- Putin defends decision not to privatize holdings in Russian state-owned energy companies The Canadian Press - 48 minutes ago
By The Associated Press MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday defended his decision to withdraw lucrative government stakes in energy companies from a list of assets to be privatized. Privatization ...
- TSX erases gains on weak global data Reuters - 54 minutes ago
Toronto's main stock index turned negative on Thursday as early gains from gold miners were offset by financial and energy losses, spurred by jitters about the euro zone debt crisis and a slew of weak ...
- Denison finalizes $110M deal to sell U.S. assets to Energy Fuels The Canadian Press - 55 minutes ago
By The Canadian Press TORONTO - Denison Mines Corp.(TSX:DML) has reached a definitive agreement to spin off its U.S. assets in a mostly stock deal that will see its shareholders receive a controlling interest ...
- Canada's ATS Automation posts profit on lower solar loss Reuters - 3 hours ago
Canada's ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc , which makes factory automation systems and solar energy equipment, reported a quarterly profit, aided by growth at its transportation business and a narrower ...
- China rules US support for group of solar, wind energy projects violates trade rules The Canadian Press - 6 hours ago
By The Associated Press BEIJING, China - China's Commerce Ministry says an investigation has found that U.S. government support for six renewable energy projects violated free-trade rules. Thursday's announcement ...
- Shell says 'considering options' after PTT bid for Cove AFP - 7 hours ago
Royal Dutch Shell said Thursday it was mulling its options over Cove Energy, one day after Thai oil giant PTT trumped its takeover bid for the East Africa-focused group.PTT had revealed Wednesday that ...
- Kinder pares size of Trans Mountain expansion Reuters - 16 hours ago
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners has reduced the size of a planned expansion of its pipeline to the Pacific Coast after fewer shippers than expected signed 20-year contracts that would allow surging Canadian ...
- Treasury board president says NDP leader Mulcair's energy views 'reckless' The Canadian Press - 17 hours ago
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press CALGARY - Federal Treasury Board President Tony Clement used a speech in the heart of Canada's oil and gas sector to launch an attack on NDP Leader Tom Mulcair and ...
- Pan Orient Energy sells Thai concessions for over US$170M; stock soars 67% The Canadian Press - 17 hours ago
By The Canadian Press CALGARY - Stock in Pan Orient Energy Corp. (TSXV:POE) shot up 67 per cent Wednesday after the petroleum exploration and development company announced the sale of some Thai assets ...
- Pan Orient Energy sells Thai concessions for over US$170M; stock soars 52% The Canadian Press - 22 hours ago
By The Canadian Press CALGARY - Stock in Pan Orient Energy Corp. (TSXV:POE) soared almost 60 per cent Wednesday after the petroleum exploration and development company announced the sale some Thai assets ...
- Germany aims for stronger grip on switchover from nuclear to renewable energy The Canadian Press - 22 hours ago
By Juergen Baetz, The Associated Press BERLIN - The German government will more closely oversee the country's move from nuclear power to renewable energy, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday — a mammoth ...
- China in hardest private-sector push in decade Reuters - Wed, 23 May, 2012 8:59 AM EDT
China signaled on Wednesday it wanted to boost private investment in its energy sector as Beijing makes its most determined push since joining the World Trade Organisation to reduce the role of the state ...
- China's Cabinet says economy slowing further, promises to encourage private investment The Canadian Press - Wed, 23 May, 2012 7:39 AM EDT
By The Associated Press BEIJING, China - China's Cabinet says the economy is slowing further and has promised to boost growth by encouraging private investment in energy and other industries. The Cabinet ...
- PTT's $1.9 billion bid for Cove trumps Shell Reuters - Wed, 23 May, 2012 6:11 AM EDT
Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production stoked the bid battle for Cove Energy on Wednesday, topping Royal Dutch Shell with a 1.22-billion-pound offer that underscores interest in new east African gas ...
- Thailand's PTT beats Shell bid for Cove Energy AFP - Wed, 23 May, 2012 5:14 AM EDT
Thai oil giant PTT said on Wednesday it had struck a deal to buy East Africa-focused Cove Energy for £1.22 billion ($1.92 billion, 1.50 billion euros), trumping a rival offer from Royal Dutch Shell.PTT ...
- Turkmenistan signs natural gas deal with Pakistan, India for cross-Afghanistan pipeline The Canadian Press - Wed, 23 May, 2012 4:09 AM EDT
By The Associated Press ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan - Turkmenistan signed a natural gas deal with Pakistan and India on Wednesday, in a significant boost to the proposed construction of a 1,800-kilometre (1,100-mile) ...
- Japan April trade deficit up as energy costs rise AFP - Tue, 22 May, 2012 11:25 PM EDT
Japan recorded a bigger-than-expected trade deficit in April, official data showed Wednesday, as higher energy costs hiked imports while shipments to China -- its biggest market -- fell from a year ago.The ...
- Israeli company raises $200 million to build solar energy fields in southern desert The Canadian Press - Tue, 22 May, 2012 12:21 PM EDT
By The Associated Press JERUSALEM - An Israeli solar company says it has raised more than $200 million to build eight solar energy fields in the country's southern desert. Arava Power Co. says the deal ...
- Russian energy czar Sechin named CEO of country's largest oil company Rosneft The Canadian Press - Tue, 22 May, 2012 10:19 AM EDT
By The Associated Press MOSCOW - Russia's energy czar Igor Sechin on Tuesday was named to lead the country's largest oil company, state-controlled Rosneft. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev made the announcement ...
- Russian energy czar Sechin named CEO of Russia's largest oil company Rosneft The Canadian Press - Tue, 22 May, 2012 9:43 AM EDT
By The Associated Press MOSCOW - Russia's energy czar Igor Sechin has been appointed to lead Russia's largest oil company, state-controlled Rosneft. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev made the announcement ...
- Exclusive: SK Energy to stop Iran oil imports from July: sources Reuters - Mon, 21 May, 2012 6:36 AM EDT
South Korea's largest oil refiner SK Energy will stop Iranian crude imports after a European Union insurance ban takes effect on July 1, two sources said, effectively making it the first of Tehran's major ...
- S. Korean venture signs $2.5 bn Uzbek gas deal AFP - Sat, 19 May, 2012 7:52 AM EDT
A South Korean joint venture in energy-rich Uzbekistan said on Saturday it had secured a $2.5 billion credit line to build a new chemical and gas production unit by 2016.The Uz-Kor Gas Chemical company ...
- TSX hits 7-month low on global selloff Reuters - Fri, 18 May, 2012 5:15 PM EDT
Canadian stocks hit a seven-month low on Friday, erasing early mining and energy gains as concerns about Europe's deepening debt woes and after Facebook's disappointing market debut fueled a flight to ...
- Repsol stops shipping liquid gas to Argentina AFP - Fri, 18 May, 2012 3:42 PM EDT
Spanish petroleum giant Repsol on Friday cancelled its contract to supply liquid natural gas to Argentina after the South American nation seized control of its subsidiary YPF."We are terminating the ...
- Chinese solar makers reject US dumping ruling, say tariffs might hurt clean energy industry The Canadian Press - Fri, 18 May, 2012 2:00 AM EDT
By The Associated Press BEIJING, China - Leaders of China's solar power industry have rejected a U.S. antidumping ruling and say proposed punitive tariffs might disrupt efforts to promote clean energy. ...
- Motorists can expect Canadian gasoline prices to be stable this summer: NEB The Canadian Press - Thu, 17 May, 2012 6:18 PM EDT
By The Canadian Press CALGARY - Canada's National Energy Board says motorists will likely pay similar prices for gasoline this summer compared with last year. The NEB is forecasting gasoline will average ...
- Alberta Premier Redford heads to China for energy forum, London for Olympics The Canadian Press - Thu, 17 May, 2012 5:02 PM EDT
By The Canadian Press EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Alison Redford is planning at least two international trips this summer to push Alberta's profile on the world stage. Redford says in a news release that ...
- New Brunswick proposes to fine energy sector, collect greater share of profits The Canadian Press - Thu, 17 May, 2012 4:49 PM EDT
By Kevin Bissett, The Canadian Press FREDERICTON - New Brunswick is proposing a number of extra costs for the energy sector including stiffer fines and a greater share of the industry's profits as the ...
- Alberta Premier Redford heads to China in June for energy trade forum The Canadian Press - Thu, 17 May, 2012 4:45 PM EDT
By The Canadian Press EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Alison Redford plans to go to China next month for a meeting with Asian energy business and political leaders. Redford says in a news release that she will ...
- Natural gas prices drop as supplies build, moderate weather weakens demand The Canadian Press - Thu, 17 May, 2012 4:42 PM EDT
By Sandy Shore, The Associated Press Natural gas is no longer at decade lows, but the price remains sensitive to reports of any significant increase in supply. The price dropped Thursday as the U.S. government ...
- TSX flat: energy, gold stocks rise, financials back off on Greek anxiety The Canadian Press - Thu, 17 May, 2012 4:39 PM EDT
By Malcolm Morrison, The Canadian Press TORONTO - The Toronto stock market closed little changed Thursday as energy and gold stocks advanced after worries about the future of the eurozone pushed commodity ...
- High Arctic Energy Services shares soar after news of monthly dividend payment The Canadian Press - Thu, 17 May, 2012 4:08 PM EDT
By The Canadian Press RED DEER, Alta. - Shares in High Arctic Energy Services Inc. (TSX:HWO) were up more than 25 cent Thursday after the company said it would pay a monthly dividend of a penny per share. ...
- Pakistani regulator approves Jura Energy deal with private company The Canadian Press - Thu, 17 May, 2012 3:27 PM EDT
By The Canadian Press CALGARY - Jura Energy Corp. (TSX:JEC) said Thursday that the Pakistani government has signed off on a deal that will see a private firm take control of the company which has oil and ...
- Gold, energy stocks support TSX; market held back by financials on Greek anxiety The Canadian Press - Thu, 17 May, 2012 2:27 PM EDT
By Malcolm Morrison, The Canadian Press TORONTO - The Toronto stock market held onto a small gain Thursday afternoon as energy and gold stocks advanced after worries about the future of the eurozone had ...
- Brent oil price hits lowest level since December AFP - Thu, 17 May, 2012 1:53 PM EDT
The price of Brent crude retreated Thursday, hitting the lowest level for over five months, while oil futures steadied in New York a day after hitting six-month lows amid signs of weak energy demand.Brent ...