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Landon Hall

Here’s how North Korea may get through a total oil ban

September 15, 2017
Source: Bloomberg Business
/in What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

As the U.S. and its allies look to impose even stricter measures against North Korea, leader Kim Jong Un could find inspiration from oppressive regimes of yesteryear in Nazi Germany and Apartheid-era South Africa.

Landon Hall

Tribal clashes, political void threaten oil installations in Iraq’s south

September 15, 2017
Source: Reuters
/in What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

Worsening clashes among tribes and a political void is threatening security at oil installations in Iraq’s main southern oil producing region, officials and security sources said.

Landon Hall

As Florida fuel grew scarce, GasBuddy app change filled the gap

September 15, 2017
Source: Bloomberg Technology
/in Economy, What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

The goal: Re-engineer their mobile app in a single night to help drivers escaping the storm identify which stations had run out of fuel, or had lost their electricity.

Landon Hall

Tesla intentionally makes some of its cars worse, and it’s good for everybody

September 15, 2017
Source: Quartz
/in What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

Sometimes, companies do figure out a way to charge different prices to wealthier and poorer consumers for virtually the same product—economists call this “price discrimination.”

Landon Hall

IEA sees strongest global oil-demand growth in two years

September 14, 2017
Source: Bloomberg Markets
/in Economy, What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

Global oil demand will climb this year by the most since 2015, the International Energy Agency said, amid stronger-than-expected consumption in Europe and the U.S.

Landon Hall

Harvey toppled storage tanks in the oil patch, spilled nearly 2,000 barrels

September 14, 2017
Source: The Houston Chronicle
/in What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

Soon after Hurricane Harvey reached Texas, several huge steel tanks owned by one oil company sprung free from their piping and toppled over, tearing flowlines and spewing hundreds of barrels of oil and waste water some 100 miles west of Houston.

Landon Hall

Exxon loses bid to keep auditor files secret in climate fraud investigation

September 14, 2017
Source: Inside Climate News
/in Economy, What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

New York’s highest court rejected Exxon’s appeal. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is probing whether the oil giant misled investors on climate change risks.

Landon Hall

How Russia quietly undercuts sanctions intended to stop North Korea’s nuclear program

September 14, 2017
Source: The Washington Post
/in What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

Russian smugglers are scurrying to the aid of North Korea with shipments of petroleum and other vital supplies that could help that country weather harsh new economic sanctions.

Landon Hall

An exasperating hunt for gasoline in Florida as Hurricane Irma’s evacuees scramble to come home

September 13, 2017
Source: The Los Angeles Times
/in What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

The drive from Naples to Gainesville was 288 miles of gut-wrenching anxiety, and not because of destruction from the massive hurricane that tore through the day before.

Landon Hall

China sets 2020 target for nationwide ethanol use to cut corn stocks

September 13, 2017
Source: Reuters
/in What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

It’s the first time the government has set a targeted timeline for pushing the biofuel, known as E10 and containing 10 percent ethanol, across the world’s largest car market, although it has yet to announce a formal policy.

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