Tehran (AFP) Oct 14, 2013 - Iran's foreign minister said he hoped a roadmap for negotiations could be reached in nuclear talks with world powers this week but added that a higher-level meeting would probably be needed.
Seoul (AFP) Oct 13, 2013 - The world's leading energy officials will meet this week in South Korea to discuss the sector's major challenges, ranging from climate change to the rise of fracking and nuclear power's uncertain future.
Saint Petersburg (AFP) Oct 13, 2013 - Several dozen journalists took to the streets of Saint Petersburg to demand the release of Denis Sinyakov, detained on piracy charges along with the crew of a Greenpeace ship after an Arctic oil drilling protest.
Paris (AFP) Oct 11, 2013 - France's Constitutional Council on Friday upheld a law banning fracking, the controversial process used to extract shale oil and gas from the ground.
Tehran (AFP) Oct 11, 2013 - Iran wants the six world powers negotiating over its controversial nuclear drive to send top diplomats to crunch talks in Geneva next week, the official news agency IRNA reported Friday.
Daejeon, South Korea (SPX) Oct 11, 2013 - Many chemicals we use in everyday life are derived from fossil resources. Due to the increasing concerns on the use of fossil resources, there has been much interest in producing chemicals from rene
Cambridge, Mass. (UPI) Oct 11, 2013 - New patents related to renewable energy technologies are on the rise, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology study shows.
Moscow (AFP) Oct 11, 2013 - A Russian court on Friday rejected the bail requests of two British nationals remanded in custody along with the 28 other crew members of a Greenpeace ship that protested Arctic oil drilling.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (UPI) Oct 11, 2013 - Saudi Arabia is pushing to boost its oil production capacity by 1.75 million barrels per day by 2017 and is fast-tracking shale gas exploration, analysts say.
Lagos (AFP) Oct 11, 2013 - Shell warned on Friday it may not meet production targets for crude exports in Nigeria after it shut down a major pipeline repeatedly hit by sabotage and theft.
Champaign IL (SPX) Oct 11, 2013 - Scientists report in Nature Communications that they have engineered yeast to consume acetic acid, a previously unwanted byproduct of the process of converting plant leaves, stems and other tissues
Washington (AFP) Oct 11, 2013 - A dragging review into proposals to build a pipeline from Canada's oil sands to the US Gulf Coast may be further delayed due to the US government shutdown, an official said Friday.
Tempe AZ (SPX) Oct 11, 2013 - Bacterial cells use an impressive range of strategies to grow, develop and sustain themselves. Despite their tiny size, these specialized machines interact with one another in intricate ways.
Gaza City (UPI) Oct 10, 2013 - After decades of stifling Palestinian efforts to develop Mediterranean natural gas fields off the Gaza Strip, the Israeli government is reported to be supporting the $1 billion project, which observers say could transform Palestinian aspirations for statehood.
Baghdad (AFP) Oct 10, 2013 - Iraq on Thursday signed a $6 billion deal for the construction and operation of an oil refinery with a capacity of 150,000 barrels per day, a government statement said.
Moscow (UPI) Oct 10, 2013 - The Kremlin says it is unhappy with the Netherlands' initial response to a weekend incident in which a Russian diplomat says he was attacked by police at his home in The Hague.
