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Energy Economist: King Coal faces the end of its reign

The coal industry has failed to recognize the structural shift in power generation driven by regulation rather than price.

Upstream capital expenditure declined 12% year-over-year in fourth-quarter 2014

(Wed, 25 Mar 2015) Based on financial statements from selected international oil and natural gas companies, spending on upstream investments was 12% lower in fourth-quarter 2014 compared to the same period in 2013. Upstream spending on exploration and development typically accounts for the bulk of these companies' investment expenditures.

Annual Energy Outlook Retrospective Review

(Wed, 25 Mar 2015) The Annual Energy Outlook Retrospective Review provides a yearly comparison between realized energy outcomes and the Reference case projections included in previous Annual Energy Outlook (AEO) beginning with 1994. This edition of the report adds the AEO 2014 projections and updates the historical data to incorporate the latest data revisions.

Bank of England's Shafik says interest rates likely to rise -Kent Business

March 25 (Reuters) - Interest rates in Britain are likely to rise despite inflation falling to zero, Bank of England Deputy Governor Minouche Shafik told Kent Business in comments reported on Wednesday.

Australia weighs U.S., Europe-style tariffs on Chinese solar

SYDNEY, March 25 (Reuters) - Australia will decide within weeks whether to follow the United States and Europe by imposing tariffs on solar panels imported from China, after Australia's only manufacturer accused Chinese rivals of selling below cost to steal its customers.

EPA call for comments raises questions over biofuel standards delay

NEW YORK, March 24 (Reuters) - A U.S.

U.N. ramps up threat to sanction South Sudan's senior leaders

UNITED NATIONS, March 24 (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday threatened sanctions against "senior individuals" in South Sudan for actions or policies that jeopardize security and stability after the war-torn country's leaders failed to agree on a peace deal.

US shale oil firms raise enough equity to avoid loan reset squeeze

HOUSTON, March 24 (Reuters) - Despite a 50 percent slide in crude prices since last summer, U.S. shale oil producers are enjoying remarkably easy access to capital markets and this will allow them to avoid getting squeezed when banks reset their loans in April.

UPDATE 1-CN Rail says harsh winter one reason for spike in 2014 accidents

OTTAWA, March 24 (Reuters) - An unusually harsh winter is one of the reasons Canadian National Rail Co suffered a sharp increase in the number of train accidents in 2014, a top official said on Tuesday.

UPDATE 1-Obama mercury air pollution rule faces test at U.S. top court

WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - The latest legal test of President Barack Obama's environmental agenda reaches the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday as the justices consider a challenge to a regulation intended to limit emissions of mercury and other hazardous pollutants mainly from coal-fired power plants.

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