BP Oil Spill: Progress In The Gulf All eyes will be on the Gulf this week, closely following BP’s latest attempt to squash the massive spill. The British oil company announced over the weekend that it would be installing a tighter cap over …

Tags: BP, BP oil spill, Craig Venter, Emil Jacobs, Exxon Mobil, Gulf of Mexico, Intersolar, Italy, Solar subsidies, Synthetic Genomics

12 July 2010 6:15 AM EDT

Is Exxon Mobil a contrarian? While its competitors — in the 2006-2008 boom times — were bolstering their clean energy credentials, snatching clean tech assets at inflated valuations. Exxon stayed out of the fray, focusing on its oil and gas business and racking …

Tags: China GreenRay, Emil Jacobs, Exxon Mobil, GCL Solar Energy Technology, General Electric, J. Craig Venter, OriginOil algae, Riggs Eckleberry, Synthetic Genomics, UK green plan

17 July 2009 6:15 AM EDT

Exxon Mobil, the world’s largest oil and gas company, is dipping its toe in the clean tech sector with a  $600 million investment to develop algae-based biofuel as part of its newly formed partnership with Synthetic Genomics, a research and development company launched …

Tags: BP, Emil Jacobs, Exxon Mobil, GreenFuel Technologies, J. Craig Venter, Lord Browne, Rex Tillerson, Synthetic Genomics

14 July 2009 6:15 AM EDT