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The geographic nature of managing materials delivery and construction activities for pipelines and facilities provides a unique opportunity to use GIS technology to reduce project risks and improve overall project [...]

Alaska is rich in mineral and energy resources, but poor in energy infrastructure--a combination that stands as a barrier to economic growth in general and, more specifically, to development of […]

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) publishes monthly data for the supply and disposition of natural gas in the United States in the Natural Gas Monthly (NGM). The information in this [...]

Staff Wonder how long China will continue to buy so much energy and raw materials that supply is tight and prices are high? Read this: New research from the McKinsey [...]

Boliden Wins Chinese Lead Smelter Contract Boliden Contech has signed a $4.6 million contract to build a furnace for China's Western Mining in the central province of Quinghai. The job [...]

California signaling future problems Ongoing power shortages in California hint at a larger problem for the US that is not likely to go away soon. Experts now realize that there [...]

Cutting though the hype of California's energy situation To view this article in its entirety, go to (www.buildings.com) Sensationalism. Is the energy situation in California really as volatile as the […]

This month marks the new millennium -- another 1,000-year segment of human history. As we look forward into the new century, humanity continues to seek the benefits of human-directed energy [...]

CORPORATE EXECUTIVES are confronting critical technology decisions today that will affect the nation's ability to meet the environmental and economic needs of the new millennium. Conflicting signals from the market [...]

KEY L.A. INDUSTRIES SLAMMED BY ENERGY PRICE HIKES, FACING LOSS OF POWER HIGHER energy prices and power cutbacks are slamming thousands of businesses in Los Angeles, as the state's energy [...]

You say "gas" and we say "petrol," or at least we did until a couple of weeks ago. That was the point at which the rising cost of fuel suddenly […]

TOTAL US energy demand is projected to increase at an average annual rate of 1.5 percent over the next two decades, with Americans using less natural gas but paying higher [...]

The recent blackout that closed down large portions of the Northeast, New York, Michigan Ohio, and Ontario also caused a lot of emergency work for cooling contractors in those states. [...]

California may have made it through the summer of 2001 without any rolling blackouts, but that doesn't mean the energy crisis is over. Other problems are waiting in the wings. [...]

Regulators of the construction of new power plants, Georgia's Public Service Commission and Environmental Protection Division, are going over independent power companies' requests to construct 18 natural-gas -fired plants in 14 rural Georgia counties. Demand for energy in the state has been increasing quickly at a yearly rate between 3 and 4 percent. The article details the industry and its players.

Independent power producers think they have found a way to cope with the risks of their business. They may be disappointed WHEN a child leaves home, everyone sheds a tear--and [...]

Russia's offense on Georgia builds up concerns for European nations who depend on West Asia for energy supplies. Europe has become dependent on Russia for its energy supplies, particularly natural gas. Forecasts for energy security are given.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 'How will we meet the rapidly escalating demands for energy and power without further endangering the environment?' A group of industry leaders tackled a variety of energy issues [...]

Geopolitical events and the fundamental gap between the growing demand for energy and limited supply has resulted in increase in the energy prices throughout the world. Though Canada is a large exporter of energy, it also imports oil to satisfy its own refinery feedstock requirements, and hence, an energy trade surplus of around 3% of GDP would not be sizeable enough to radically alter its economy.

The Natural Gas Monthly (NGM) is prepared in the Natural Gas Division, Office of Oil and Gas, Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), under the direction of [...]

There is always a lot of talk in the US about market-driven pricing. Americans pride themselves on taking an unflinching approach to capitalism. What is a cup of coffee worth? [...]

Environmentalists in California sued to prevent two new U.S.-owned power plants in Mexicali, run by Sempra Energy International and InterGen, from sending electricity across the border. The greens argued that [...]

Leading experts on U.S. green energy development have expressed confidence that, with improved marketing techniques, a dramatic growth in participation in green energy programs is likely to occur over the [...]