Tripoli (AFP) Feb 03, 2014 - Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said Monday he had ordered the army to lift the blockade imposed by protesters on the main oil terminals in the east of the country.
Richland, WA (SPX) Feb 03, 2014 - China can build its way to a more energy efficient future - one house, apartment and retail store at a time - by improving the rules regulating these structures, according to a study by the Departme
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 03, 2014 - University of Houston researchers have developed a new stretchable and transparent electrical conductor, bringing the potential for a fully foldable cell phone or a flat-screen television that can b
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Feb 03, 2014 - Nearly 30 years after the discovery of high-temperature superconductivity, many questions remain, but an Oak Ridge National Laboratory team is providing insight that could lead to better superconduc
Washington (AFP) Feb 03, 2014 - US President Barack Obama will travel to ally Saudi Arabia in March, following clear signs of disquiet in Riyadh about his Middle Eastern policies and nuclear talks with Iran.
New York (AFP) Feb 03, 2014 - Oil prices slid Monday after weak manufacturing data in the United States and China fueled worries about demand in the world's two biggest oil consumers.
Washington (AFP) Feb 03, 2014 - The amount of harmful pollutants released in the process of recovering oil from tar sands in western Canada is likely far higher than corporate interests say, university researchers said Monday.
Seoul (AFP) Feb 03, 2014 - South Korea's coastguard said Monday it would take at least two weeks to clean up the shoreline fouled by an oil spill off the southwestern port of Yeosu.
Ljubljana (AFP) Feb 03, 2014 - Slovenia's government said Monday that repairing damaged power infrastructure could take months after heavy snow and sleet battered most of the country over the weekend, leaving 120,000 households without power.
Juba (AFP) Feb 02, 2014 - South Sudan government forces have recaptured Leer, the hometown of nominal rebel leader Riek Machar in the northern oil-producing state of Unity, a spokesman for the rebels said on Sunday.
Baghdad (AFP) Feb 01, 2014 - Iraq's top minister responsible for energy affairs on Saturday criticised the autonomous Kurdish region's push towards exporting oil independently of Baghdad, calling it a grey area lacking in transparency.
Newark DE (SPX) Feb 01, 2014 - A team of researchers at the University of Delaware has developed a highly selective catalyst capable of electrochemically converting carbon dioxide - a greenhouse gas - to carbon monoxide with 92 p
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 31, 2014 - There are two major factors that have emerged in the last five years that have sparked a surge in LNG investments. First is the shale gas revolution in the United States, whic
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jan 31, 2014 - The Voice of Russia has talked to Rep. Cynthia Lummis, a congressman from the US State of Wyoming, who has come to Russia as part of a group of mediators monitoring the effects of Fukushima nuclear
Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 31, 2014 - Sinopec, China's biggest oil refiner, said Friday it is cooperating with a Hong Kong graft investigation after reports accused the company of bribery relating to its petrol stations in the city.
Washington (AFP) Jan 31, 2014 - The US State Department on Friday released a long-awaited review of a controversial pipeline project to bring oil from Canada to Texas, concluding it would have little impact on climate change or the environment.
