Moscow (UPI) Nov 18, 2014 - Russian oil company Rosneft may focus more on Asia as it looks for new partners for exploration and production work in the arctic, a minister said Tuesday.
Madrid (AFP) Nov 18, 2014 - Spain seized a Greenpeace ship on Tuesday after activists approached a vessel belonging to petroleum firm Repsol as part of protests against oil exploration off the Canary Islands, the organisation said.
Freeport, Texas (UPI) Nov 18, 2014 - With federal approval in hand, construction should start in December on a liquefied natural gas export facility in Freeport, Texas, the lead company said.
Calgary, Alberta (UPI) Nov 18, 2014 - The equivalent of eight Keystone XL oil pipelines have been built in the United States since an application was submitted, planner TransCanada said Tuesday.
Washington (UPI) Nov 18, 2014 - Low U.S. gasoline prices mean those traveling for Thanksgiving will save more than $650 million collectively over last year, price watcher GasBuddy said.
New York (UPI) Nov 17, 2014 - Hess Corp. said Monday the start of production from its Tubular Bells field in the Gulf of Mexico shows it has the mettle to succeed in a complex environment.
New York (UPI) Nov 17, 2014 - Government data showing the Japanese economy slipped unexpectedly into recession battered crude oil prices in Monday trading.
Islamabad (UPI) Nov 17, 2014 - Islamabad thanks the leadership in Kabul for putting renewed emphasis behind a multilateral gas pipeline from Turkmenistan, the Pakistani prime minister said.
Stavanger, Norway (UPI) Nov 17, 2014 - Norwegian energy company Statoil said Monday it was putting an emphasis on natural gas developments in sub-Saharan Africa.
Madrid (AFP) Nov 17, 2014 - Spanish energy firm Repsol will on Tuesday start prospecting for oil in the waters off the Canary Islands if the weather permits, a company spokesman said, despite objections from environmentalists and the local government.
United Nations, United States (AFP) Nov 17, 2014 - A UN report is recommending the seizure of all oil tanker trucks leaving Islamist-controlled territory in Iraq and Syria to cut off millions of dollars from crude sales now bankrolling the jihadists.
Tehran (AFP) Nov 16, 2014 - China will double its investment in Iran's energy projects, an Iranian official said Sunday, ahead of a deadline for a deal with world powers over Tehran's nuclear programme.
Madrid (AFP) Nov 15, 2014 - A Greenpeace activist was hurt Saturday in a confrontation with the Spanish navy that intervened during fresh protests against a controversial oil exploration project in waters off the Canary Islands.
Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) Nov 15, 2014 - Iraqi forces broke the Islamic State group's months-long siege of the country's largest oil refinery Saturday as America's top officer flew in to discuss the expanding war against the jihadists.
Washington (UPI) Nov 14, 2014 - It's unclear how well non-military means in Iraq and Syria will diminish the revenue base for the Islamic State, a scholar from RAND Corp. testified.
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 14, 2014 - By Nick Cunningham of Oilprice.com With oil prices low and showing no sign of an immediate rebound, the industry is beginning to pull back on spending. Oil prices have dropped around 30 percent sin
