Archive for the 'OIL COMPANIES' Category

Ad Continued: Chevron Tells You To Invest in Energy Efficiency

Dec 21, 2009 – Chevron is running print advertisements headlined, “Every dollar invested in energy efficiency today could return two dollars in energy savings.”  That statement is meaningless by itself.  Everyone wants to know how soon they’ll get back that $2.  Further down in the ad, it quotes a McKinsey & Company report that states [...]

Copenhagen Meeting – President Barack Obama

Dec 7, 2009 – Are you at the Copenhagen meeting?  If so, please provide your comments here.  USA President Barack Obama will be there as well as leaders from most developed and developing countries of the world.  People are unsure if any major commitments will be made by the largest polluters in the world, or [...]

Obama to Go to Copenhagen With Emissions Target

Nov 26, 2009 – Get the details of Obama’s visit to Copenhagen in John M. Broder’s article in The New York Times.

Ads Continued: Shell Oil

Nov 22, 3009 – Shell Oil also has a 2-page ad featuring all the good things they are doing with green energy for the blue planet, earth.  “FOR THE NEW ENERGY FUTURE, WE NEED TO MAKE IT ALL ADD UP.”  Then ther is a picture of a pseudocalculator with one plus button that says, “MORE [...]

Ads Continued: Chevron

Nov 22, 2009 – Are you into games?  Chevron has 2-page ads promoting Energyville, an energy game developed by The Economist Group.  “You have the chance to power your own city.  How will you do it?  …. Energyville is a lot more than just a game.  It’s a chance to better understand and discuss the [...]

Business of Green

Nov 19, 2009 -  The New York Times published a full section titled “Business of Grren” Nov 19, 2009.   The following articles are included.  Click on the title to go to The New York Times article.  “Making Renewables Reliable“, “Storm Over the Chamber“, “A Surplus of Energy That Might Even Last“, “Companies Call Government Incentives [...]

Statoil: Third quarter Operating and Financial Review

Nov 4, 2009 – Statoil’s (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO) third quarter 2009 net operating income was NOK 28.3 billion, compared to NOK 47.0 billion in the third quarter of 2008. The quarterly result was mainly affected by a 31% drop in oil prices and a 32% decrease in the average price of natural gas.
Adjusted earnings in the [...]

Learn About Green Energy by Playing Online Game Courtesy of Chevron

Oct 8, 2009 – You have a chance to power your own city.  Play Energyville at Chevron’s website.

The National Energy Summit & International Dialogue

Sept 23, 2009 – Are you at The National Energy Summit & International Dialogue featuring 2 days of high-level, outcome-based dialogues focused on addressing specific steps to drive competitiveness and prosperity through secure and sustainable energy?  Maria Bartiromo of CNBC is.  You should be also.  The Summit is presented by the Council on Competitiveness and [...]

Green Energy Stocks. Not!

Jul 7, 2009 – Oil prices have come down recently and the optimism for the economy has stalled. Thus, green energy stocks are giving back their recent gains. Please leave your comments here if you know of any alternative energy stocks that are still gaining. T. Boone Pickens was on CNBC Squawk Box this morning. [...]

Longwei Petroleum Announces Plans for New 70,000 Metric Ton Capacity Oil Depot in Gujiao

Jun 24, 2009 – Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: LPIH), a leading China-based energy trading company operating in Shanxi Province, China, announced its plans to complete construction on a 70,000 metric ton capacity oil storage facility in the city of Gujiao, a major industrial center located in Shanxi Province.  The new facility [...]

Oil Price and OPEC

Jun 18, 2009 – A month ago, OPEC, the oil cartel had seen in the past year that the price of oil had gone up to $150 / barrel and down to $30 / barrel. At that time they said they were beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel and expected [...]

The New York Times Special Section: Business of Green

Apr 29, 2009 – The New York Times published a special section today called “Business of Green.“  You should definitely read some of the articles in the paper or online.  Here are some of the titles: “Smarter Tools” discusses systems to bring efficiencies to roads, rail, water and food distribution; “A Little Give and Take [...]

Green (?) Ads Continued: Who is EnergyTomorrow.Org

Apr 23, 2009- Do you want an alternative take on energy issues?  The full page ads say, “New Energy Taxes: a sure way to hobble America’s ailing Economy. — Less energy; Reduced government revenue; Fewer jobs.”  It says it comes from “THE people OF AMERICA’S OIL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY.”  Check it out at EnergyTomorrow.org [...]

Green Ads Continued: RepsolYPF

Apr 14, 2009 – Repsol is a large oil company headquartered in Spain with major operations in Argentina [the YPF part of the name.]  Their logo tag line is “Let’s invent the future”.  That sounds pretty good.  The headline says, “The future of oil exploration demands enormous processing power.  —- And little grey cells.”  [Didn't [...]