Erbil, Iraq (UPI) Dec 19, 2013 - Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish enclave has reportedly started pumping oil direct to neighboring Turkey via a new pipeline even though Baghdad has not approved the landmark deal between the Kurds and Ankara, raising concerns of a new clash with Baghdad.
Port Elizabeth, South Africa (AFP) Dec 19, 2013 - South Africa has suspended oil and gas exploration off the east coast following a complaint over the impact of underwater sound pollution on sea life, an official said Thursday.
Trondheim, Norway (SPX) Dec 19, 2013 - Seaweed Energy Solutions (SES) has announced it has reached an agreement to buy all of Norway's Biotral AS in a deal that transforms SES' position as one of Europe's leading producers of seaweed.
Washington (UPI) Dec 19, 2013 - A U.S. government study links the BP oil disaster to Gulf of Mexico dolphin disease, but a spokesman for the oil and gas giant said the study proved nothing.
Sankt Polten, Austria (UPI) Dec 18, 2013 - A proposal made this week to restrict new wind farms to just 2 percent of Austria's biggest state has drawn warnings the country won't meet its energy goals.
Washington (AFP) Dec 18, 2013 - A drilling engineer for British oil giant BP was found guilty Wednesday of destroying text messages in his smartphone, obstructing the investigation into the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Brussels (AFP) Dec 18, 2013 - The European Commission opened a probe Wednesday into German help for large companies amid its green energy shift, sparking a warning from Chancellor Angela Merkel that Berlin would fight back.
Tripoli, Libya (UPI) Dec 18, 2013 - Libya's deadlocked oil crisis, with rebel warlords refusing to reopen blockaded oil terminals along the Mediterranean coast, is causing jitters on international energy markets as oil exports are reduced to a trickle.
Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, at the request of the South Australian State Government, studied the condition of the forest sector industries in the Green Triangle region and examined the
London, United Kingdom (AFP) Dec 17, 2013 - British Prime Minister David Cameron has warned European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso that the continent risks being left behind in the shale gas revolution unless red tape is cut, the Times reported Tuesday.
Ottawa (AFP) Dec 17, 2013 - Ecuadoran villagers can seek to enforce in Canada a multi-billion-dollar Ecuadoran judgment against Chevron for polluting the Amazonian rainforest, a Canadian court ruled Tuesday.
Washington (UPI) Dec 17, 2013 - The development of China's natural gas sector offers golden opportunities for investors, a report by the China Energy Fund Committee says.
Haifa, Israel (UPI) Dec 17, 2013 - The Israeli navy is getting two German-built frigates under a $1.37 billion contract that will build up its maritime firepower, officials said.
Dublin, Ireland (UPI) Dec 16, 2013 - A $1.54 billion offer from British utility Centrica is the winner in bidding for the energy business of Ireland's Bord Gais, the Dublin government announced.
Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Dec 16, 2013 - A method of assessing the stability of large-scale power grids in real time could bring the world closer to its goal of producing and utilizing a smart grid. The algorithmic approach, developed by U
New Orleans LA (SPX) Dec 16, 2013 - Building on a 38-year history of manufacturing external tanks for NASA's Space Shuttle program, Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] is producing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) storage tanks. Lockheed Martin is
