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TransCanada: ‘Multiple bids’ for Alaska gas line (AP)

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AP – TransCanada Corp. has received multiple bids from “major industry players and others” that want to use its proposed pipeline to transport natural gas from Alaska’s North Slope to market, a company official said Friday.

US gas stations: Stay BP or change name to Amoco? (AP)

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AP – BP gas station owners across the country are divided over whether the oil giant stained by its handling of the Gulf spill should rebrand U.S. outlets as Amoco or another name as part of its effort to repair the company’s badly damaged reputation

Consolidation Continues: Panasonic To Buy Sanyo

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On Wednesday this week, Panasonic announced its intentions to purchase remaining shares of Sanyo Electric Co and Panasonic Electric Works (PEW). Panasonic already had a 50% stake in Sanyo as of last year. Sanyo is a big player in the solar market and producer of lithium-ion batteries.

Shell Q2 net profit up 15 percent (AP)

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AP – Royal Dutch Shell, Europe’s largest oil company, reported a 15 percent rise in net profit for the second quarter thanks to higher oil and gas prices and the early completion of a cost-cutting program.

BP aims for quick well kill and weighs asset sales (Reuters)

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Reuters – BP Plc may permanently shut the well that caused the worst off-shore oil spill in U.S. history as early as Monday, the company said as speculation grew over assets it might sell to cover mounting costs.

Deal is close for Southampton biomass energy plant

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A DEAL to build a renewable energy plant at Southampton docks that could power up to half the homes in Southampton is near to being struck, the Daily Echo can reveal.

Q&A: How is it that the environmentalists have deluded themselves …

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Combining these technologies with others like solar thermal, tidal , nuclear, geothermal, hydroelectric (there is still potential out there), biomass /WTE, increased efficiency, and even better used fossil fuels can add up to big …. You’ve I’m afraid fallen for the alternative energy industry propaganda regarding GHGs savings using wind powered turbines , solar panels , wave power etc.

Oil prices dip before US inventory data (AFP)

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AFP – Oil prices fell slightly on Wednesday before the release of closely-watched data on US energy inventories after figures showed waning consumer confidence in the United States.

Explosion rocks Japanese tanker in Persian Gulf (AP)

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AP – An explosion damaged a Japanese oil tanker as it exited the Persian Gulf on Wednesday. Though the cause of the blast was not immediately known, the ship’s owner said the vessel may have been attacked.

UK to fix biomass energy support for 20 yrs

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Energy production using biomass will get steady support under Britain’s Renewables Obligation (RO) system for the next 20 years the new coalition government said on Tuesday in its first annual energy policy statement.