Colorado's booming oil and gas industry hit a new peak in mid-September when its number of drilling rigs hit 120, up 25 percent from the 2006 peak of 96 active rigs — and more than double the 50 rigs that were operating in fall 2003. (NBR) (HP)
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When the building pictured, right, was constructed for the Texas Co. in 1910, it marked the beginning of Houston's role as the center of the emerging oil industry in Southeast Texas.
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Sometime in the future, Public Service Co. of New Mexico might not need to crank up generating plants to help city residents deal with sweltering summer heat.
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Almost reluctantly, Don McElroy is looking to wrest profit from calamity.
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Two Houston companies are receiving significant support from the Chinese government to conduct coal-related operations within its borders.
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With an eye toward a fast-growing power segment in the most populous part of the country, newly formed public company Spectra Energy Corp. has committed to spending half of its $3 billion capital improvements budget in the Northeast.
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Clean Cities coalitions around the nation displaced the equivalent of 375 million gallons of gasoline in 2006, according to a recent report. Clean Cities coalitions are on track to reach 3.2 billion gallons of gasoline displaced in 2020, exceeding their established goal by 700 million gallons.
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The Hybrid vehicles’ are continuing to grow rapidly in popularity since their introduction. By the end of the year 2005 it was estimated that there were over 300,000 Hybrid vehicles driving. Since they are so economically friendly tax breaks are being offered to those that purchase and or lease a Hybrid vehicle.
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Russian oil producer OAO Tatneft said Thursday it signed a deal with Royal Dutch Shell Group to jointly develop oil-bearing tar sands in the central Tatarstan region. via PR-inside.com
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This four-chamber Wankel-like engine is capable of burning fuel using photo-detonation, an optimal combustion type. The design can also be used as an air motor, steam engine, gas compressor, hot air engine, or pump. (PESWiki; Sept. 29)
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Bob Boyce is one of the world’s leading super-efficient electrolysis experts. A group of hydroxy researchers have compiled an updated set of plans including Toroidal Coil winding and hookup info enabling others to replicate the work of Boyce. (PESN; Sept. 29)
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“All the preparations have been completed and they will begin drilling by this week.”
Cairn Energy, the Edinburgh-based oil explorer, is to spend $117m on further exploration and development drilling in Bangladesh’s offshore gas fields, a senior Bangladeshi government official said yesterday. via The Herald
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EPA encourages you to put your house on an energy diet. You can start by replacing light bulbs with ENERGY STAR light bulbs. ENERGY STAR lights are compact fluorescent lights with the ENERGY STAR logo… [WebWire - Sunday, September 30, 2007]
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The “black rush” for crude oil, which reminds us of the “gold rush” in the 19th century west, is now taking place in Sakhalin, Russia. via Peak Oil
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“We advise companies that they could incur significant political and legal risk by signing contracts with any party before the national law is passed”
A general view of an oil well digging site near the village of Taq Taq, in the autonomous Iraqi region of Kurdistan in June 2007. via TurkishPress.com
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