Geology.com | News - October 20, 2009

Geothermal Opportunities in Australia Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:25 PM PDT Australia has enormous geothermal potential in hot aquifers, volcanic sources and hot rocks at depth. So far very little has been done to tap Australian geothermal.

Producing Electricity From Old Oil Fields Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:13 PM PDT A geothermal plant has been built at the Teapot Dome oil field near Casper, Wyoming. The plant produces about 250 kilowats of electricity from hot water associated with oil production.

Natural Gas Prices and the US Market Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:00 PM PDT Allen Brooks has prepared a summary of trends in natural gas prices and the United States natural gas market for EnergyTribune.

The Future of Shipping in the Arctic Posted: 19 Oct 2009 09:38 PM PDT A San Francisco Chronicle article explores the current status and future of shipping in the Arctic. As an example of what is happening: “Nome’s ship traffic is eight times what it was in 1990.”

Iran Helps Venezuela Explore for Uranium Posted: 19 Oct 2009 09:10 PM PDT A news article on the Reuters website reports that Iran is helping Venezuela explore for uranium and that a large deposit has been located.

Second Warmest September on Record Posted: 19 Oct 2009 09:05 PM PDT The combined global land and ocean surface temperature was the second warmest September on record, according to NOAA, based on records going back to 1880.