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Tax has pushed up costs, businesses say Mon, 28 Jan, 2013 06:44 AM PST Businesses say energy costs are up by as much as 14.5 per cent since the carbon tax was adopted, the Australian Industry Group says. Warning over cold callers Mon, 28 Jan, 2013 06:43 AM PST LEDBURY residents are being warned to stay on the lookout for cold calling salesmen trying to exploit a new government energy saving initiative. Elliott Targets Stake in Hess, Which Announces More Restructuring Mon, 28 Jan, 2013 06:42 AM PST Hess Corp., the $20 billion energy company, said today that hedge fund Elliott Associates L.P. has notified Hess that it will take a large stake and may nominate board members. Business counting carbon tax Mon, 28 Jan, 2013 06:42 AM PST About half of Australian companies have either seen little impact from the introduction of the carbon tax on their energy costs or are yet to calculate the effects, according to surveys by the Australian Industry Group. Middle Eastern oil explorer gives up licence in Kenya reuters.com Mon, 28 Jan, 2013 06:41 AM PST NAIROBI (Reuters) - Edgo Energy, the exploration unit of Jordan's Edgo, has relinquished a licence to explore an area offshore Kenya, citing the technical difficulties of drilling in very deep water. The licence area, a triangular block off Kenya's southern coast known as L26, lies in "ultra deep water" - meaning the ocean floor is more than 1,500 metres beneath the water's surface, which makes ... Ukraine, Russia battle over $7 bn gas bill Mon, 28 Jan, 2013 06:41 AM PST (KIEV ) - Ukraine and Russia were locked on Monday in a high-stakes energy dispute after Kiev refused to pay a stunning $7 billion bill for energy it allegedly promised to purchase from Moscow but never did. VIDEO: Planning rules query over green scheme Mon, 28 Jan, 2013 06:40 AM PST Householders and companies in Wales may not benefit as much as people in England from a new UK government scheme to encourage energy efficiency. Linde to Present Progress on CO2 Capture Project to US Energy Association business-wire.com Mon, 28 Jan, 2013 06:39 AM PST Linde North America has been invited to provide an update on its activities in carbon capture, utilization and storage on January 29, 2013 at the U.S. Energy Association . S. African unions vow to fight energy price hikes afp.news.za Mon, 28 Jan, 2013 06:37 AM PST South African unions on Monday vowed to stop electricity provider Eskom from introducing a planned 16-percent annual tariff increase, arguing it would hit the poor hardest. EPA's cellulosic biofuel rule is flawed, court rules Mon, 28 Jan, 2013 06:35 AM PST The Environmental Protection Agency's cellulosic biofuel mandate for refiners was rejected by the U.S.  - More -  Live Event: Big Data Technology in Energy Are you leveraging the power of your data? Whether it is upstream analytics, E&P or trading operations, learn how to unlock and harness the data. As data explodes in the enterprise, precise search & discovery of information is needed for ...

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