Oil jumps above $72 amid Nigeria unrest (AFP)
White House confident Senate will pass energy bill (AP)
Can farm groups kill the climate bill? (NYT)
Sen. Inhofe calls for inquiry into ‘suppressed’ climate change report (FOXNews)
WTO admits some trade limits may be necessary to stop climate change (LA Times)
New generation biofuels seen in 2010 at earliest (Reuters)
Public lands in 6 states set for solar projects (Seattle Times)
Calm days, clouds could stymie solar, wind future (Reuters)
SunPower, Wells Fargo in $100M solar deal (Sacramento Business Journal)
Consultant: Wind turbine prices fall 18% globally (BusinessWeek)
Angola tender unlikely (Upstream)
BP, Chinese oil firm win Iraq deals (The Age)
Russia-Ukraine gas row likely this winter – official (Reuters)
E.ON’s Russian-backed Baltic pipeline leads Europe’s gas race (Bloomberg)
US envoy: No role for Iran in Nabucco (UPI)

Oil rises to $70 on Nigeria attack report (Reuters)
Climate plan faces challenge after narrow US House victory (Bloomberg)
Obama warns of climate-bill tariffs (Baltimore Sun)
Ethanol makers praise deal on climate bill (Des Moines Register)
Energy secretary wants E85 capability in all cars (Des Moines Register)
Plant would let algae turn carbon dioxide to fuel (NYT)
FutureGen faces another bump in the road (Forbes)
The dirty war against clean coal (NYT)
Energy Dept. sees renewable energy loan rules soon (Reuters)
Shell shuts Nigeria estuary field after revel attack (Bloomberg)
Iraq set to invite bids from foreign oil companies (WaPo)
Iran’s oil exports so far spared by protests (NYT)
Morningstar woos Ashgabat on Nabucco (UPI)
Russia’s Medvedev expected to clinch major new gas deal with Azerbaijan (AP)
German ex-FM Fischer to promote Nabucco (UPI)

Oil rises to $69 on Nigeria attack (Reuters)
Roadmap for reducing emissions unveiled (NYT)
Ethanol lobby flexes muscle on climate bill (The Hill)
Dennis Kucinich blasts Democrats’ energy bill as soft on polluters (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Largest US biodiesel plant is for sale (Dow Jones)
Jatropha tree examined as a biofuel alternative (AP)
US awards exploratory leases for offshore wind (Reuters)
Deep in bedrock, clean energy and quake fears (NYT)
Coal-fired power plants and the China test (GreenBiz)
US Southeast states pave way for new nuclear power (Reuters)
The new nuclear revolution: Safe fission is our future – if regulators allow it (WSJ)
Vestas betting big on US wind market (UPI)
Nigerian rebels strike Shell pipeline (Upstream)
Big Oil ready for big gamble in Iraq (WSJ)
Gazprom exec hits out at Nabucco (Upstream)

Oil dips under $69 on higher gasoline stocks (Reuters)
Waxman-Markey climate bill up for crucial House vote on Friday, says Gore (Examiner)
Climate bill to cost average consumer $175 a year: CBO (WaPo)
US nixes 40 percent cuts at climate change talks (AP)
Climate bill compromise better for ethanol (Domestic Fuel)
Researchers says increased biofuel production could harm water resources (VOA)
First offshore wind leases issued (NYT)
Solar industry to see faster than expected growth (AP)
Mexico seeks help for developing nations on climate change (AFP)
Wind power will overtake nuclear in UK, BWEA says (Bloomberg)
Middle East’s desire for nuclear power could trigger an arms race (Times of London)
Energy secretary announces $16 million for Iowa (Chicago Tribune)
Russia may need to revise oil and gas laws (UPI)
Medvedev to seal gas, nuclear pacts in Nigeria (AFP)
Iran to court foreign oil bidders in 2010 (UPI)
OMV may walk away from Iran’s South Pars project (Reuters)
Iran eyes Russia for pipeline investments (UPI)

Oil volatile around $67 on grim World Bank view (AP)
Nancy Pelosi to bring climate change bill to floor (Politico)
Senate Republicans promote nuclear power as alternative to cap-and-trade plan (BNA)
A sea change in China’s attitude toward carbon capture (NYT)
An inconvenient truth: Waxman-Markey climate bill in trouble (Examiner)
Agriculture offsets – a savior or a boondoggle? (NYT)
Biofuels to the fore in fight to reduce emissions (Reuters)
German minister rules out new nuclear power stations (AFP)
Japan turns to nuclear power to meet emissions targets (BusinessGreen)
India’s big push for solar power (and coal) (WSJ)
Can wind power get up to speed? (Time)
Wind industry applauds FERC decision to spread costs for new transmission (BNA)
Final curtain for Nabucco? (UPI)
EU and OPEC warn of fresh oil spike (Upstream)
Saudi oil production falls (UPI)

Oil falls to near $68 as optimism on economy wanes (AP)
EU must act now to hit energy saving goal: report (Reuters)
Under House energy bill, coal won’t be going away (LA Times)
Climate change bill stalls over agriculture concerns (FOXNews)
Kazakhstan using Azeri pipeline (UPI)
In the House, it’s Peterson vs. climate bill (WSJ)
Is smart grid the next green-tech bubble? (CNET)
Europe’s solar power seen competitive from 2010 (Reuters)
Europe looks to Africa for solar power (NYT)
Iceland’s geothermal bailout (Popular Science)
Farm interests use EPA spending bill to fight climate regs (GreenWire)
Fondly, Greenland loosens Danish rule (NYT)
New delays for Nabucco? (UPI)
Niger Delta militants vow more attacks (CSM)
Gazprom in crisis (UPI)

Oil rises to $72 as investors eye inflation (Associated Press)
House Republicans courted on climate change bill (Reuters)
Mine advocate: climate bill losing steam (CNBC)
Reps. Waxman, Peterson Inch Closer to Consensus on Climate Bill (New York Times)
Kyocera eyes solar panel growth in Japan (Reuters)
A Move to Put the Union Label on Solar Power Plants (New York Times)
Solar: UBS Upbeat On Solar; Upgrades SPWRA; Cuts LDK (Barron’s)
Duke looks to build a nuclear power plant in Ohio (Reuters)
Top US nuclear power generator Exelon cuts 500 jobs (Associated Foreign Press)
Big effort to ensure security of supply (Financial Times)
Gazprom Neft 1Q Profit Hit By Lower Prices, Demand (Wall Street Journal)
Watchdog boss: Iran wants nuclear weapon technology (CNN)
Crude Oil Rises a Third Day After Nigerian Violence Escalates (Bloomberg)
New Mexico Tech looks to geothermal heating (Associated Press)
Philippines' EDC to sell up to $165 mln bonds, notes (Reuters)

Oil rises above $71 amid falling inventories (Associated Press)
Waxman-Markey progress hampered by farmers’ skepticism (Financial Times)
The Early Word: Financial Upheavals (New York Times)
Climate Bill That Isn’t ‘Perfect’ Is Worth Passing, Chu Says (Bloomberg)
Rural Dems: Obama And Crew "Don't Get" Us (Politico)
Iowa State Economist Issues Biofuels Warning (Farm Futures)
California utility cuts new solar thermal deal (Reuters)
Auto Plant Harnesses Wind Power to Breathe New Life, Jobs Into Community (ABC)
European Solar Power from African Deserts? (New York Times)
China Longyuan plans HK listing, aiming to raise $645mln (Reuters)
Iran Lawmakers Back Ahmadinejad (Wall Street Journal)
Duke looks to build a nuclear power plant in Ohio (Reuters)
Iran 'would like nuclear option' (BBC News)
Nigeria Moves Against Militants in Delta (Wall Street Journal)
Dow Chemical, Gazprom to research climate change (Forbes)

Oil falls below $70 on mixed US economic signs (AP)
US House Democrats from Midwest rebel against climate bill (WSJ)
Taxman may go after carbon permits under climate bill (Bloomberg)
House may vote on climate change bill next week (Reuters)
Farm belt lawmakers challenge climate bill (WSJ)
Time running out for committee markup of climate change bill (Farm Futures)
Wesley Clark says economic interests fueling opposition to ethanol (Denver Post)
Energy secretary sees nuclear power in America’s future (Salt Lake Tribune)
US chooses four utilities to revive nuclear industry (WSJ)
EBRD to step up for Nabucco, help MOL (Reuters)
Gazprom losing to StatoilHydro in European market (Barents Observer)
Gazprom sees production declines in 2010 (UPI)
Lukoil keeps faith with Baghdad (Upstream)
Iran brags of oil and gas pipelines (UPI)
Siemens sees US stimulus plan spurring wind-energy growth (Bloomberg)
Jatropha viability as biofuel crop falls into doubt (Business Daily)

Oil prices head for higher ground (AFP)
Democrats struggling for consensus on climate, energy bills (WaPo)
Peterson taking a stand for biofuels (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Denmark says climate talks moving ‘too slow’ (AFP)
Asia set to become biggest climate change driver (AP)
Clean coal: Fuel of the future or fallacy? (Reuters)
The GOP’s energy alternative: We need more nuclear power (WSJ)
US can generate 10 percent of electricity from renewables by 2010, study estimates (BNA)
Struggling ethanol producers gather in Denver (AP)
Nation’s largest solar plant to be built in NM (AP)
As wind power grows, a push to tear down dams (NYT)
Iran oil flow unaffected by protests, official says (Reuters)
Lukoil, Iraqi officials in talks to revive oil deal (WSJ)
Kiev turns to Europe for $4bn gas cash (Upstream)
China, Nigeria state firms find oil in Niger Delta (AFP)

Oil prices duck under $70 in London (AFP)
Compromises threaten energy bill’s chances on Senate floor (CQ Politics)
Lawmakers in Farm Belt try to steer climate bill (WSJ)
Global biofuels market to reach $247 billion by 2020 despite near-term challenges, says Pike Research (Business Wire)
Rice report weighs biofuels and water resources (Houston Business Journal)
Biofuels and ‘land grabs’ in poor nations (NYT)
Gulf’s push for nuclear experts may delay UK plans (Bloomberg)
Northwest utilities turn to nuclear, 25 years after industry collapsed (AP)
Nigerian rebels attack oil facility, eyes offshore (Reuters)
Iran poll win buoys nuclear plans (Al Jazeera)
Ahmadinejad victory may hamper nuclear talks (Bloomberg)
Iran’s supreme leader orders ballot probe (UPI)
In the shadow of oil and gas, Kurdistan is at the center of global conflicts (Kurdish Globe)
Q+A: Iran’s oil supply and potential for disruption (Reuters)
Bayer sees US support for Nabucco (UPI)

Oil holds above $72 as economic recovery eyed (AP)
Could young Iranians’ vote oust Ahmadinejad in presidential elections? (ABC News)
Ahmadinejad election rival launched Iran nuclear program (Ha’aretz)
Little progress seen as climate talks head for wrap (AFP)
Chevron opposes US carbon measure as ‘complex’ (Bloomberg)
Will health care eclipse climate in Congress this year? (Grist)
Climate change and intellectual property (NYT)
GOP plan would increase nuclear waste destined for Yucca (Las Vegas Sun)
Company calls new small nuclear reactor a ‘game changer’ (Greenwire)
Agricultural panel jeopardizes climate bill (San Francisco Chronicle)
Cuba could supply oil to US in post-embargo era (Miami Herald)
Turkish minister says Nabucco agreement may be postponed to July (Hurriyet)
Turkmenistan sees oil and gas boom (UPI)
OPEC says it pumped more oil in May, cuts world demand forecast (Bloomberg)
Iraqi oil exports reach 2003 levels (UPI)

Oil price soars to eight-month peak at $72.30 (AFP)
Republican bill boosts oil drilling, nuclear power (MarketWatch)
Full climate deal ‘unlikely’ in Copenhagen (AFP)
Senate will act on emissions caps in Fall with Waxman bill as vehicle, Boxer says (BNA)
Shell sells cellulosic ethanol blend in Canada (NYT)
Algae biofuel leaders converge on the Capitol (PRNewswire)
Will wind energy follow ethanol’s path? (Wichita Eagle)
Waxman-Markey climate bill driving shift in voluntary offset standards, analysts say (BNA)
Wind farming in deep waters (NYT)
Congress abandoning Obama clean energy goals (AP)
NATO backs Nabucco in Baku (UPI)
Energy fuels new ‘Great Game’ in Europe (BBC)
New projects have Gazprom eyeing North American market (Russia Today)
Kirkuk oil production rises (UPI)
Niger Delta fumble (WSJ)

Oil price hits eight-month peak above $71 (AFP)
Industry, environmental groups, academics spar over indirect land-use change analysis (BNA)
Webb wants study done of ethanol blend before impact ratio changed (WHSV/ABC)
Delay new biofuels rule one year: US oil industry (Reuters)
Ethanol blend hike may require half of US corn crop (Bloomberg)
Airlines wary of 2020 carbon-neutral target (AFP)
Japan set to unveil timid target on climate change: campaigners (AFP)
Senate Democrats struggle to strengthen renewable electricity plan (NYT)
Not so windy: Research suggests winds dying down (AP)
Wave energy taken aback by alternatives (Dow Jones)
Solar showdown looms in California (NYT)
Oil’s gain marks return to ‘pre-crisis trend,’ Gazprom CEO says (Bloomberg)
Oil, security and politics in Baghdad (UPI)
Turkey’s Nabucco stance: Satisfying energy needs, or ambition? (FT)
OPEC will wait for $100 oil before raising output (Bloomberg)

Oil rises to near $69 as investors weigh outlook (AP)
Brighter days seen for solar, next-gen biofuels (Greenwire)
“Buy American” provision in House climate bill (Reuters)
USDA meets President Obama’s 30-day biofuels directive to help meet country’s energy needs (USDA)
A busy week lies ahead for biofuels (Farm Futures)
Senate energy panel will back gulf drilling plan, Sen. Dorgan says (Greenwire)
With eye on Iran, Obama seeks creation of world uranium ‘fuel bank’ (Boston Globe)
‘No need to nationalise oil industry’ (Upstream)
No Iran for Nabucco, Washington says (UPI)
Glory days may be gone for green energy (Forbes)
No climate change fix without new land use, farming policies (Reuters)
US and China, still far apart on emissions, open 3 days of climate talks (WaPo)
BP CEO: Oil price may hit $200 a barrel without investment (Dow Jones)
Obama tax plans draw ire of energy companies (Reuters)
No nuclear double jeopardy for utilities (Forbes)

Oil falls below $68 on stronger dollar (Reuters)
Democrats plan hearings, continue talks to move toward floor vote on climate bill (BNA)
Climate change bill confronts hurdles in the House (Houston Chronicle)
Big oil watches Iran vote, but investment distant (Reuters)
Iran to replace Total in South Pars (UPI)
Nancy Pelosi sets tough deadline for climate bill (Politico)
Huge sums needed to keep energy flowing (Upstream)
Baku sees surge in oil and gas output (UPI)
‘Smart grid’ – buzz of the electric power industry (AP)
McCain tries to classify nuclear power as renewable energy; voted down (AllGov)
Russia wants oil prices at $75 per barrel (UPI)
Northwest’s biofuel boom goes bust (Oregonian)
Harkin confident Senate will remove indirect land use (Farm Futures)
Aviation biofuel proves itself in tests, but is there enough? (Miami Herald)
US foresees a thinner cushion of coal (WSJ)

Oil price soars above $70 after US jobs data (AFP)
Dem leaders begin talks with Ways and Means, Ag chairmen on climate bill (ClimateWire)
Standard for renewable survives markup; measure to be part of Senate policy bill (BNA)
Harkin: Indirect land use won’t stand up to scientific scrutiny (Agriculture Online)
Industry requests more wind mandates (Des Moines Register)
Iran moves towards Nabucco nod (Upstream)
US special energy envoy says no to Iran’s involvement in Nabucco gas pipeline project (AP)
Mitschek sees Nabucco documents soon (UPI)
US lawmakers seek more nuclear power in bill (Reuters)
Energy chief says nuclear disclosure ‘of great concern’ (WSJ)
Clean energy depends on wider economy growth (Reuters)
Obama receives high marks for ethanol support (Ethanol Producer Magazine)
Iran offers to buy all of Shah Deniz gas (UPI)
IEA warns oil gains not in line with market (Upstream)
Goldman Sachs: Looming supply crunch means $85 oil (WSJ)

Oil prices rebound above $67 (AFP)
Senate committee expected to approve mandate for renewable electricity in markup (BNA)
ADM does the ethanol shuffle (Slate)
Food debate hits EU ethanol harder than crisis (Reuters)
Lawmakers seek broader US biomass-for-biofuel list (Reuters)
Federal loan guarantees for clean energy run into credit crunch and skittish investors (BNA)
Remarks by UAE leader prompt call for withdrawal of nuclear trade deal (BNA)
Is community wind power full of hot air? (CNET)
Goldman Sachs ups oil price forecast (Upstream)
Gazprom rules out Ukrainian gas disruption (UPI)
EU’s energy policy a ‘big failure’ (BusinessWeek)
Obama says Iran’s energy concerns legitimate (AP)
Shell weighs in on Iraqi energy sector (UPI)
Interior secretary cautioned to consider renewable energy project impacts, funding (BNA)
Green energy gurus not holding breath on CO2 rules (MarketWatch)

Oil falls below $68 after seven strong days (Reuters)
Farm groups call for climate change legislation to allow unlimited agricultural offsets (BNA)
Higher ethanol blends would be good for US – Chu (Reuters)
Ethanol production could jeopardize soil productivity (ScienceDaily)
Rangel says climate bill takes priority in House (WSJ)
Oil tops Obama’s Saudi agenda (Upstream)
Oil, gas industry fighting to preserve ‘Halliburton loophole’ for drilling technique (BNA)
US still wants Azeri energy flowing westwards (UPI)
OMV keeps faith with Romania (Upstream)
Russia asks to revise gas deals with Turkmenistan (AP)
China replaces Total in giant Iran gas scheme – IRNA (Reuters)
Iran moving slowly into gas export market (UPI)
DOE nominee calls for partnership with oil, coal industries to address climate change (BNA)
Renewables took bulk of global energy investment in 2008, says UN (Guardian)
Bigger role for concentrating solar power? (NYT)

Oil slides below $68 as investors eye inflation (AP)
Russian gas output take a tumble (Upstream)
Ethanol’s Grocery Bill (WSJ)
U.S. ethanol, corn rise with E15 blend: study (Reuters)
Brazil must save forests in ethanol push: Clinton (Reuters)
‘Project prices have come down’ (Upstream)
Volvo Cars, Vattenfall to make electric cars (AP)
China to Invest $14.6 Billion in Wind Power by 2010 (Bloomberg)
Nobel laureate: Wind is not the future (CNET)
Senate panel to tackle renewable standard, building efficiency with ‘end in sight’ (Greenwire)
G20 renewable energy aid not enough: IEA (Reuters)
Gov’t Probes Land Speculation Claim Involving First Solar (Dow Jones)
U.S. DOE working with four nuclear developers (Reuters)
Murkowski calls for more support of nuclear energy (KTUU)
Biomass Power Generates Traction (WSJ)

Oil price hits seven-month peak above $68 (AFP)
Iraqi Kurdistan begins oil exports (AFP)
OECD Countries Agree to Tackle Climate, Development Concerns Together (BNA)
Mend rebuffs latest amnesty offer (Upstream)
Transportation Stakeholders Fight Proposal To Shift Planning Authority From DOT to EPA (BNA)
Iran, Turkey, Iraq sign energy deal (UPI)
NDSU Biofuels Economist Sees Challenge for Corn Ethanol Plants (Dakota Farmer)
US senator calls to limit oil speculators (Upstream)
Gas prices probably won’t rocket like last summer (USA Today)
For climate change bill, hard part starts now (SF Chronicle)
Russia lobbies for energy ties with Baku (UPI)
Ranchers driving wind revolution (BBC)
Solar Push in Texas Fails (NYT)
Natural Gas Executive Voices Concerns With Democratic Plan to Revise Royalties (BNA)
Energy Bill on Track to Pass in Senate (Roll Call)