energy + news

oil headlines

OPEC raises 2011 world oil demand growth (SMH)
Libya rebels say producing 100,000 bpd oil, exports minimal (Reuters)
Dust storm halts Kuwait oil exports (AFP)
New EU sanctions put the squeeze on Libyan oil sector (AFP)
Iran �stores up to 38m barrels oil at sea� (TradeArabia)
IEA: March global oil output fell on Libya unrest Polya Lesova (MarketWatch)
Iran, India solve oil payment problems (MENAFN)

natural gas

China gas shortage may end from 2015 on imports -researcher (Reuters)
Tehran, Islamabad to resume gas pipeline talks (TehranTimes)
PetroChina, Gazprom to hold talks on natural gas supply, report (IStockAnalyst)
Natural gas drops on global cues (CommodityOnline)
Shell, Saipem Sign Nigeria Gas Pipeline Contract to Cut Flaring in Delta Elisha Bala-Gbogbo (Bloomberg)

  coal

Indonesia's coal exports seen at 260-270 mln T in 2011 (Reuters)
Mongolia May Unveil Winning Bids for Tavan Tolgoi Next Month (Bloomberg)
India�s Coal Imports From South Africa Rise 8%, mjunction Says Dinakar Sethuraman (BusinessWeek)

nuclear

Quake-Prone Taiwan Halts Nuclear Expansion as Japan Struggles at Fukushima Yu-huay Sun (Bloomberg)
Iran to continue nuclear program under IAEA eyes (XinhuaNet)
Hitachi, GE Submit Plan to Dismantle Fukushima Nuclear Plant Mariko Yasu (Bloomberg)
The Symptoms of Nuclear Hysteria John Downs (EuroPac)
Switzerland says considering nuclear shutdown (StraitsTimes)
Kingdom and China to sign nuclear cooperation pact (ArabNews)
French MPs say German nuclear shift could hurt ties (Reuters)

solar and wind

US and Australia dig deep for giant solar projects (BusinessGreen)  
IEA: More wind energy and other renewables needed to replace oil (EVWind.es)  
Asia to Play Critical Role in Global PV Market Growth Vivian Ni (2Point6Billion)  
Google Invests $5M in German Solar Power Plant Zachary Shahan (Reuters)

  gasoline  

Iran plans to increase gasoline exports by 20% (TehranTimes)  

US retail gasoline demand down 1.8 pct-MasterCard (Reuters)  

World�s largest cellulosic ethanol plant breaks ground in Italy Kris Bevill (EthanolProducer)