Beijing (AFP) Nov 24, 2013 - The death toll from an oil pipeline explosion in a Chinese coastal city rose to 52 Sunday, as rain and the close proximity of dangerous gases hampered the rescue operation, state media said.
Beijing (AFP) Nov 23, 2013 - Some 18,000 people were evacuated from a Chinese coastal city after an oil pipeline explosion killed at least 47 people and sent thick black smoke billowing into the sky, a local government report said Saturday.
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 23, 2013 - A Japanese utility plans to construct two cutting-edge coal power plants in Fukushima, an area severely hit by the 2011 nuclear disaster, a report said Saturday.
Beer-Sheva, Israel (SPX) Nov 22, 2013 - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have developed an innovative process to convert carbon dioxide and hydrogen into a renewable alternative for crude oil, which could transform fue
Warsaw (AFP) Nov 22, 2013 - Europe and a group of developing economies traded barbs at the UN climate talks in Warsaw on Friday as frustration grew over slow progress towards a pact to tame global warming.
Brussels (UPI) Nov 22, 2013 - A European Union official said this week Ukraine is quickly nearing a deal with Slovakia allowing it import gas from its neighbor through reverse west-east flows.
Frankfurt, Germany (SPX) Nov 22, 2013 - Siemens Wind Power has received the Provisional Type Certificate from GL Renewables Certification (GL RC) for its 6 megawatt offshore wind turbine. The Provisional Type Certificate is a milestone to
Melbourne (UPI) Nov 21, 2013 - The Australian state of Victoria has extended its moratorium on onshore coal seam gas production and ban on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, until at least July 2015 while it conducts a community consultation process.
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 21, 2013 - A little boy urinating might not easily conjure up images of a cleaner world, but Honda had other ideas Thursday as it tries to promote its green-car technology.
Washington (UPI) Nov 21, 2013 - The debate over exports of U.S. liquefied natural gas is exceedingly strange. In Washington one sometimes hears calls to limit imports of given goods or services but limits on exports?
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (UPI) Nov 21, 2013 - Saudi Arabia is fast-tracking its first major offshore natural gas fields in the Red Sea, a high-priority project that's seen as the start of a massive new energy program, off the kingdom's west coast.
Berkeley CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2013 - Understanding superconductivity - whereby certain materials can conduct electricity without any loss of energy - has proved to be one of the most persistent problems in modern physics. Scientists ha
Warsaw (AFP) Nov 20, 2013 - Britain said Wednesday it would join the United States in a charge to curb financial aid for building coal-fired power plants abroad.
New Delhi (UPI) Nov 20, 2013 - India and Vietnam have agreed to expand oil exploration projects in the disputed South China Sea.
Singapore (AFP) Nov 20, 2013 - Oil prices rose in Asia Wednesday after US President Barack Obama said he was not sure a deal could be reached this week on Iran's disputed nuclear programme.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Nov 20, 2013 - Middle East oil and gas companies need to beef up their defenses against cyberattacks, security specialists say, with the Persian Gulf particularly vulnerable because of the high concentration of energy resources in the turbulent region.
