Energy NewsEnergy news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Oil down as weak demand outweighs Georgia conflict- August 15, 2008 Oil prices pulled back Thursday, erasing some of the gains from the previous day's rally, as waning U.S. demand for energy overshadowed supply threats from the conflict in Georgia.http://www.topix.net/business/energy/2008/08/oil-down-as-weak-demand-outweighs-georgia-con... TNK BP says court bars Ceo Dudley from office for 2 years- August 14, 2008 A Moscow court ruled Thursday to suspend Robert Dudley, who heads the Russian-British joint oil venture TNK-BP, from office for two years, a spokesperson for the company said.http://www.topix.net/business/energy/2008/08/tnk-bp-says-court-bars-ceo-dudley-from-office... Plus: Cheaper Oil: Back to Gas Guzzlers- August 14, 2008 Oil prices are on the skids, down nearly $33 per barrel from a July 11 high of $147.27. Meanwhile, the national average of a gallon of gasoline has dipped by 30 in the past three weeks, now at $3.81. While ...http://www.topix.net/business/energy/2008/08/plus-cheaper-oil-back-to-gas-guzzlers?fromrss... 5 years after a giant blackout, are we better off- August 14, 2008 Five years after the worst blackout in North American history, the country's largest power providers say the problems that turned out the lights on 50 million people have largely been resolved, but they fear ...http://www.topix.net/business/energy/2008/08/5-years-after-a-giant-blackout-are-we-better-... News Story: Oil rises to near $117 on falling inventories- August 14, 2008 Oil prices rose for a second day Thursday in Asia, approaching $117 a barrel after U.S. gasoline supplies fell more than expected in a weekly government report.http://www.topix.net/business/energy/2008/08/news-story-oil-rises-to-near-117-on-falling-i... US oil company says it has ended talks with Iraq- August 14, 2008 A major independent U.S. oil producer said Wednesday that it has ended negotiations with Iraq to develop an oil field.http://www.topix.net/business/energy/2008/08/us-oil-company-says-it-has-ended-talks-with-i... Oil rises $3 on report of tighter gasoline supplies- August 14, 2008 Crude oil futures rose more than $3 a barrel today after a U.S. Energy Department report showed a bigger-than-forecast decline in inventories of gasoline as refiners shut units and imports fell.http://www.topix.net/business/energy/2008/08/oil-rises-3-on-report-of-tighter-gasoline-sup... Petro-Canada pumps could run dry- August 13, 2008 Petro-Canada took the unusual step Tuesday of warning its Western Canadian customers that its gasoline pumps may temporarily run dry, but one economist said he doubts drivers will have to pay a premium on the ...http://www.topix.net/business/energy/2008/08/petro-canada-pumps-could-run-dry?fromrss=1 Widening Russian action in Georgia affecting global oil supplies- August 13, 2008 Oil traders on Monday shrugged off Russia's widening invasion of neighboring Georgia, but if the conflict spreads further it could threaten nearly 1 million barrels per day of needed global crude supplies from ...http://www.topix.net/business/energy/2008/08/widening-russian-action-in-georgia-affecting-... Dung Drives Children's Fair Ride In Calif.- August 13, 2008 SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A children's ride at the California State Fair will soon run entirely on cow manure, and despite the likely bathroom humor, fair officials said it's a great step forward.http://www.topix.net/business/energy/2008/08/dung-drives-childrens-fair-ride-in-calif?from... |