Tokyo (AFP) Sept 27, 2011 - Japan and the Philippines on Tuesday agreed to strengthen links between their navies against a backdrop of Beijing's growing military might and increasingly assertive territorial claims in the region. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda met Philippine President Benigno Aquino in Tokyo with the pair reaffirming their vital interests in the disputed South China Sea.
London (AFP) Sept 14, 2017 - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday urged China to use the oil it supplies to North Korea as leverage to pressure the isolated nation into reconsidering its nuclear programme.
Paris Sept 22, 2010 - Pirates boarded an oil industry supply vessel off Nigeria on Wednesday and seized three French seamen, in the second hostage drama for French energy workers in West Africa in less than a week.
Los Angeles (AFP) Sept 4, 2007 - Around 40,000 homes across California were without power Tuesday as searing temperatures roasted the region and drained the electricity grid, authorities said.
Bucharest (AFP) Sept 01, 2013 - Thousands of people took to the streets of Romania on Sunday to protest against shale gas exploration and a controversial Canadian gold mine project using cyanide.
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Sept 30, 2012 - Thousands rallied in southern Malaysia on Sunday against a government-backed $56-billion petroleum hub they say will force thousands out of their homes and damage a fishing community.
Paris (AFP) Sept 23, 2012 - Calls for carbon taxes to tackle global warming often dodge the complexity of this issue, with the risk that hasty action could damage the world economy and fuel the greenhouse-gas problem, experts warned on Sunday.
by Zainab Calcuttawala for Oilprice.com - London, UK (SPX) Sep 13, 2016 Oilfield services, shipbuilders and other industries that rose with the pre-2014 oil price boom have had it hard. Since barrel rates fell, their previous patrons have
The Hague (AFP) Sept 13, 2024 - The Dutch city of The Hague has become the first in the world to pass local laws banning advertisements for fossil fuels, petrol cars and long-distance air travel, officials said Friday.
Paris (AFP) Sept 19, 2009 - Could we, the human race, really miss an ever-narrowing chance to save the planet from the ravages of global warming?
Los Angeles (AFP) Sept 05, 2014 - US electric automaker Tesla Motors is to build the world's largest lithium-ion battery plant in Nevada, the state's governor announced Thursday, unveiling plans for the five-billion-dollar Gigafactory.
Los Angeles (AFP) Sept 04, 2014 - US electric automaker Tesla Motors is to build a new multi-billion-dollar Gigafactory in Nevada, the western US state's senator Harry Reid announced Thursday.
Ottawa (AFP) Sept 9, 2008 - Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised Tuesday to reduce Canada's excise tax on diesel fuel in contrast to his main rival's plan for a carbon tax, in a heated election campaign.
Dar Es Salaam (AFP) Sept 13, 2020 - Tanzania and Uganda signed an agreement Sunday to commence construction on a 1,445-kilometre (900 mile) oil pipeline through East Africa that conservation groups say threatens livelihoods and fragile ecosytems.
Tallinn (AFP) Sept 24, 2012 - An oil tanker ran aground off the Estonian capital Tallinn early Monday, but there was no threat of pollution from the vessel, police in the Baltic state said.
Taipei (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 - Taiwan accused China on Wednesday of breaching international law by deploying oil and gas exploration platforms and other structures in its waters.
