SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil dipped half a dollar to near $109 on Wednesday, deepening this week's sharp drop as traders looked past Hurricane Gustav to focus on a wobbly global economy and the gloomy outlook for energy demand.
John McCain says Sarah Palin is a solid running mate because she's "in charge of 20 percent of America's energy supply" as Alaska's governor, she has served as a mayor and the voters in her state have thoroughly evaluated her.
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Energy companies watched anxiously on Monday as Hurricane Gustav lurched across the nation's largest concentration of oil platforms and refineries in the biggest threat to U.S. fuel supplies since 2005.
Oil rose nearly $2 to over $117 on Monday as U.S. energy companies raced to shut down offshore oil production and flood-prone refineries in the Gulf Coast ahead of Hurricane Gustav, which is evoking memories of 2005's devastating Hurricane Katrina.
FLORIDA, Mass. - Deep within a mountain here, the state's eighth-largest power plant kicks into action with a thunderous clatter. A reservoir at the summit drains through a pipe in the mountain, loosing a torrent of water that spins two massive turbines, and then flows into the Deerfield River.
VIENNA (Reuters) - A small amount of plutonium which leaked from an ageing International Atomic Energy Agency laboratory near Vienna did not reach the environment, according to an independent inquiry cited by the U.N. watchdog on Friday.
The city's largest property owner - spurred by high energy prices and rising demand from tenants - is seeking "green" certification for all of its office buildings, marking a major milestone in Mayor Thomas M. Menino's push to make Boston the nation's most environmentally friendly city.
A senior Cabinet minister has slapped down demands from Labour MPs for a windfall tax on energy companies, claiming it would mean higher prices for consumers.
BANGALORE (Reuters) - There's value to be found in this rangebound market in areas like insurance brokerages, North American natural gas as well as some industrials, a fund manager said.
