Oil and Gas
Ukraine, Europe, Russia make progress in gas talks
Berlin (UPI) Sep 26, 2014 - Trilateral natural gas talks Friday in Berlin have resulted in temporary relief for Ukraine, delegates at the conference confirmed.
Oil and Gas
EU says cooperation with Canada extends to energy
Brussels (UPI) Sep 25, 2014 - The development of ties in the energy sector is on the table for bilateral talks with Canadian officials, leaders from the European Union said.
Oil and Gas
Kremlin ready to prop up energy companies if they need it
Moscow (UPI) Sep 25, 2014 - Russian energy companies feeling the squeeze from Western economic sanctions can appeal for help from the government, the deputy energy minister said Thursday.
Oil and Gas
Natural gas adoption will have a minimal effect on emissions
Irvine, Calif. (UPI) Sep 25, 2014 - Natural gas is abundant, cheap and burns cleaner than coal. But will a transition from coal to natural gas in the short term help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow global warming? A new study by scientists - from the University of California, Irvine; Stanford University; and the nonprofit group Near Zero - suggests the answer is no.
Oil and Gas
Oil and shipping giants offer $1.5 million to counter Somali pirates
The Hague, Netherlands (UPI) Sep 25, 2014 - A joint initiative led by leading oil and shipping companies said Thursday they were donating $1.5 million in funds to stem piracy off the coast of Somalia.
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Scottish renewable energy output up 30 percent from 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland (UPI) Sep 25, 2014 - The Scottish government said Thursday the amount of electricity generated through renewable energy during the first half of 2014 was up 30 percent year-on-year.
Oil and Gas
Direct crude oil use in Saudi Arabia increasing
Washington (UPI) Sep 24, 2014 - Saudi Arabia aims to use more renewable energy, but for now it burns more crude oil directly than any other nation in the Middle East, a Wednesday report found.
Oil and Gas
Enhanced recovery methods for shale hold promise
Houston (UPI) Sep 24, 2014 - A Wednesday report for energy consultant group Wood Mackenzie finds emerging shale technology could add at least 1 million barrels per day to U.S. output.
Oil and Gas
Gazprom continues pivot toward Asia
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia (UPI) Sep 24, 2014 - Asia is the most attractive market for energy companies, the deputy chairman of Russian energy company Gazprom said at an Eastern investment conference.
Oil and Gas
Hess plans midstream subsidiary IPO
New York (UPI) Sep 24, 2014 - U.S. energy company Hess Corp. said Wednesday it filed the paperwork for an initial public offering it said could help advance its Bakken crude oil ambitions.
Oil and Gas
Report: Pennsylvania gas lines among the leakiest
Pittsburgh (UPI) Sep 24, 2014 - Billions of dollars are needed to update the vast network of natural gas pipelines, some at least 90 years old, beneath Pennsylvania, a newspaper report found.
Bio Fuel
Search for better biofuels microbes leads to the human gut
Champaign IL (SPX) Sep 24, 2014 - Scientists have scoured cow rumens and termite guts for microbes that can efficiently break down plant cell walls for the production of next-generation biofuels, but some of the best microbial candi
Oil and Gas
Study: Fracking wastewater treatment doesn’t make it safe to drink
Washington (UPI) Sep 24, 2014 - A new study suggests fracking wastewater can endanger drinking water even after it has passed through treatment plants and been diluted.
Oil and Gas
Baghdad praises Kuwait’s role in Iraqi oil sector
Baghdad (UPI) Sep 23, 2014 - The Iraqi Oil Ministry welcomed a delegation from Kuwait to discuss ways in which the two countries could expand bilateral ties in the energy sector.
Oil and Gas
Canada, South Korea deepen energy relationship
Ottawa (UPI) Sep 23, 2014 - A joint declaration from the Canadian and South Korean governments said the depth of their bilateral relationship extends well into the energy sector.
Oil and Gas
Gazprom reviewing South Stream developers in Hungary
Budapest, Hungary (UPI) Sep 23, 2014 - A team tasked with designing the Hungarian section of the South Stream gas pipeline will be selected within a month, Russian gas company Gazprom said.