Ottawa (UPI) Aug 7, 2014 - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said new economic pressure on Russia targets technology used for oil exploration and extraction.
Oslo (AFP) Aug 07, 2014 - Norwegian group Statoil has failed to find oil during a summer drilling campaign in the remote Norwegian Arctic, it said on Thursday dampening hopes for an oil and gas boom in these northern waters.
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 07, 2014 - While we fixate on sexy headlines about Chinese military threats in the South China Sea, for instance, or Washington 'lifting the ban' on crude oil exports, we miss the bigger stories-and we miss th
London (UPI) Aug 7, 2014 - The British government may be in a position to be the first in the world to export carbon capture and storage technology, the energy secretary said Thursday.
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 07, 2014 - A group of scientists from South Korea have converted used-cigarette butts into a high-performing material that could be integrated into computers, handheld devices, electrical vehicles and wind tur
Washington (UPI) Aug 6, 2014 - The backlash against sand used in fracking operations should be a warning to countries looking to replicate North American success, an opposition group said.
Oklahoma City (UPI) Aug 6, 2014 - Continental Resources said Wednesday production from the Bakken reserve area in the Northern Plains increased 23 percent year-on-year, though profits were down.
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Aug 6, 2014 - Emirati energy company Dana Gas said Wednesday its second quarter profits soared in part because of the 17 percent increase in production.
London (UPI) Aug 6, 2014 - Oil production from the Kurdish north of Iraq should increase in relation to the level of exports to the international market, Genel Energy said.
Cambridge, UK (SPX) Aug 06, 2014 - Colourful LEDs made from a material known as perovskite could lead to LED displays which are both cheaper and easier to manufacture in future. A hybrid form of perovskite - the same type of ma
Stockholm, Sweden (UPI) Aug 6, 2014 - Swedish energy company Lundin Petroleum said Wednesday it was frustrated with offshore field developments in Norway but expects a rebound in 2015.
Upton NY (SPX) Aug 06, 2014 - Using a new method to track the electrochemical reactions in a common electric vehicle battery material under operating conditions, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National
Denver (UPI) Aug 6, 2014 - An advocacy group in Colorado said it withdrew initiatives aimed at regulating oil and gas work in response to compromise measures from the state's governor.
Madison WI (SPX) Aug 06, 2014 - A team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has identified the genes and enzymes that create a promising compound - the 19 carbon furan-containing fatty acid (19Fu-FA). The compound
Moscow (AFP) Aug 06, 2014 - Russia and Iran have agreed to discuss next month a contract for Tehran to export two percent of its annual oil production in apparent circumvention of sanctions imposed over its nuclear drive.
Abuja, Nigeria (UPI) Aug 6, 2014 - Royal Dutch Shell said Wednesday it started oil production from the first well at its deepwater Bonga North West development off the coast of Nigeria.
