Interesting Energy Stories in the News Dec 17

Shell says launches fresh study on oil deposits in Nigerian onshore fields
BP may retool Iraqi oil ambitions
Iran seeks to guarantee oil passage security in Persian Gulf: Rahim-Safavi
Billion pound North Sea oil field project given government approval
Against all the odds, Saudi Arabia never falters in oil supplies
'Clean Coal' Capture Plant Opened in Queensland
Canada Dries Up as Export Market for U.S. Thermal Coal, an Industrial Info News Alert
South Africa Richards Bay Coal Decreases Most in Five Months
The Next Big Thing in Nuclear Power: Going Small
Spain oldest nuclear plant shuts down
U.S. wind may lose in budget debate
India identifies 54 solar cities; releases JNNSM figures
Gasoline prices likely at low for year