Indonesia to expand electricity production system: 7GW of coal, 8GW geothermal and hydro
June 18, 2013
(EBR) Indonesia-based state-owned power utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) is looking for additional supply of 28 million metric tons of coal every year after it received an order from the government to construct coal-fired plants together producing 7,000MW of electricity. [Read more...]
US Sustains Support For Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
June 16, 2013
(FORBES) Despite the political fallout from the Fukushima crisis, the U.S. Department of Energy remains committed to commercializing small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) technologies. [Read more...]
Japan approves new energy policy white paper, zero-nuclear is on the way out
June 15, 2013
(JAPAN TIMES) Japan’s annual energy report released Friday barely refers to the fact that the previous government upheld a goal to phase out nuclear power in the 2030s, reflecting the pro-nuclear stance of the current government. [Read more...]
The triple-digit barrel of oil
June 14, 2013
(ECONOMIST) Are high oil prices here to stay? [Read more...]
Myanmar finally takes a seat at its own oil & gas feast
June 12, 2013
(REUTERS) In a few months, impoverished Myanmar plans to start pumping roughly $45 million worth of oil and gas a day from the Bay of Bengal to China by pipeline. The vital fuel for China’s growing economy will bypass the Malacca Straits and U.S. ally Singapore. [Read more...]
Myanmar as Economic Miracle Hinges on Natural Gas Bounty
June 7, 2013
(BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK) Myanmar’s opening to foreign investment has been compared to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the start of an economic growth story to emulate Vietnam. How those views pan out will be largely decided by natural gas. [Read more...]
Petrobras’s Biggest Oil Discovery Brings Cost Concerns
June 7, 2013
(BLOOMBERG) Investors in Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PBR), the world’s most indebted oil company, aren’t celebrating Brazil’s biggest-ever crude discovery. [Read more...]
In Japan, new policy spurs solar power boom
June 5, 2013
(WASHINGTON POST) Across Japan, technology firms and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels. [Read more...]
Gulf states focus on energy efficiency as economies advance
June 2, 2013
(SAUDI GAZETTE) Fueled by a population boom and economic development, the growth of energy consumption in the Middle East is prompting many Gulf states to seriously implement energy efficiency initiatives. [Read more...]
