Oil prices rise above $46 in London (AFP)
Push for climate breakthrough as Obama lifts hopes (Reuters)
Pakistan sets 100 wells goal (Upstream)
It's cheaper to drill - but no rush for rigs (CNN Money)
Buzz grows for modernizing energy grid (USA Today)
Study: Iowa 2nd in nation in wind energy (Chicago Tribune)
China plans weigh on record low Kyoto offset price (Reuters)
Germany urges Iran to engage with US (AP)
Mexico's Calderon Talked Energy Reform With Oil Cos At Davos (Wall Street Journal)
State may consider nuclear power (Honolulu Advertiser)
Interim Point Thomson ruling is good news for Alaska gas pipeline, Murkowski says (OGJ Washington Pulse)
Making fuel from oilseeds (Grand Forks Herald)
Poverty, Climate Change … and Recession (New York Times)
Need trumps environment on Nord Stream (UPI)
Officials: Blast hits oil pipeline in east Yemen (AP)
Gore hails Obama's climate goals despite crisis (Washington Post)

Oil prices fall even as OPEC eyes more cuts (AFP)
Bulgaria highlights role in Nabucco (UPI)
Putin’s Grasp of Energy Drives Russian Agenda (New York Times)
Shell Posts First Loss in 10 Years on Oil Price Drop (Bloomberg)
Netanyahu: Iran nukes trump global economy (AP)
Senate panel OKs alternative energy tax breaks (Reuters)
Gore warns of damage from climate change (CNN)
Arctic's thaw brings security risks for NATO (Washington Post)
Pirates hijack tanker in Gulf of Aden (Upstream)
Will the economy take the wind out of Patrick's plan? (Boston Globe)
Azerbaijan energy partner to Poland (UPI)
Cisco goes - what else? - green (CNN Money)
Merkel urges EU to press Russia for energy security agreement (Financial Times)
Swiss scientists say world's glaciers melting fast (USA Today)
Angola: Environment Minister Defends Production of Biofuels (All Africa)
Clean energy spend needs to more than triple: report (Reuters)

Oil prices higher before US inventory data (AFP)
Salazar says limits needed on offshore drilling (AP)
Canadian bishop slams oil sands development (Reuters)
Gore urges action on climate change (Boston Globe)
EU to Support Nabucco Pipeline (Wall Street Journal)
Obama has opportunity to reverse mistake on offshore drilling (UPI)
IT industry joins energy efficiency push (Washington Post)
EU unveils climate change blueprint (AFP)
German renewable sector aims to triple market share (Reuters)
Energy giants seek coal gas pay-off (Asia Times)
EU, Ukraine eye closer ties to avoid gas snags (Guardian)
Steam generators en route to San Onofre nuclear power plant (Los Angeles Times)
Obama, Lula da Silva discuss biofuels and U.S.-Brazil ties (Miami Herald)
Stable ethanol market seen, even with some plants idle (Des Moines Register)
Whether blue or green, jobs are the issue now (OGJ Washington Pulse)
Iran Capable of Producing Nuclear Bomb 'This Year' (Fox News)

Oil prices climb as OPEC seen cutting output (AFP)
EU chief says Ukraine won't reopen gas deal (AP)
Climate change has a firm grip (Los Angeles Times)
Gas dispute with Russia boosts European interest in alternative pipeline (Christian Science Monitor)
Software gives firms power over energy use (San Francisco Chronicle)
Iran's Ahmadinejad submits $89bln budget (AFP)
Melting Sea Ice May Doom Emperor Penguins, Study Finds (Washington Post)
Geography Is Dividing Democrats Over Energy (New York Times)
Obama orders push to cleaner, more efficient cars (AP)
U.S. Envoy Predicts 'Direct Diplomacy' With Iran (Wall Street Journal)
Pittsburgh launching solar initiative (Pittsburg Business Times)
UK gets biofuels research centre (BBC)
Fast action needed to avoid climate chaos: study (Reuters)
Poland joins Nabucco rally (Upstream)
Pricing haunts IPI pipeline plans (UPI)

Oil prices hold firm near $49 (AFP)
Obama to Take Steps On Car Fuel Efficiency (Washington Post)
Analysts Warn Emissions Are Growing (New York Times)
The other global warming (Boston Globe)
Uranium nations urged not to sell to Iran (Reuters)
Obama Green Energy May Lag Growth Pace of Bush Years (Bloomberg)
Libya eyes nationalisation of oil firms: Kadhafi (AFP)
UK's London Array wind farm may not be financially viable: E.ON (Platts)
China dams reveal flaws in climate-change weapon (AP)
California adding green jobs, leading nation in energy efficiency (San Jose Mercury News)
Todd Stern to be named U.S. climate change envoy (Reuters)
Assessing the Value of Small Wind Turbines (New York Times)
Iraq's oil exports raise in December (AP)
Clinton considers energy security a major US foreign policy element (OGJ Washington Pulse)
Downturn hits national oil groups’ shares (Financial Times)
Japan launches orbiter to probe greenhouse gases (Guardian)
Global Warming Ranks Last Among Issues of Concern to Americans (CNS News)

Oil prices drop after brief rally (AFP)
Ukraine may later seek changes to Russian gas deal (AP)
OPEC-11 to Cut January Supply 5%, PetroLogistics Says (Bloomberg)
UPDATE:UK Nuclear Authority To Pick 4 Sites For New Reactors (Wall Street Journal)
US House panel approves decoupling policy, grid upgrades (Platts)
Schlumberger 4Q tumbles; sees rough year ahead (AP)
Spanish wind power sets new record (Reuters)
American Electric Sees More Profit Growth in Lines Than Plants (Bloomberg)
Study Ties Tree Deaths To Change in Climate (Washington Post)
Kyrgyzstan to arm with solar in fight against blackouts (UPI)
Uzbek nod for Russia gas link (Upstream)
Chavan says India to set up five new atomic reactors soon (Economic Times)
Japan launches satellite to monitor greenhouse gases (Reuters)
UN welcomes green initiative in stimulus packages (Boston Globe)
Mont. court upholds drilling rights in Mars case (Forbes)

Oil rises near $44 (Reuters)
Bulgaria ends gas rationing (AP)
Exxon Says Greenland Oil Exploration Team Analyzes Seismic Data (Bloomberg)
Global Warming and Renewable Energy Highlighted in Inaugural Address (ABC)
Santa Barbara oil drilling plan is challenged (Forbes)
'Gas row boosts Nord Stream plans' (Upstream)
Gaddafi says looking at oil firm nationalization (Reuters)
Seasons change -- earlier than before, study says (Los Angeles Times)
Exxon finds oil near massive Brazilian fields (AP)
EU not planning knee-jerk policy response to gas crisis: Piebalgs (Platts)
Study Finds New Evidence of Warming in Antarctica (New York Times)
Energy volatility reflects lack of investment in oil industry (Financial Times)
Saudis to Cut Oil Output 300,000 Barrels Below Quota (Bloomberg)
Renewable Fuels on Ag Secretary Agenda (Domestic Fuel)
Shell looks to expand retail footprint in India (Energy Business Review)

Oil Rises as Traders Purchase Crude Before Contract Expiration (Bloomberg)
EU: Europe must invest in energy security (AP)
Dubai Will Invest the Most in Deal to Boost Nigeria (Wall Street Journal)
Bulgaria to Power Up a Soviet-era Reactor (New York Times)
US-UAE nuclear energy pact has messages for Iran (Washington Post)
Project's solar panels could power apartments (Boston Globe)
Japan to Launch Satellite to Measure Global Warming (Bloomberg)
Medgaz flows 'will fuel Europe' (Upstream)
U.S. EAC submits reports to Energy Dept. (UPI)
Energy neglect hurting poverty fight: U.N. climate chief (Reuters)
UK's Ofgem appoints advisers for offshore power grid competition (Platts)
New administration's energy, environment strategy is a mixed bag (OGJ Washington Pulse)
3 oil firms compete for Iraq oil field (AP)
Better grazing practices could boost CO2 trade: scientist (Rueters)
Venezuela Committed To Further OPEC Output Cuts -Oil Min (Wall Street Journal)
3 key areas of the energy world await policy direction (Houston Chronicle)

World oil prices near $35 as IEA cuts demand forecast (AFP)
Ukraine, EU Chiefs Seek End to Russian Gas Cutoff (New York Times)
Oil price weakness pressures Iran, Venezuela: CIA (Reuters)
Chu eyes 'gentle' approach to transmission authority (Platts)
French president suggests fixing price of oil (AP)
Waxman promises quick action on climate (Forbes)
Oil May Fall Because of Rising U.S. Inventories, Survey Shows (Bloomberg)
Germany could hold key to gas deal (BBC News)
U.S. solar panel makers prefer overseas (CNN Money)
Disposal of Coal Ash Rises As Environmental Issue (Washington Post)
Russian gas cutoff energizes nuclear comeback (Christian Science Monitor)
Ken Salazar promises reform at Interior Department (Los Angeles Times)
'Oil storage at 25 year high' (Upstream)
Meltdown 101: Why gas prices rise while oil drops (AP)
Army Green: Why the Pentagon’s Energy Plans Matter (Wall Street Journal)
Analysis: Ukraine's Soviet energy legacy (Reuters)
China May Build Power Plants on World's Highest River (Bloomberg)

Oil up after falling to near $36 on weak US demand (AP)
Where is oil going next? (Herald Tribune)
Coalition Agrees on Emissions Cuts (Washington Post)
Chávez Allows West to Make Oil Bids as Prices Plunge (New York Times)
The Nuclear Option: European Gas Dispute Gives Nukes Fresh Legs (Wall Street Journal)
Pakistan to be hit hardest by climate change (Economic Times)
Ukraine rejects Russia's latest gas request (AP)
Steven Chu's Energy Plan (Technology Review)
Why A New Power Grid Will Pay (Forbes)
BLM allows oil shale demonstration in West (Salt Lake Tribune)
Newest entry to biofuel world: Jets (Medill Reports)
World oil prices climb despite OPEC cutting demand forecast (AFP)
Obama energy goal hard to meet: energy secretary (Reuters)
Solar energy's darker side stirs concern (Los Angeles Times)
Coalition Wants Study Of Climate Change's Effects In Gulf (Tampa Tribune)
Europe baffled by broken gas promises (Financial Times)
Coal Industry Digs Itself Out of a Hole in the Capitol (Wall Street Journal)

World oil prices rise on OPEC comments (AFP)
Gas-starved EU nations seek end to energy crisis (AP)
At Hearing, Chu Tempers Comments on Gas Tax, Coal (Washington Post)
Oil Slump Forces Rich Arab Countries to Run Deficits (Bloomberg)
Fuel charges: Mile high shell game (CNN Money)
Chu Softens Views on Coal, Nuclear Power (Wall Street Journal)
Ethanol good for U.S. agriculture: poll (Reuters)
Obama, Harper ‘to discuss oil sands’ (Upstream)
Serbian power grid overloaded amid gas dispute (AP)
New EU gas, power market laws move into next approval stage: EP (Platts)
Georgia’s Energy Minister Is Assailed for Deal With Russia (New York Times)
U.S. watchdog cites KBR, U.S. and Iraq governments for poor south oil reconstruction (UPI)
Vattenfall CEO sees nuclear issue moving in Germany (Reuters)
Federal Offshore Drilling Plan for Virginia Opposed (Environmental News Service)
Gas Engines Get Upgrade in Challenge to Hybrids (Wall Street Journal)
Clinton says she would embrace climate, arms treaties (Boston Globe)
Ethanol is Bracing for Challenges in 2009 (Farm Futures)

Oil rises to $38 as OPEC cuts outweigh low demand (AP)
Bush zeroed in on energy like few other presidents (Houston Chronicle)
Russia reopens gas taps (Upstream)
For Ethanol Plants, Two Roads Diverge (New York Times)
EIA, others may keep cutting oil demand forecast (Reuters)
Bush stakes U.S. claim in Arctic (Washington Times)
Chu warmly received at Senate confirmation hearing (Washington Post)
S. Korea looks to buy North's nuclear fuel (CNN)
World Economic Forum warns of rising risks (Financial Times)
Obama, Congress Considering Alt Energy in Stimulus Bill (Domestic Fuel)
Pirates attack Norwegian ship off Nigeria (AFP)
Why Global Warming Portends a Food Crisis (Time)
Slovakia tests EU's patience with nuclear plant relaunch plan (Nuclear Power Daily)
Poland aiming at own nuclear power by 2020 (AP)
What global warming? U.S., Europe feel big chill (Chicago Tribune)
Verasun, Other Ethanol Producers May Face Overwhelming Odds (BNET Energy)

Oil prices shed $2 on economic downturn fears (AFP)
Russian Officials May Approve Ukraine Gas Deal at EU Meeting (Bloomberg)
Politics Tests Energy Goals (Wall Street Journal)
Eastern Europe's Gas War: No Winners (Forbes)
Oil execs see growth in renewable energy (Washington Post)
Poet weathers ethanol storm (The Herald Bulletin)
Research Claims Earth Facing Ice Age (RedOrbit)
Venezuela idles its drill bits (Upstream)
EU to hear Slovakia on nuclear plant restart (Reuters)
The age of oil is ending (Montreal Gazette)
China to increase solar plants in 2009 (UPI)
The Blossoming of Nuclear Power (Barron’s)
MIDEAST: Energy Security Guides China's Approach (IPS News)
Double Whammy for Ethanol (Wall Street Journal)
International Energy Agency 'blocking global switch to renewables' (The Guardian)

Oil slips below $41 after U.S. unemployment data (Reuters)
Gas expected to start flowing in Europe (CNN Money)
Saudi tanker 'freed off Somalia' (BBC News)
Exxon CEO Advocates Emissions Tax (Wall Street Journal)
EU will speed up work to ensure energy security (Trend Capital)
Nuclear pact entered into force by IAEA (Middle East Times)
Shivering, many wonder why EU can't heat itself (International Herald Tribune)
Democratic senators want more support for energy (Dallas Morning News)
Obama Energy Plan Possible, Calif. Experts Say (KCRA News)
Energy panel shake up signals action on climate (AP)
Nuclear plant cuts power by 60 percent after finding radioactive leak (Minnesota Star Tribune)
Pacific Ethanol suspends operations at Madera facility (Energy Current)
Obama faces key decisions about ethanol (The Hill)
Biodiesel, Ethanol Friend Leaving Senate (Domestic Fuel)
Senate committee schedules hearings on nominations of Salazar, Chu (OGJ Washington Pulse)
Obama Team, Exxon Mobil Chief Trade Jabs on Energy (Wall Street Journal)

Oil below $43 after 12 percent fall (Reuters)
Gas chiefs for Ukraine, Russia hold urgent talks (AP)
Obama says stimulus to include energy savings (The Guardian)
ExxonMobil: Global energy demand to rise 1.2%/year to 2030 (Oil & Gas Journal)
US in danger of losing green-tech competition, experts say (Network World)
Fuel Costs Expected to Stabilize (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
India Aims to Produce 60,000 Megawatt Nuclear Energy (Bloomberg)
Markey getting top energy post in House (Boston Globe)
Continental Airlines tries biofuel as power source (The Star-Ledger)
Venezuela to keep sending free fuel to US poor (Washington Post)
Despite deep chill, global warming is still a peril: scientists (AFP)
China aims to increase coal production by 30pc by 2015 (The Australian)
Whatever Happened To The Move Toward Cellulosic Ethanol? (Cattle Network)
Delta gunmen target offshore platform (Upstream)
Sen Boxer: EPA Chief Nominee Will Face Tough Questions (Wall Street Journal)
Economic woes crowd out climate concerns (Vancouver Sun)

Opec output cuts help to drive oil price back above $50 mark (Financial Times)
Conservation groups threaten suit over oil shale (Washington Post)
Gazprom's Lessons (Wall Street Journal)
India fears lower crude prices could hurt coal-to-liquid plans (Live Mint)
Putin Flexes Power Over Europe in Show of ‘Energy Imperialism’ (Bloomberg)
Bio-ethanol to Replace 10% of Fossil Fuel Transport Consumption by 2010 (PR Newswire)
GE engine uses biofuel (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Europe's plan for alternative pipeline faces big problems (The Guardian)
Cashing In on Clean Technology (Inc.com)
Wind farms should bounce back quickly from slowdown (The Telegraph-Journal)
Chamber to Congress: drill, baby, drill (Chicago Tribune)
Oil Traders Seek Another 10 Supertankers for Storage (Bloomberg)
Oil vessel, nine crew released in Nigeria –company (Reuters)
Russia claims Ukraine closes gas taps (Upstream)
Don't get used to cheap oil, analysts say (AP)

Oil Rises to 5-Week High Above $50 on OPEC Cuts, Russia Dispute (Bloomberg)
Germany warns of imminent gas shortage (Financial Times)
Price dip adjusts Bush's gas legacy (Washington Times)
Another explosion strikes Canadian pipeline (AFP)
Nuclear Energy More Expensive Than Some Clean Power, Study Says (Earth2Tech)
Europe faces energy crisis as Vladimir Putin cuts Russian gas supply (The Telegraph)
Venezuela Suspends Heating Aid to the U.S. (New York Times)
China says talking to Japan amid gas drilling spat (Reuters)
Fixing America's Failed Energy Policy (The Metropolitan Corporate Council)
Continental To Make First Biofuel-Powered Flight by a U.S. Carrier (Aero-News Network)
Obama's biofuel challenge (The Guardian)
Ethanol could outgrow corn (The Journal Star)
Shortage of nuclear fuel hits Indian nuclear power plants (New Kerala)
Japan Renews Drive to Tap Geothermal (greentechmedia)
Shenhua Group Starts China's First Coal-to-Fuel Plant (Bloomberg)

Oil falls as demand worries remain (CNN Money)
China Accelerates Filling Up Its Oil Reserves (Wall Street Journal)
Cut oil sales to Israel's backers-Iranian commander (Reuters)
No time for an oil crackdown (Washington Times)
Obama starts year with renewable energy pledge (Business Green)
Why a carbon tax is key to an energy policy (Tallahassee Democrat)
Marine algae good for green fuel (Economic Times)
Air New Zealand Completes Biofuel Test (GreenBiz)
Energy Department Cites Gains as Obama Vows Changes (Bloomberg)
Japan says China's gas drilling 'regrettable' (Reuters)
Conflicts, Geopolitics and Economics--a Perfect Storm To Usher Out the Age of Oil (The Cutting Edge)
India Plan for a sustainable growth in energy (Deccan Herald)
Federal Gas Tax Would Lead To Myriad Benefits (FINalternatives)
EU treads warily as gas supply from Russia falls off (Irish Times)
Iraq Production, Conservation Could Keep Oil Price in Check for Years (Seeking Alpha)
Oil Curve Steeper Than '99 Shows Possible Gain in '09 (Bloomberg)