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Cabinet approves Dover project
What was once one of the most disputed oilsands projects in recent memory is now closer to securing crucial funding and permits to begin operations.
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Shell Is Cutting Its Investment In US Energy
Britain’s most valuable company Royal Dutch Shell plans to cut its upstream spending in America by a fifth and reorganize its operations into smaller “performance units” in its first major shake up since Ben van Beurden took over as chief executive officer at the beginning of the year.
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ALL ROADS LEAD TO THE ATHABASCA BASIN
To the World Nuclear Association, 2% uranium ore is high grade. At 14%, 16% and even 20% uranium, the grades in the Athabasca Basin are astounding analysts and investors around the world. Derek Hamill, Zimtu Capital Corp.’s new head of research, tells The Energy Report about where the investment dollars are moving in the Athabasca Basin, and what areas and companies are worth watching going forward.
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Can the United States Rule the (Energy) World?
Geopolitical crises in Eastern Europe have been met with calls in the United States to use energy as a foreign policy tool. With U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz asking the industry to make a stronger case, however, it’s domestic policies that may inhibit energy hegemony.
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NUCLEAR FUSION ENERGY COMING CLOSER
Scientists have at last created fusion in California, albeit not yet hot fusion to power energy plants. Nevertheless, progress is being made and this will be the next energy source after 2032. Based upon our models, there should be a major innovation that changes the economic structure after 2032 and it is most likely going to be fusion energy. This is the energy source that actually powers the sun.
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The 17 Countries Sitting On The Most Valuable Energy Reserves
Politicians and activists may love to talk about renewable energy sources, but in today’s world fossil fuels are still king. Indeed, as technology has developed in recent years, previously unreachable oil and gas reserves, like shale gas, have become huge sources of industry.
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The next revolution: how 3-D Printing is transforming the energy sector
Creating the mold for a fixed-cutter drill bit is no simple matter – it is an artistic process, sculpted by hand and crafted to a fine edge. It starts as a heavy chunk of graphite. The graphite is machined to spec to form the main body of the mold. A team of designers then fixes a precise array of sand cylinders, or “displacements,” onto the inside of the mold using clay, smoothing out the edges manually.
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Opinion: Hard work on Northern Gateway is starting to pay off
The new progress report from a joint B.C.-Alberta government working group is the first substantive sign that Canada’s two westernmost provinces are getting serious about resolving the issues that stand in the way of moving heavy oil to Asian markets.
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