<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<rdf:RDF
 xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
 xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/"
 xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
 xmlns:taxo="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/taxonomy/"
 xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
 xmlns:syn="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
 xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/"
>

<channel rdf:about="http://business.gourt.com/Energy-and-Environment/Marketplaces.xml">
<title>Marketplaces RSS : Gourt</title>
<link>http://business.gourt.com/Energy-and-Environment/Marketplaces.xml</link>
<description></description>
<dc:language>en-us</dc:language>
<dc:rights>Copyright 2007, Gourt.com</dc:rights>
<dc:date>2008-10-11T16:30+20:00
</dc:date>
<dc:publisher>rtruog@gourt.com</dc:publisher>
<dc:creator>rtruog@gourt.com</dc:creator>
<dc:subject>Marketplaces RSS : Gourt</dc:subject>
<syn:updatePeriod>hourly</syn:updatePeriod>
<syn:updateFrequency>1</syn:updateFrequency>
<syn:updateBase>1901-01-01T00:00+00:00</syn:updateBase>
<items>
 <rdf:Seq>
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1697&#x26;ref=rss" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1696&#x26;ref=rss" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1695&#x26;ref=rss" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1694&#x26;ref=rss" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1693&#x26;ref=rss" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1692&#x26;ref=rss" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1691&#x26;ref=rss" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1690&#x26;ref=rss" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1689&#x26;ref=rss" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1688&#x26;ref=rss" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/417499092/6052604.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/417499093/6052480.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/417499094/6052603.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/417499095/6052476.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/417499096/6052248.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/417114107/6051475.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/416748620/6050631.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/416703012/6050569.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/416485371/6050217.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/416485372/6050212.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/415791878/6048581.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/415474613/6048088.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/414959426/6046849.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/414508550/6045808.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/414508551/6045806.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/414508552/6045805.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/414508553/6045712.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/414187992/6045254.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/413977685/6044577.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/413962213/6044543.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/413701056/6044062.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/413701057/6044060.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/413500104/6043725.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/413500106/6043717.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/412936117/6042450.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/412806924/6042187.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/412749449/6042096.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/412708243/6042005.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/412610961/6041935.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/411661025/6038990.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/411661026/6040228.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/411661027/6038993.html" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/Analysis_Money_woes_ignite_CO2_debate/UPI-62221223670742/" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/Iran_talks_energy_with_India_Pakistan/UPI-96011223668910/" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/Kazakh_energy_chief_positive_on_transport/UPI-19931223668468/" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/Medvedev_issues_warning_on_Nord_Stream/UPI-58761223668132/" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/Kyrgyzstan_signs_MOU_with_Gazprom/UPI-52151223667985/" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/Conflict_spurs_EU_action_in_energy_sector/UPI-38841223667758/" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/UPI_Energy_Watch/UPI-16911223667534/" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/Iraq_Energy_Roundup/UPI-70541223664806/" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/Analysis_Caspian_nations_closer_to_dividing_waters_seabed/UPI-18021223657454/" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Crisis_poses_no_major_threat_to_Gazprom/UPI-86581223588381/" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Financial_crisis_hurting_Azeri_oil_sector/UPI-55961223586546/" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Iraqi_Kurds_see_future_in_gas/UPI-68351223584966/" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Disunity_hurts_EU_energy_security/UPI-19201223585461/" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Ormat_wins_Energy_Department_contract/UPI-89331223585327/" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Siemens_wins_large_turbine_order/UPI-64301223584376/" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Iran_says_oil_demand_lower_than_expected/UPI-90631223575167/" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Lockheed_to_work_on_ocean_power/UPI-88591223574957/" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Kuwait_agrees_on_refinery_location/UPI-27071223574805/" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/UPI_Energy_Watch/UPI-60071223574318/" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/08/Turkey_pushes_for_Iranian_gas_deal/UPI-77021223505396/" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/08/Analysis_Caspian_states_consider_economic_union/UPI-82391223504348/" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/08/SOCAR_opens_office_in_Kazakhstan/UPI-34621223503545/" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/08/Iran_to_meet_Armenian_gas_demands/UPI-95231223503134/" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/08/Russian_energy_firms_ask_for_more_credit/UPI-11421223503049/" />
  <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/08/Azerbaijan_alternative_to_Middle_East_oil/UPI-37831223502942/" />
 </rdf:Seq>
</items>
</channel>

<item rdf:about="http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1697&#x26;ref=rss">
<title>Researchers Develop Bendable Battery</title>
<link>http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1697&#x26;ref=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[It's a battery that looks like a piece of paper and can be bent or twisted, trimmed with scissors or molded into any shape needed. While the battery is only a prototype a few inches square right now, the researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute who developed it have high hopes for it in electronics and other fields that need smaller, lighter power sources.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1696&#x26;ref=rss">
<title>After Russia and Canada, U.S. Ship Headed for Arctic</title>
<link>http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1696&#x26;ref=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A U.S. Coast Guard cutter is headed to the Arctic this week on a mapping mission to determine whether part of this area can be considered U.S. territory, after recent polar forays by Russia and Canada.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1695&#x26;ref=rss">
<title>Making Global Warming Cuts Expensive but Feasible for Power Industry, Study Says</title>
<link>http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1695&#x26;ref=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Making big cuts in emissions linked to global warming could trim U.S. economic growth by $400 billion to $1.8 trillion over the next four decades, a new study says.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1694&#x26;ref=rss">
<title>Harness the Sun to Save Money, Save the Earth</title>
<link>http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1694&#x26;ref=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Are your electric bills going through the roof? A solution just may be up there too:The roof is a great place to install solar collectors that convert the sun's energy directly into electricity.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1693&#x26;ref=rss">
<title>In Nebraska, Experts Disagree Over How Much Water It Takes to Produce Ethanol</title>
<link>http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1693&#x26;ref=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[he growing thirst for ethanol takes a lot of water to quench, but less than many people believe and not enough to cause serious problems, experts told farmers.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1692&#x26;ref=rss">
<title>Energy Secretary Bodman Says DoE Will Have Conservation Plan in Place by Next Year</title>
<link>http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1692&#x26;ref=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Department of Energy should set an example in meeting President Bush's order to conserve energy and move to renewable sources, and for the nation as a whole, Bodman told the 2007 GovEnergy Conference, which teaches managers at all levels of government how to save energy.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1691&#x26;ref=rss">
<title>Ford CEO Says Fuel Economy Standards Are Market Distorting</title>
<link>http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1691&#x26;ref=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Co. President and Chief Executive Alan Mulally said that federal regulations to improve fuel economy will cut into automakers' profits by pushing them to build more small cars than demand warrants.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1690&#x26;ref=rss">
<title>Bank Pledge Euro368 Million Toward New Chernobyl Protective Shelter</title>
<link>http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1690&#x26;ref=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development has pledged euro368 million (US$507 million) to help Ukraine build a new shelter for the Chernobyl reactor, the site of the world's worst nuclear accident, officials said Monday.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1689&#x26;ref=rss">
<title>U.N. Team in Iran for Nuclear Transparency Talks</title>
<link>http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1689&#x26;ref=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A technical team from the United Nations nuclear watchdog arrived in Tehran on Monday to discuss an "action plan" to give the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) more access to Iran's nuclear facilities.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1688&#x26;ref=rss">
<title>Ash Trees Still Have Value after Tree-Killing Beetle Attacks</title>
<link>http://www.enn.com/energy.html?id=1688&#x26;ref=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Ash trees are being turned into park benches, baby furniture and baseball bats for Little Leaguers as cities around the Midwest try to get rid of millions of trees killed by a paper clip-size beetle.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/417499092/6052604.html">
<title>&#x27;Green refinery&#x27; would be a first</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/417499092/6052604.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A Houston company is proposing to build what it calls the world's first "green refinery" on the Texas Gulf Coast using an established technology it says could revolutionize the way transportation fuels are made.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/417499093/6052480.html">
<title>Stock takes a plunge for biodiesel firm</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/417499093/6052480.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[GreenHunter Energy, a biodiesel manufacturer, tumbled to an all-time low Friday as stocks worldwide plummeted amid concern the financial crisis will deepen. GreenHunter fell $4.67 to $5.45 on the American Stock Exchange.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/417499094/6052603.html">
<title>GM, Chrysler in preliminary talks on possible merger</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/417499094/6052603.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[General Motors is in preliminary talks about a possible merger with Chrysler, a deal that could drastically remake the landscape of the auto industry.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/417499095/6052476.html">
<title>Houston may lose economic cushion</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/417499095/6052476.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Oil prices that have slumped to barely half of last summer's record highs could make Houston more vulnerable to the economic woes afflicting the rest of the country, a top local economist predicts.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/417499096/6052248.html">
<title>Persian Gulf&#x27;s titans not immune from crisis</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/417499096/6052248.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The oil-rich princes and financial titans of the Persian Gulf went into the week touting their immunity from the West's financial turmoil, but stock markets in the region posted sharp losses.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/417114107/6051475.html">
<title>Crude oil settles below $80 a barrel</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/417114107/6051475.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The stunning collapse in oil markets accelerated today, with a barrel plunging below $78 as investors grow more pessimistic about a mushrooming global economic crisis.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/416748620/6050631.html">
<title>Gas prices continue to fall in Houston and statewide</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/416748620/6050631.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Retail gasoline prices are still plummeting in Houston and across Texas as the price of crude oil continues to fall on world markets.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/416703012/6050569.html">
<title>Energy organization pares worldwide usage outlook</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/416703012/6050569.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The International Energy Agency made new cuts today to its global oil demand forecasts for this year as economic conditions in developed nations worsened amid financial turmoil and inflation, and said demand would weaken further in 2009.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/416485371/6050217.html">
<title>Economic tumult eclipses solar industry&#x27;s successes</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/416485371/6050217.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The reality of the global economy collided with what should have been a day in the sun for solar companies.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/416485372/6050212.html">
<title>Credit crunch clouds alternative energy outlook</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/416485372/6050212.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[As hot as the alternative energy sector is, the international credit crunch coupled with falling oil prices could squeeze investment, particularly for startup companies, an analyst said Thursday.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/415791878/6048581.html">
<title>Libya cuts off supplies to Swiss oil refinery</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/415791878/6048581.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Libya halted oil supplies to its Swiss refining unit Tamoil SA, a decision that will cut deliveries to the European country by about 2 million metric tons a year, Switzerland's Oil Association said.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/415474613/6048088.html">
<title>OPEC will meet early to discuss falling oil prices</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/415474613/6048088.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The price of crude continued to drop today, and OPEC is expected to discuss reducing production to shore up prices.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/414959426/6046849.html">
<title>Oil down after surprise jump in US crude supplies</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/414959426/6046849.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The falling price of crude also is providing relief at the gas pump.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/414508550/6045808.html">
<title>BP judge says she can&#x27;t &#x27;make that plant safe&#x27;</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/414508550/6045808.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The federal judge overseeing BP's criminal case said Tuesday that whatever she decides on a pending plea deal won't guarantee safety at the Texas City refinery.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/414508551/6045806.html">
<title>Gasoline below $3 may be coming soon</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/414508551/6045806.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[American motorists soon may see prices at the pump drop below $3 a gallon nationwide, if crude oil prices remain near current levels for a couple of months, a government forecaster said Tuesday.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/414508552/6045805.html">
<title>Energy companies likely to trim their spending</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/414508552/6045805.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The financial crisis that has choked credit markets also may stem the flow of capital spending by oil and natural gas companies as the situation shakes out, analysts said.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/414508553/6045712.html">
<title>Heating bills forecast to jump $450 on average</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/414508553/6045712.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Heating U.S. homes with oil this winter will cost a painful $450 more than a year ago, another slap to families already reeling from high gasoline and food costs and fearful of losing their heat because of unpaid bills.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/414187992/6045254.html">
<title>Crude reverses course, rises after days of decline</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/414187992/6045254.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Light, sweet crude for November delivery rose $2.25 to settle at $90.06 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, after earlier trading as high as $93.02.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/413977685/6044577.html">
<title> Stocks tumble as investors worry about financials</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/413977685/6044577.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Investors appeared heartened but still very cautious following the Federal Reserve's announcement that it plans to buy massive amounts of corporate debt to jump-start lending in the markets where many companies turn for short-term loans.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/413962213/6044543.html">
<title>U.S. average pump price could drop below $3, energy official says</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/413962213/6044543.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The head of the government's Energy Information Administration says $90 oil may cause continuing drop in gasoline price.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/413701056/6044062.html">
<title>Oil companies move ahead in Iraq despite threats</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/413701056/6044062.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Representatives of 35 international oil companies will meet with Iraqi government officials in London on Monday to discuss the bidding process for eight enormous oil and gas fields.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/413701057/6044060.html">
<title>Nigeria attacks starting to affect energy investment</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/413701057/6044060.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Violence in the Niger Delta, waged by armed groups that say they are fighting on behalf of local communities who have yet to share in the region's oil wealth, has cut more than 20 percent of Nigeria's crude exports since 2006.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/413500104/6043725.html">
<title>Sale just 1 way Reliant might solve financing problems</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/413500104/6043725.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Reliant Energy said Monday it is exploring "strategic alternatives," a phrase that typically means a company is seeking a buyer for all or part of its business.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/413500106/6043717.html">
<title>Reliant Q&#x26;A: No change expected in service</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/413500106/6043717.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Houston-based Reliant Energy, one of Texas' largest electric retailers, said it is looking at "strategic alternatives," which could mean finding a buyer.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/412936117/6042450.html">
<title>Home heating bills likely to rise for natural gas users</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/412936117/6042450.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[American natural gas users can expect their home heating bills to rise anywhere between 10 percent and 30 percent this winter because of high gas costs.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/412806924/6042187.html">
<title>Reliant Energy seeks a buyer as credit crisis deepens</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/412806924/6042187.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Reliant Energy is looking for a buyer amid turmoil in the credit markets and a violent storm season that cost the company millions.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/412749449/6042096.html">
<title>Russia seeks extradition of former tycoon from UK</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/412749449/6042096.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Mikhail Gutseriyev, the former president of Russneft, fled the country last year amid what he said was "unprecedented hounding" from the state, including a tax-evasion probe. Analysts linked his troubles to a dispute with the state-run oil giant Rosneft over some oil fields.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/412708243/6042005.html">
<title>BP chief says Russian unit conflict getting resolved</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/412708243/6042005.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[BP Plc Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward said he expects to complete the legal documents governing Russian venture TNK-BP by Dec. 1, putting a formal end to a shareholder conflict that threatened to paralyze Russia's third- largest oil producer.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/412610961/6041935.html">
<title>Oil falls below $90 for first time in 8 months</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/412610961/6041935.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Crude oil fell below $90 a barrel in New York for the first time since February as the credit crisis deepened in Europe, adding to concerns that global economic growth will slow and reduce demand for fuels.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/411661025/6038990.html">
<title>Pemex awards contract to unit of Houston company</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/411661025/6038990.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Pemex has awarded a contract to KRC Grupo Petrolero de Mexico, a unit of KRC Resources of Houston, to drill vertical and directional wells in northern Mexico.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/411661026/6040228.html">
<title>Philippines avoids oil shock through geothermal energy</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/411661026/6040228.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Ferdinand Marcos, the despot who ruled for 21 years, created a major government program to find, develop and generate electricity from hot rocks deep in the ground. Since then, the Philippine government has championed this form of energy.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/411661027/6038993.html">
<title>Study says going green to yield a bevy of jobs</title>
<link>http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/energy/~3/411661027/6038993.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A major shift to renewable energy and efficiency is expected to produce 4.2 million new environmentally friendly "green" jobs over the next three decades, according to a study.
]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/Analysis_Money_woes_ignite_CO2_debate/UPI-62221223670742/">
<title>Analysis: Money woes ignite CO2 debate</title>
<link>http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/Analysis_Money_woes_ignite_CO2_debate/UPI-62221223670742/</link>
<description><![CDATA[By ROSALIE WESTENSKOWUPI Corresponent Energy reform must be implemented if the United States is to escape the burgeoning financial crisis, experts say, but how to do it, and whether the public will stand for it, remains uncertain.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/Iran_talks_energy_with_India_Pakistan/UPI-96011223668910/">
<title>Iran talks energy with India, Pakistan</title>
<link>http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/Iran_talks_energy_with_India_Pakistan/UPI-96011223668910/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD, Pakistan,  Oct. 10 (UPI) --  Iranian energy officials Friday said India will become a top oil customer in 2009, eclipsing China, while Pakistan secures oil on a deferred payment schedule.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/Kazakh_energy_chief_positive_on_transport/UPI-19931223668468/">
<title>Kazakh energy chief positive on transport</title>
<link>http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/Kazakh_energy_chief_positive_on_transport/UPI-19931223668468/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ASTANA, Kazakhstan,  Oct. 10 (UPI) --  Kazakh officials said geopolitical pressure on the energy-rich Caucasus and Caspian regions will have little impact on the transportation of natural resources.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/Medvedev_issues_warning_on_Nord_Stream/UPI-58761223668132/">
<title>Medvedev issues warning on Nord Stream</title>
<link>http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/Medvedev_issues_warning_on_Nord_Stream/UPI-58761223668132/</link>
<description><![CDATA[BERLIN,  Oct. 10 (UPI) --  Russian President Dmitry Medvedev issued a veiled warning in Berlin to "outside" powers trying to influence the Nord Stream natural gas project.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/Kyrgyzstan_signs_MOU_with_Gazprom/UPI-52151223667985/">
<title>Kyrgyzstan signs MOU with Gazprom</title>
<link>http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/Kyrgyzstan_signs_MOU_with_Gazprom/UPI-52151223667985/</link>
<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan,  Oct. 10 (UPI) --  The government of Kyrgyzstan Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with Russian energy giant Gazprom for long-term gas development, officials said.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/Conflict_spurs_EU_action_in_energy_sector/UPI-38841223667758/">
<title>Conflict spurs EU action in energy sector</title>
<link>http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/Conflict_spurs_EU_action_in_energy_sector/UPI-38841223667758/</link>
<description><![CDATA[BAKU, Azerbaijan,  Oct. 10 (UPI) --  The Russian incursion into Georgia has prompted Europe to act swiftly in the area of energy security and the planned Nabucco pipeline, officials said Friday.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/UPI_Energy_Watch/UPI-16911223667534/">
<title>UPI Energy Watch</title>
<link>http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/UPI_Energy_Watch/UPI-16911223667534/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ OPEC will meet to deal with oil prices; Libya to stop oil deliveries to Switzerland; Norway foresees gas production increase.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/Iraq_Energy_Roundup/UPI-70541223664806/">
<title>Iraq Energy Roundup</title>
<link>http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/Iraq_Energy_Roundup/UPI-70541223664806/</link>
<description><![CDATA[By BEN LANDOUPI Energy Editor Iraqi oil and gas field bidding starts Monday; gas in Iraqi Kurdistan comes online; rumors of oil law deal as Barzani heads to Baghdad.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/Analysis_Caspian_nations_closer_to_dividing_waters_seabed/UPI-18021223657454/">
<title>Analysis: Caspian nations closer to dividing waters, seabed</title>
<link>http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/10/Analysis_Caspian_nations_closer_to_dividing_waters_seabed/UPI-18021223657454/</link>
<description><![CDATA[By JOHN C.K. DALYUPI International CorrespondentWASHINGTON,  Oct. 10 (UPI) --  Since 1991, Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan have disputed how to divide equitably the Caspian Sea's waters and seabed. Recent events indicate that the five coastal nations are moving toward a definitive division of the maritime assets, which will have a significant impact on global oil production. What is questionable is whether the five nations in such an instance will allow substantial Western investment.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Crisis_poses_no_major_threat_to_Gazprom/UPI-86581223588381/">
<title>Crisis poses no major threat to Gazprom</title>
<link>http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Crisis_poses_no_major_threat_to_Gazprom/UPI-86581223588381/</link>
<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan,  Oct. 9 (UPI) --  Russian energy giant Gazprom does not forecast a long-term setback from the looming worldwide economic downturn, officials said Thursday.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Financial_crisis_hurting_Azeri_oil_sector/UPI-55961223586546/">
<title>Financial crisis hurting Azeri oil sector</title>
<link>http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Financial_crisis_hurting_Azeri_oil_sector/UPI-55961223586546/</link>
<description><![CDATA[BAKU, Azerbaijan,  Oct. 9 (UPI) --  The global economic crisis will have a ripple effect on the energy sector, creating the potential for a significant downturn in the economy of Azerbaijan.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Iraqi_Kurds_see_future_in_gas/UPI-68351223584966/">
<title>Iraqi Kurds see future in gas</title>
<link>http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Iraqi_Kurds_see_future_in_gas/UPI-68351223584966/</link>
<description><![CDATA[By BEN LANDOUPI Energy Editor The oil and gas chief of Iraqi Kurdistan says the region will develop its natural gas resources to provide electricity to its residents and a planned industrial center, and in the future "export to the rest of Iraq."]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Disunity_hurts_EU_energy_security/UPI-19201223585461/">
<title>Disunity hurts EU energy security</title>
<link>http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Disunity_hurts_EU_energy_security/UPI-19201223585461/</link>
<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS,  Oct. 9 (UPI) --  The lack of common direction shown by EU member states is freezing any progress in diplomacy or energy security in the region, Azeri officials said.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Ormat_wins_Energy_Department_contract/UPI-89331223585327/">
<title>Ormat wins Energy Department contract</title>
<link>http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Ormat_wins_Energy_Department_contract/UPI-89331223585327/</link>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON,  Oct. 9 (UPI) --  U.S. company Ormat Technologies announced it will receive funding from the U.S. Department of Energy.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Siemens_wins_large_turbine_order/UPI-64301223584376/">
<title>Siemens wins large turbine order</title>
<link>http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Siemens_wins_large_turbine_order/UPI-64301223584376/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ERLANGEN, Germany,  Oct. 9 (UPI) --  German company Siemens Energy announced it won a supply order from E.ON.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Iran_says_oil_demand_lower_than_expected/UPI-90631223575167/">
<title>Iran says oil demand lower than expected</title>
<link>http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Iran_says_oil_demand_lower_than_expected/UPI-90631223575167/</link>
<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN,  Oct. 9 (UPI) --  Top Iranian oil officials said the looming world financial crisis is creating a larger strain on the energy market than anticipated.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Lockheed_to_work_on_ocean_power/UPI-88591223574957/">
<title>Lockheed to work on ocean power</title>
<link>http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Lockheed_to_work_on_ocean_power/UPI-88591223574957/</link>
<description><![CDATA[BETHESDA, Md.,  Oct. 9 (UPI) --  The U.S. Department of Energy has contracted Lockheed Martin for ocean power technology.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Kuwait_agrees_on_refinery_location/UPI-27071223574805/">
<title>Kuwait agrees on refinery location</title>
<link>http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/Kuwait_agrees_on_refinery_location/UPI-27071223574805/</link>
<description><![CDATA[KUWAIT CITY,  Oct. 9 (UPI) --  Officials in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have reached an agreement on a new location for a 615,000-barrel-per-day refinery at the al-Zour project.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/UPI_Energy_Watch/UPI-60071223574318/">
<title>UPI Energy Watch</title>
<link>http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/09/UPI_Energy_Watch/UPI-60071223574318/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Oil prices fall on inventory increases; Romania readies a new energy company; Occidental wins bid in Abu Dhabi.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/08/Turkey_pushes_for_Iranian_gas_deal/UPI-77021223505396/">
<title>Turkey pushes for Iranian gas deal</title>
<link>http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/08/Turkey_pushes_for_Iranian_gas_deal/UPI-77021223505396/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey,  Oct. 8 (UPI) --  Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said Wednesday his country would push for a joint gas production deal with Iran.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/08/Analysis_Caspian_states_consider_economic_union/UPI-82391223504348/">
<title>Analysis: Caspian states consider economic union</title>
<link>http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/08/Analysis_Caspian_states_consider_economic_union/UPI-82391223504348/</link>
<description><![CDATA[By JOHN C.K. DALYUPI International CorrespondentWASHINGTON,  Oct. 8 (UPI) --  Russia is advancing a proposal that could result in an OPEC-like cartel being formed of Caspian riparian states. Given the deteriorating state of U.S.-Russian relations and the current global financial turmoil, such a move will hardly be welcomed by countries with economies sinking into recession while they try to pay for their energy imports. Russia's proposal for a Caspian Economic Cooperation Organization was floated at a recent meeting in Astrakhan attended by government officials from Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran and Turkmenistan.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/08/SOCAR_opens_office_in_Kazakhstan/UPI-34621223503545/">
<title>SOCAR opens office in Kazakhstan</title>
<link>http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/08/SOCAR_opens_office_in_Kazakhstan/UPI-34621223503545/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ASTANA, Kazakhstan,  Oct. 8 (UPI) --  The State Oil Co. of Azerbaijan said Wednesday it opened offices in Kazakhstan to facilitate oil exports between the two countries.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/08/Iran_to_meet_Armenian_gas_demands/UPI-95231223503134/">
<title>Iran to meet Armenian gas demands</title>
<link>http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/08/Iran_to_meet_Armenian_gas_demands/UPI-95231223503134/</link>
<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN,  Oct. 8 (UPI) --  Iranian energy officials proclaimed they would begin gas exports to Armenia immediately to meet demands for the coming winter.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/08/Russian_energy_firms_ask_for_more_credit/UPI-11421223503049/">
<title>Russian energy firms ask for more credit</title>
<link>http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/08/Russian_energy_firms_ask_for_more_credit/UPI-11421223503049/</link>
<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW,  Oct. 8 (UPI) --  The top four energy companies in Russia asked the central government in Moscow Wednesday to distribute more credit as stock exchanges closed.]]></description>
</item>

<item rdf:about="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/08/Azerbaijan_alternative_to_Middle_East_oil/UPI-37831223502942/">
<title>Azerbaijan alternative to Middle East oil</title>
<link>http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2008/10/08/Azerbaijan_alternative_to_Middle_East_oil/UPI-37831223502942/</link>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON,  Oct. 8 (UPI) --  Energy resources in the Caspian Sea provide U.S. markets with a viable option to reduce their dependency on Middle East and Latin America, officials said.]]></description>
</item>

</rdf:RDF>