Beirut (AFP) July 21, 2014 - The jihadist Islamic State is selling oil and liquid gas products extracted from fields under its control in Syria to Iraqi businessmen across the border, a monitoring group said Monday.
Hanoi (AFP) July 20, 2014 - For years Nguyen Huu Son has guided Chinese tourists around Vietnam's popular coastal city Danang, but a bitter maritime dispute between Hanoi and Beijing means he is now out of work.
Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 18, 2014 - DNV GL and the wind turbine blade manufacturer Sinoma signed a partnership agreement for certification of Sinoma's products to improve the reliability and quality of blades manufactured in China.
Washington (AFP) July 18, 2014 - The United States on Friday opened the way to offshore oil and gas exploration in the Atlantic Ocean, authorizing the controversial use of sonic cannons for seismic surveys.
Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Jul 17, 2014 - What does it mean to be 'smart' as defined by modern standards? Centuries ago, it was smart to pull a cart by or ride atop a horse. Today, that's considered more a luxury or novelty experience. Hors
Washington (AFP) July 17, 2014 - Germany is the world's most energy efficient nation with strong codes on buildings while China is quickly stepping up its own efforts, an environmental group said Thursday.
Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) July 17, 2014 - Iraq's autonomous region of Kurdistan on Thursday pumped an experimental 20,000 barrels of light crude from an oilfield recently seized from the federal authorities, an official said.
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 16, 2014 - A three-dimensional porous nanostructure would have a balance of strength, toughness and ability to transfer heat that could benefit nanoelectronics, gas storage and composite materials that perform
Beijing (AFP) July 16, 2014 - China has withdrawn an oil rig from contested waters a month earlier than initially expected after its presence set off deadly protests in Vietnam - a move welcomed in Washington.
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 16, 2014 - Lithium-ion batteries could benefit from a theoretical model created at Rice University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory that predicts how carbon components will perform as electrodes.
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 16, 2014 - From your hot car to your warm laptop, every machine and device in your life wastes a lot of energy through the loss of heat. But thermoelectric devices, which convert heat to electricity and vice v
London (AFP) July 16, 2014 - Global oil prices rebounded on Wednesday as traders seized on news of stronger-than-expected economic growth in top energy consumer China.
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) July 16, 2014 - Pirates have attacked a Malaysian tanker and stolen the gas oil cargo before releasing it in the latest attack in Southeast Asian waters, officials said on Wednesday.
Amarillo TX (SPX) Jul 16, 2014 - EDF Renewable Energy has announced that the 161-megawatt (MW) Spinning Spur II Wind Project in Texas has reached commercial operation (COD). The company further announced the close of structured equ
Juba (AFP) July 16, 2014 - The government in civil war-torn South Sudan has taken delivery of new Chinese arms including anti-tank missiles, grenade launchers and assault rifles, the country's defence minister confirmed Wednesday.
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jul 15, 2014 - In the search for clean energy solutions to displace greenhouse gas emitting fossil fuels, few technological options are as alluring as directly producing hydrogen from sunlight. If hydrogen,
