The Energy Journal: Environmentalists Get Surprising Ally in Arctic Drilling ... Wall Street Journal (blog) The article demonstrates the rising interdependence between China and Venezuela in the energy sphere, but quotes a Chinese government spokesman as characterizing as “complete nonsense” the notion that China is seeking to influence the Venezuelan ...http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2012/09/26/the-energy-journal-environmentalists-get-surprising-ally-in-arctic-drilling-debate/ Democratic senators want a stop to Arctic drilling
Kansas City Star -
WASHINGTON A group of Democratic senators is calling for the Interior
Department to halt future Alaska offshore drilling leases, saying the
president hasnt made the case that drilling in the
environmentally sensitive region is safe.
“ ...http://www.kansascity.com/2012/09/26/3835398/democratic-senators-want-a-stop.html Even as the ice melts, drilling in the Arctic gets tougher
Washington Post (blog) -
As the world warms, the sea ice in the Arctic has been melting faster
and faster with each passing year. Energy companies, in turn, have
rushed in to exploit the newly uncovered oil and gas resources in the
polar regions. But these Arctic prospectors are ...http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/09/26/backlash-against-offshore-arctic-drilling-grows/
French oil company warns against Arctic oil drilling
CBC.ca -
French oil company Total SA says the costs to be incurred from an oil
disaster in the Arctic outweigh the potential resources that could be
extracted. Total CEO Chrisophe de Margerie told The Financial Times in
an interview published Wednesday that the risks ...http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2012/09/26/total-arctic-drilling.html
Energy Stocks Drop; Total, Shell Weigh In On Arctic Drilling
Barron's (blog) -
By Teresa Rivas. Most energy stocks were trading lower in sympathy with
the market today, as crude oil was down nearly 2% at midday. Total
(TOT) and Shell (RDSA) were in focus; the former gave a rare warning
about the potential environmental damages ...http://blogs.barrons.com/stockstowatchtoday/2012/09/26/energy-stocks-drop-total-shell-weigh-in-on-arctic-drilling/
Energy giant boss writes off Arctic oil
Nature.com (blog) -
Oil company Total's head had written off resource extraction in the
Arctic as too risky to be worthwhile, according to the Financial Times.
In an interview with the paper Christophe de Margerie, chairman and
chief executive officer of Paris-based Total, said that ...http://blogs.nature.com/news/2012/09/energy-giant-boss-writes-off-arctic-oil.html
Total SA, Shell diverge on Arctic drilling
MarketWatch -
Total SA, Shell diverge on Arctic drilling. NEW YORK (MarketWatch) —
Total SA talked down the prospects for oil drilling in the Arctic, while
Shell reiterated its plans to develop crude exploration off the coast
of Alaska on Wednesday, as energy stocks fell ...http://stream.marketwatch.com/story/2012-democratic-national-convention/SS-4-10273/SS-4-12590/
Total against Arctic drilling on ecology issues
RT -
Gazprom postpones Arctic projects attacked by Greenpeace for safety
reasons. Gazprom has postponed the start of oil production at its
Prirazlomnaya field, Russia's first Arctic offshore oil deposit to be
developed, due to safety concerns. An oil rig in the field ...http://rt.com/business/news/total-arctic-oil-warning-021/
Total Warns Against Arctic Drilling
The Moscow Times -
French oil and gas giant Total believes that offshore oil drilling in
the Arctic is too dangerous to justify, becoming the first oil firm to
endorse environmentalists' warnings about the practice. The risks
involved in offshore oil production in the region are simply too ...http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/total-warns-against-arctic-drilling/468781.html
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
The Energy Journal: Environmentalists Get Surprising Ally in Arctic Drilling
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