Washington (UPI) Aug 19, 2014 - Slick sands in Hidden Valley have delayed the Mars rover Curiosity's planned ascent of a nearby mountain. With suboptimal traction between the valley floor and the rover's tires, engineers are being forced to consider alternative routes
Paris (AFP) Aug 19, 2014 - In under eight months, humanity has used up its yearly quota of replenishable Earth resources, according to a report published Tuesday by an environmental thinktank that monitors mankind's impact on the planet.
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 19, 2014 - A Rice University laboratory has provided proof that foam may be the right stuff to maximize enhanced oil recovery (EOR). In tests, foam pumped into an experimental rig that mimicked the flow paths
Tehran (UPI) Aug 19, 2014 - Iran said Tuesday natural gas production is on the rise and on pace to reach 35 billion cubic feet in the next three years with help from the South Pars field.
Moscow (UPI) Aug 19, 2014 - Russian oil company Lukoil said Tuesday a tanker loaded with crude oil taken from the West Qurna project in Iraq has left the southern port city of Basra.
Stavanger, Norway (UPI) Aug 19, 2014 - Norwegian oil company Statoil said Tuesday the nation's prime minister attended a ceremony for the launch of its first new regional oil platform in nine years.
Concord MA (SPX) Aug 19, 2014 - Hydraulic fracturing is emerging as one of the primary methods of drilling for natural gas, yet is equally controversial in its potential to induce harm to humans and the environment. The unce
Moscow (UPI) Aug 19, 2014 - Construction on a natural gas pipeline meant to feed the Chinese market is set for the beginning of September, a Russia official said Tuesday.
Bismarck, N.D. (UPI) Aug 19, 2014 - An electricity provider to North Dakota and Minnesota said it completed construction on a 345-kilovolt transmission line, one of the largest in the region.
Washington (UPI) Aug 18, 2014 - An advocacy group said Monday it filed a request for information from the U.S. State Department on its assessment of the planned Keystone XL oil pipeline.
Perth, Australia (UPI) Aug 18, 2014 - U.S. energy explorer Apache Corp. said Monday it may have discovered one of the more promising finds in years in a basin off the coast of Australia.
Washington (UPI) Aug 18, 2014 - China is making strides with its efforts to use more natural gas in place of coal, a report Monday from the U.S. Energy Information Administration said.
Providence RI (SPX) Aug 18, 2014 - A catalyst made from a foamy form of copper has vastly different electrochemical properties from catalysts made with smooth copper in reactions involving carbon dioxide, a new study shows. The resea
Libreville, Gabon (UPI) Aug 18, 2014 - Italian energy company Eni said Monday it updated the government of Gabon on emerging commercial prospects of offshore natural gas reserves.
Kiev, Ukraine (UPI) Aug 18, 2014 - The Ukrainian government confirmed Monday testing was under way for the reversal of gas flows from Slovakia to Ukraine.
Tehran (UPI) Aug 18, 2014 - An economic adviser to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said developing the oil and gas industries could pull the nation's economy back from the brink.
