Baghdad (AFP) June 01, 2014 - Iraq's army must do more to protect a northern oil pipeline and should pay as much attention to it as it does to fighting militants, Iraq's top energy official told AFP Sunday.
Baghdad (AFP) June 01, 2014 - Iraqi oil exports rose for a second consecutive month in May, figures showed Sunday, despite a northern pipeline remaining disabled and a central government row with the country's Kurdish region.
Baghdad (AFP) June 01, 2014 - Ankara has been driven by greed in an escalating row over oil pumped from Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region and shipped overseas via Turkey, Baghdad's top energy official told AFP Sunday.
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) May 30, 2014 - Zeolites are among the substances which can accelerate chemical reactions - they are known as catalysts. Usually applied in pellet form, the industrial production of gasoline from crude oil without
Washington DC (SPX) May 30, 2014 - Grins were on the faces of China National Petroleum executives this week as they celebrated a blockbuster 30-year deal for Russian gas. It was a good day for CNPC, the state-owned colossus at the ce
Oslo (AFP) May 30, 2014 - Norwegian coastguards on Friday removed a Greenpeace ship from a controversial Arctic drilling site where it was trying to prevent oil explorations, the environmentalist group said.
Washington DC (SPX) May 29, 2014 - Several of the largest oil companies in the world are doubling down in Russia despite moves by the West to isolate Russia and its economy. ExxonMobil and BP separately signed agreements with Rosneft
Oslo (AFP) May 29, 2014 - A Greenpeace ship arrived Thursday at the Arctic site where Statoil is sending an oil rig in an attempt to stop the drilling, the environmental group said.
Washington (AFP) May 29, 2014 - US President Barack Obama wants to force coal energy plants to reduce emissions and pay for greenhouse gases they do emit through a cap and trade system, the New York Times said Thursday.
Madrid (AFP) May 29, 2014 - The Spanish government on Thursday gave oil giant Repsol the green light to explore for oil and gas off the coast of the Canary Islands, a move that environmental groups described as unjustifiable.
Washington DC (SPX) May 29, 2014 - The great hype surrounding the advent of a shale gas bonanza in California may turn out to be just that: hype. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) - the statistical arm of the Departmen
Madrid, Spain (SPX) May 28, 2014 - Tecnalia has collaborated in a study for the European Parliament's Science and Technology Options Assessment Panel (STOA) on the future use of methanol, produced from carbon dioxide, in motorised tr
Brussels (AFP) May 28, 2014 - The European Commission laid out plans Wednesday to cut the EU's costly reliance on energy imports, especially from Russia which has threatened to halt gas supplies to Ukraine, a key transit point for Europe.
Norwich, UK (SPX) May 28, 2014 - The bright yellow fields of oilseed rape are a familiar sight at this time of year, but for scientists what lies beneath is just as exciting. Researchers at the Institute of Food Research are lookin
Tripoli (AFP) May 28, 2014 - A rogue Libyan ex-general resumed air strikes on jihadists in the city of Benghazi Wednesday, while gunmen attacked an interior ministry team in Tripoli tasked with protecting the outgoing government.
Southampton, UK (SPX) May 28, 2014 - Scientists from the University of Southampton, in collaboration with the Universities of Sheffield and Crete, have developed a new hybrid energy transfer system, which mimics the processes responsib
