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
Kazakhstan, Central Asia’s largest economy, produced 16.6 tonnes of gold last year; however with the opening of a third gold refinery they plan to boost…
EU sanctions took full effect against Iran on the 1st of July, and the US are hoping that they will be the final straw that…
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) involves injecting carbon dioxide into underground geological reservoirs for long term storage, and is a major part of the global…
Nuclear fission is the process by which atoms are split apart to release energy, the process which powers modern nuclear reactors. But fission also has…
Hydropower is the most popular source of renewable energy in the world, and the overall main energy source in Latin America which boasted a capacity…
The UK wind sector has been dealt a blow as Vestas has announced that they will scrap their plans to build a new wind turbine…
Uruguay has increased its already impressive wind power capacity targets from 800MW to 1,000MW before 2015, with over half of that expected to be under…
Solar company New Energy Technologies Inc. (NET) is already known for researching and developing see through solar cells, but it is now nearly ready to…
Sweden produces about 50 percent of its electricity from nuclear sources. It has ten reactors, four of which are based at eh Ringhals power plant,…
Back in April President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s government seized 51 percent of YPF, the largest oil producer in Argentina, from Repsol in an attempt…
Hydraulic fracturing has its problems, and one of the most extreme of these is that it can cause earthquakes. A new study has once again…
Part of EU sanctions intended to restrict Iranian oil import revenues in an attempt to exert economic pressure on the country over its controversial nuclear…
Humanity is currently in the middle of a war with an invisible enemy, CO2; and unfortunately CO2 is winning. According to the International Energy Agency…
The UN Environment Program (UNEP) announced in a new report that in 2011 global renewable energy investment reached a record $257 billion; a 17 percent…
Following in the footsteps of Greece, Portugal, and Ireland, Spain has now become the fourth nation to approach the European Union and request a bailout,…
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) is one of the most commonly used plastics in the world. It is usually derived from oil, and degrades very slowly, creating…
David Foley, the CEO of Blackstone Energy Partners, has said that private equity investments in energy offer much better opportunities for investors willing to take…
The 51 mile Panama Canal was built back in 1914 to offer ships a faster route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Five percent of…
At the beginning of this year Repsol revised it estimates for the amount of shale oil and gas reserves in the Vaca Muerta field in…
The Bakken shale is a huge expanse of oil-bearing rock that lies underneath Northern Dakota and Montana. Oil production in the Bakken has grown from…