http://www.gaspriceslive.com/gas_news Gas & Energy News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:07:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en International Petroleum Investment Company ("IPIC") has announced the successful completion of its $5.0 billion fund raising exercise. More: continued here http://www.gaspriceslive.com/gas_news/gas-news/ipic-completes-5-billion-fund-raising/ Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki denied on Thursday that the nation's oil auction for foreign companies had been a failure. More: continued here http://www.gaspriceslive.com/gas_news/gas-news/iraqi-pm-denies-oil-auction-was-failure/ The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, in conjunction with the Department of Energy, this week released six maps that could help determine the location of the next big push in solar energy.The BLM maps cover areas within the six U.S. states most suitable for solar energy generation ... More: continued ... http://www.gaspriceslive.com/gas_news/gas-news/us-government-maps-solar-energy-future/ Greenpeace released its latest Guide to Greener Electronics on Wednesday, revealing that promises aren't always kept.The Greenpeace guide, which started in 2006, ranks the top 17 PC, cell phone, TV, and gaming console manufacturers based on their policies regarding e-waste, climate change, and use of toxic chemicals.Hewlett-Packard, ... More: continued ... http://www.gaspriceslive.com/gas_news/gas-news/greenpeace-guide-frowns-on-hp-still-loves-nokia/ SAN RAMON, Calif.----Chevron Corporation announced today that its subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited and its partners commenced crude oil production ahead of schedule from the Mafumeira Norte project located offshore Angola. More: continued here http://www.gaspriceslive.com/gas_news/gas-news/chevron-announces-first-oil-from-mafumeira-norte-field-in-angola-business-wire/ Clean technology investment could be seeing a rebound.Research analyst The Cleantech Group, a subsidiary of Deloitte, released a preliminary report Thursday showing a slight uptick in clean tech investment for the sector covering http://bto.cnet.com/8401-1-0.htmlNorth America, Europe, China and India for second quarter 2009After ... More: continued here http://www.gaspriceslive.com/gas_news/gas-news/uptick-in-clean-tech-investment-says-analyst/ Oil prices extended losses on Thursday after already falling a day earlier on data revealing a drop in petroleum products in the United States, the world's leading energy consumer. More: continued here http://www.gaspriceslive.com/gas_news/gas-news/oil-prices-extend-losses/ Filed under: EV/Plug-in, On Two Wheels, Automotive X-Prize, USAT3 Motion CT3 - Click above to enlargeT3 Motion, creators of the Segway-esque non-balancing T3 Series Electric Stand-up Vehicle for police and security use, has just issued a press release detailing its plans to launch a new three-wheeled electric vehicle called the ... http://www.gaspriceslive.com/gas_news/gas-news/t3-motion-introduces-three-wheeled-ct3-personal-commuter-plans-to-enter-auto-x-prize/ Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Legislation and Policy, USAPeapod - click above for high-res image galleryThe amount of money that the U.S. federal government poured into corn ethanol is legendary. Today, we're left with a floundering ethanol economy and a few happy corn farmers but not an abundance of the biofuel ... http://www.gaspriceslive.com/gas_news/gas-news/columnist-plug-in-cars-are-the-new-ethanol-style-boondoggle/ Filed under: Legislation and Policy, Green Daily, USAWhen President Obama signed the Cash-for-Clunkers bill into law back on June 24th, the Transportation Department was given 30 days to set the official rules and regulations for the program that put the actual plan into motion. According to the official CARS (Car ... http://www.gaspriceslive.com/gas_news/gas-news/cash-for-clunkers-to-officially-begin-july-23rd/