oil

Jul
27

Ultimately, BP’s new CEO is lipstick on business as usual

As BP CEO Tony Hayward is transferred, Captain Stillman-style, to a company joint venture in Russia, American-born Bob Dudley will
2 min read
Apr
30

Are the costs of deep-ocean oil too high?

With the US Gulf Coast facing imminent disaster as the oil from a sunken drilling rig moves toward shore, some
2 min read
Feb
09

Scientists use laser to take oil's 'fingerprints'

Researchers with the petroleum company Saudi Aramco have found a way to use a laser to “fingerprint” oil. The innovation
1 min read
Dec
11

EIA: tough times to bring even lower oil prices

Sure, the global economy is a mess and is expected to stay that way for some time, but the US
1 min read
Nov
26

US ethanol plans gang agley ... again

Robbie Burns would understand the current difficulties facing the well-intended ethanol market, which are aptly described these days as, “The
1 min read
Jun
19

Climate harming cow burps cut with nut juice

You know that whole emissions problem from burping cows? Yes, this is serious, no tittering at the back – well, Japanese
1 min read
Jun
06

Fast food fryer fat thefts strike US

According to the New York Times, there’s a terrible new scourge attacking America’s beloved fast food restaurants. While
1 min read
May
07

Exxon tests waters of gassy carbon capture

What’s it like to have an angry Rockefeller on your back? Not a pleasant experience, Greenbang reckons, apart from
1 min read
May
05

Rockefellers say it's time for ExxonMobil to get green

If Greenbang were to replace Sir Alan on The Apprentice, he would be as sure as his arse has got
2 min read
May
01

Mushrooms: the new way to clean up pollution

Greenbang will be throwing out her feather duster and jay cloths and replacing them with a shedload of fungi, if
1 min read