OPEC ready to act but not due to speculators: report

OPEC is ready to act to address supply shortages in the oil market but not to counter price moves caused by speculation, Secretary General Abdullah al-Badri told an Austrian newspaper. The group is monitoring the situation closely, and “OPEC will intervene to stabilize the market if the market is imbalanced. OPEC will not intervene because of... 

Market flat, pares losses from jobless claims

U.S. stocks were little changed on Thursday, paring losses after weaker-than-expected jobless claims and helped by a rise in Marathon Oil. Contributing to the weakness was a sharp drop in shares of Merck on disappointing drug trial news. The drugmaker was the biggest percentage decliner on the S&P 500. Weekly initial claims for unemployment benefits... 

Rising Heating Oil Costs Result in Record Savings with Wood Pellets

As homes heating with oil are facing record-level heating bills, consumers heating with wood pellets are suddenly realizing record savings. This January, Popular Mechanics introduced “the high tech, carbon-neutral alternative fuel of the future” – wood. Providing environmental and economic benefits, and a level of convenience unmatched by... 

Professional Research on Dune Energy Inc. and Alamo Energy Corp. – Rising Oil Prices Spike Exploration Activities

www.wallstreetequityresearch.com gives shareholders valuable insight on oil & gas drilling & exploration stocks Dune Energy Inc. (OTC.BB:DUNR – News) and Alamo Energy Corp. (OTC.BB:ALME – News). Sign up today at www.wallstreetequityresearch.com to receive free research reports on these equities. Oil prices recently hit a two year... 

Russian 2010 oil output hits post-Soviet record

Russian oil output rose by 2.2 percent in 2010 to a record 10.1 million barrels per day (505.193 million tonnes) as higher prices prompted the world’s top oil exporter to ramp up production at its greenfield sites. The growth in crude production surprised many analysts, who had expected 1.1 percent on average, when polled just before the start... 

Oil at $90 brings small OPEC supply rise: survey

OPEC output has risen slightly in December as Nigerian supply has increased, a Reuters survey found, indicating the group has yet to boost production substantially in response to prices at a 26-month high. Supply from the 11 members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries with output targets, all except Iraq, has averaged 26.75 million... 

FleetCor Prices Initial Public Offering

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. a leading independent global provider of specialized payment products and services to commercial fleets, major oil companies and petroleum marketers, today announced that it has priced its initial public offering of 12,675,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $23 per share. FleetCor’s common shares... 

Support of Algae Biofuels as Viable Source of Green Energy Gains Momentum

In the world of biofuels, 2010 is officially the year of the autotrophic organism as dozens of companies and academic laboratories race to transform algae into a source of viable green energy, according to Algae Biofuels Production Technologies Worldwide by leading industrial market research firm SBI Energy. The endgame of these research efforts —... 

Hiroshi Development, LLC Closes Initial $300 Million to Fund Renewable Energy and Technology Projects

Hiroshi Development, LLC addresses an opportunity in the renewable energy market that neither traditional private equity nor venture capital investors currently address. Renewable energy financings require a strong understanding of project equity, senior and subordinated debt structures, regulatory compliance, fuel supply and power purchase agreements.... 

Electric vehicles, infrastructure power 2009 Beyond Oil conference

Shiny new electric vehicles, emitting only low-whirring sounds, glistened as they darted among the few sun breaks in Seattle outside a Cascadia Center conference titled Beyond Oil: The Sustainable Communities Initiative. The all-electric Ford Focus made its debut at the late-October event, co-sponsored by Idaho National Laboratory. Ford’s Focus...