James Burgess studied Business Management at the University of Nottingham. He has worked in property development, chartered surveying, marketing, law, and accounts. He has also studied journalism and has written many articles over the years for a wide variety of sources.
James is the Deputy Editor of Oilprice.com
A new study by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has found that house prices can be increased by as much as…
The oceans contain vast amounts of energy, yet hydropower technology has struggled to advance due to the engineering difficulties of creating turbines capable of resisting…
Occidental Petroleum Corp. are considering a proposal to split its operations up into separate companies; a move that might actually prove enticing to other oil…
I don’t think it would come of a surprise to anyone if I were to state that fracking companies have been known to use underhand…
As the world continues to develop, energy demand continues to increase, yet we are finding it more difficult and more expensive to develop new sources…
The Norwegian government has been dealt a blow by the state-owned oil company Statoil, which has announced that it plans to delay a $15.5 billion…
Summer holidays for Indiana families are delayed for the time being as motorists wait for gas prices to fall. According to the website Gasbuddy.com, the…
It was already suggested that the EU risked an all-out trade war with China after it decided to impose import tariffs on Chinese solar panels,…
It’s all doom and gloom for the UK’s Ministry of Defence! Unlike the conservative and relatively optimistic reports published by the government, a recent report…
Earlier in the year the Russian oil company Rosneft acquired its rival TNK-BP for a sum of $55 billion. The plan was to create an…
The British water company, Severn Trent, has just rejected a second, revised offer of £5 billion ($7.68 billion) from a consortium led by the Kuwait…
The energy company iGas, has increased its estimates of shale gas in the UK after a recent study suggests that there may be between 15…
Tesla’s success has been well covered by the media of the past month or so, but not everyone is willing to pay the $60,000 to…
An article on Slate.com has basically claimed that the government lost more money investing in Tesla than it did in Solyndra. A bold statement considering…
Ethiopia has diverted the Nile River as it continues with the construction of a new $4.7 billion hydroelectric dam.In its quest to become Africa’s largest…
Australia’s resource industries are under threat due to the falling commodity prices and the rising operational costs. Much of the cost comes from the exorbitant…
The Lundin family from Sweden are a powerhouse in the oil industry and have been responsible for some of the largest natural resource discoveries and…
Brazil will host both the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, and hopes to use the international events to not only…
Europe may be heading for a crisis, and Germany is at the centre of it all.I’m talking about a beer crisis.The Brauer-Bund association of German…
In February the US government named and shamed Chinese hackers who had been attacking, and stealing secret data from US companies. A report compiled by…