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OPEC not to blame for soaring inflation, secretary general tells CNBC By Reuters

OPEC not to blame for soaring inflation, secretary general tells CNBC By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is pictured on the outside of the new OPEC headquarters in Vienna March 16, 2010. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader/File Photo (Reuters) –…

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Its climate promise relies heavily on carbon capture, meaning thousands of miles of pipeline

Its climate promise relies heavily on carbon capture, meaning thousands of miles of pipeline

President Joe Biden signed a sweeping climate, energy and health care bill on Aug. 16, 2022, that contains about US$370 billion to foster clean energy development and combat climate change, constituting the largest federal climate…

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Mobile app offers new learning tools for anatomy students. But tech isn’t a silver bullet

Mobile app offers new learning tools for anatomy students. But tech isn’t a silver bullet

For most people who finished school or university even a decade ago, the idea of virtual reality in the classroom probably seems like the stuff of science fiction. But immersive technologies like virtual reality (VR),…

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Oil Inventories Fall by 448,000 Barrels Last Week: API By Investing.com

Oil Inventories Fall by 448,000 Barrels Last Week: API By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Yasin Ebrahim Investing.com — U.S. crude inventory fell by more than expected last week, the API reported Tuesday, snapping two weeks of gains just as attention shifts toward progress on talks to…

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Influential oil company scenarios for combating climate change don’t actually meet the Paris Agreement goals, our new analysis shows

Influential oil company scenarios for combating climate change don’t actually meet the Paris Agreement goals, our new analysis shows

Several major oil companies, including BP and Shell, periodically publish scenarios forecasting the future of the energy sector. In recent years, they have added visions for how climate change might be addressed, including scenarios that…

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US academics praise reduction in Fed’s forward guidance

US academics praise reduction in Fed’s forward guidance

US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell told reporters that the Fed would significantly reduce its guidance on future monetary policy actions. “As it relates to September, I said another unusually large increase could be appropriate,…

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Linguistics locates the beginnings of the Austronesian expansion – with Indigenous seafaring people in eastern Taiwan

Linguistics locates the beginnings of the Austronesian expansion – with Indigenous seafaring people in eastern Taiwan

The study of Indigenous languages spoken in maritime South-East Asia today has shed new light on the beginnings of the Austronesian expansion. This was the last major migration of people spreading out across the Pacific…

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Oil extends losses as weak demand outlook persists By Reuters

Oil extends losses as weak demand outlook persists By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view shows oil tanks of Transneft oil pipeline operator at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12,…

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Why are gas prices still high despite oil getting cheaper – and what will happen next? Energy expert Q&A

Why are gas prices still high despite oil getting cheaper – and what will happen next? Energy expert Q&A

While thermometers have been well into the red across the northern hemisphere, people are panicking about the cost of energy bills once winter starts to bite. According to the latest forecasts in the UK, the…

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Oil industry gears up to tap U.S. climate bill for carbon capture projects By Reuters

Oil industry gears up to tap U.S. climate bill for carbon capture projects By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Shell employee walks through the company’s new Quest Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) facility in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada, October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Todd Korol By Liz Hampton (Reuters) – Tax…

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