]

Sunday, February 18th, 2007

Gillibrand hosting energy chat

RHINEBECK - Area residents will have the chance on Monday to discuss with U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand their views on energy independence and alternative energy sources.
Gillibrand, D-Greenport, will host a forum from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Rhinebeck Town Hall, 22 E. Market St.
The event is expected to bring together experts in the […]

Sunday, February 18th, 2007