World Energy Headlines (Nov.25-30, 2013)
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< Asia >
Asia holds power balance in global energy market: IEA
The West Australian-2013/11/28
Tokyo (AFP) - Asia's surging energy use means it has leverage to demand cheaper prices and holds the balance of power in the global market, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Thursday. Executive director Maria van der ...
< North America >
Fracking-led energy boom is turning U.S. into 'Saudi America'
Kansas City Star-2013/11/27
MIDLAND, Texas ? All along the highway that leads into this city in West Texas, the rows of black pump jacks seem endless, bobbing up and down as they pull crude oil from beneath the parched scrub desert. JAMES DURBIN | MCT Midland, ...
< South America >
Despite Reforms, Brazil and Mexico Lack Energy Investment
OilPrice.com-2013/11/25
The International Energy Agency (IEA) report, released last week, features Brazil as both a world leader in renewable energy and soon to be a major exporter of oil. The Inter-American Development Bank's June report claims that Latin America ...
< Africa >
Energy in South Africa
The Economist--2013/11/30
TELEVISION viewers in South Africa have become used to advertisements asking them to be frugal with electricity during the peak evening hours. In one commercial a swimming-pool pump in human form is kicked out of a house party: “pool ...
< Europe >
EU Power Network Integration Seen Delayed Again: Energy Markets
Bloomberg-2013/11/29
The biggest changes to Europe's energy market since it was liberalized in the 1990s probably will miss a third deadline, traders and analysts said as the second target date passed. Network and exchange operators likely won't meet the Feb.
< Australia >
Six major trends in energy management
EcoGeneration-2013/11/28
In an exclusive excerpt from the December 2013 edition of EcoGeneration, Energetics founder and Executive Director Jonathan Jutsen discusses the significant trends emerging as businesses face the challenges of improving energy ...