(EnergyAsia, December 5, Friday) --- Oil price could spike again very soon, industry participants and

(EnergyAsia, December 5, Friday) --- The start-up of the Qatargas III liquefied natural gas (LNG) has

(EnergyAsia, December 5, Friday) --- ‘Solar Technologies for Buildings’ by Ursula Eicker provides an overview solar technologies relevant to the built environment, including solar thermal energy for heating and cooling, passive solar energy for daylighting and heating supply, and photovoltaics for electricity production.

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(EnergyAsia, December 5, Friday) --- Following recent high-profile incidences of piracy, Intertanko said it will support the decision of tanker operators to avoid sailing in the waters off Somalia’s coasts and in the Gulf of Aden, and to sail instead via the Cape of Good Hope and East of Madagascar.

Following a meeting this week of its governing Council,  Intertanko said it fully appreciate the reasons for tanker operators reaching such a decision.

“Understandably many more members are now considering similar action,” it said.

“Our concern remains for the safety of seafarers and for the lack of effective naval protection. We need immediate action from governments to protect these vital trade lanes - robust action in the form of greater naval and military support with a clear mandate to engage, to arrest pirates and to bring them to trial.”

(EnergyAsia, December 5, Friday) --- Industry experts have proclaimed Abu Dhabi as a leading

(EnergyAsia, December 5, Friday) --- US engineering giant GE Oil & Gas said it completed work

(EnergyAsia, December 5, Friday) --- Now in its 10th edition, the Greenpeace said its ‘Guide to

(EnergyAsia, December 5, Friday) --- China and Kazakhstan have agreed to step up work to develop

(EnergyAsia, December 5, Friday) --- Kazakhstan’s state energy firm KazMunaiGas will double its

(EnergyAsia, December 5, Friday) --- Plunging oil prices and the deepening global credit crisis are