January 2017

Canadian court rejects Ecuadorian judgment against Chevron

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Ecuadorian court judgment being questioned in other jurisdictions as well A Canadian court has ruled that the Ecuadorian judgment against Chevron Corporation cannot be enforced against Chevron Canada Limited, an indirect subsidiary, according to a Chevron press release. The court found that Chevron Canada Limited is a separate entity from Chevron Corporation, not a party to […]

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US wholesale power prices fell in 2016, reflecting lower natural gas prices

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 Natural gas was primary source of US electricity generation in 2016 for first time Average wholesale electricity prices at major trading hubs across the United States during the first quarter of 2016 were significantly lower than during the same period in 2015, ranging from 24 per cent lower in California to 64 per cent lower in New

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Leaving office, Obama acknowledges natural gas’ role in GHG reduction legacy

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Recent University of Chicago report found fracking generating “enormous benefits” to local economies near shale development By Seth Whitehead, EnergyInDepth President Obama penned an article in Science this week titled “The irreversible momentum of clean energy” that — based on the headline alone — would suggest he believes renewable energy is solely responsible for what he

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Volatility and cyclicality in oil prices, will this time be different? – Kemp

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Some analysts predict rise of US shale industry will lead to new oil market structure By John Kemp Extreme volatility and strong cyclicality have been the defining characteristics of oil prices and the industry since the first modern oil well was drilled in Pennsylvania in 1859. Oil prices are much more volatile than the prices

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#ExxonKnew activists continue to push #FakeNews

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This all reveals that the #ExxonKnew effort has devolved into the inevitable fringe environmental campaign By Katie Brown, PhD, EnergyInDepth Environmental activists have been struggling to keep the #ExxonKnew campaign alive, as a steady stream of disclosures over the past several months has undermined their efforts to convince more government officials to launch climate-related investigations.

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Natural gas-fired power plants lead electric capacity additions in Mexico

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Natural gas is Mexico’s largest source of electricity generation, accounting for 54 per cent of the country’s generation in 2015, up from 34 per cent in 2005, according to the US Energy Information Administration. According to Mexico’s national energy ministry (SENER), more than 60 per cent of Mexico’s electric capacity additions between 2016 and 2020 are projected to

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Eco-huts attract tourists, and cash, to Kenyan Maasai herding communities

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Tourist business gives hope to Maasai girls By Benson Rioba LAIKIPIA, Kenya, Jan 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In the late evening, Eunice Kaparo and Rosemary Nenini finish up their daily cleaning routine in the modern Maasai dwellings, or manyattas, owned by the Twala women’s group. “This is elephant dung – they destroyed trees last

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