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
When it comes to efficient transportation and MPG (or MPG equivalent), then human powered locomotion is pretty unbeatable. Bicycles top the charts with an astounding…
As water levels rise and floods occur there are few places to hide. Any large objects such as cars or houses in the floods path…
Ukraine has just admitted that it signed a $1.1 billion LNG deal with a man who did not even work for the company he claimed…
The Ob River, a large tanker carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Europe to Japan, is the first of its kind to ever attempt the…
The largest concentrated solar power project in the world is set to be completed by the end of the year, and begin operation at the…
In the latest issue of Technology and Innovation – Proceedings of the National Academy of Inventors, three new energy technologies are discussed which could potentially…
The rebellion in Syria has spilt over into Turkey once again, and threatens to turn into a war between the two nations. Thousands of Syrians…
The US and Russia had long been in a secret war to try and discover a method to access and extract hydrocarbons locked in tight…
Mark Gibbs recently wrote a very interesting article for Forbes titled “Cold Fusion and Unintended Consequences”, discussing the unintended side effects that could potentially occur…
Damian Carrington, the author of the Guardian’s environment blog, recently spoke to an undisclosed senior executive from a major UK energy investment firm about the…
Kweku Adoboli, the ex-UBS AG trader, who caused $2.3 billion in losses for his bank due to illegal, unauthorised trading (the largest in British history),…
An interesting article has today been published by Forbes which investigates the possibility that Iran has set up a false insurance company, offering illegal insurance…
Despite the incredibly low prices of solar photovoltaic panels, wind energy remains the fastest growing renewable sector. However it has one decidedly un-renewable secret at…
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has just released its Global Wind Energy Outlook report for 2012, in which it has studied a number of…
The Russian natural gas giant, Gazprom, has revealed that next year it may sign a deal to extend its network of pipelines to reach Britain.Back…
This week Iran is undertaking its largest ever military exercise, stretching across huge swathes of the country, and involving about 8,000 elite and regular army…
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy millions of people in New York and New Jersey were left without power for days; some for more than…
Japan is still haunted by last year’s disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. The resource poor country is trying to find a suitable replacement…
In July 2009 the British oil & gas company, Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd., was awarded a Production Sharing Contract for the Sheikh Adi block, part…
The US stock index futures opened lower today after last night’s results of the US presidential election.Now that the elections are over, political uncertainty no…