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.
Lagos (AFP) Oct 10, 2013 - Shell said it has again shut down a key supply pipeline in southern Nigeria owing to leaks, reducing output by 150,000 barrels per day of crude, barely two weeks after repairing the affected line.
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei (AFP) Oct 10, 2013 - The United States and its allies pushed Thursday for accelerated efforts to lower tension in the disputed South China Sea, where Beijing's assertive sovereignty claims have raised fears of potential conflict.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2013 - Electric current sufficient to light a string of LEDs, activate an e-paper display or even trigger action by a computer can be generated by tapping or rubbing simple, flexible generators made of pap
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Oct 9, 2013 - Lebanon's problem-plagued efforts to launch a major gas exploration program in the eastern Mediterranean seems to be jinxed, largely because of feuding politicians who seem determined to sabotage the troubled country's hopes of economic salvation.
Strasbourg, France (AFP) Oct 09, 2013 - Extracting shale oil and gas reserves through controversial 'fracking' will in future require an environmental impact study, European lawmakers agreed Wednesday, despite opposition this will add to costs and hurt jobs.
Naypyidaw, Myanmar (UPI) Oct 9, 2013 - India and Singapore have agreed to jointly build a power plant with Myanmar for the energy-starved Southeast Asian country.
Taipei (AFP) Oct 09, 2013 - Taiwan has conducted a natural gas and oil survey in the disputed Spratly Islands, a legislator said Wednesday, the latest in a string of moves that risk stoking tensions over the South China Sea archipelago.
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 09, 2013 - By. James Stafford Thanks to the shale boom, markets already perceive the trade balance optimizing, energy prices are cheaper than they would otherwise be and we've even cut carbon emissions. And w
