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
Moscow (AFP) Oct 08, 2013 - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday demanded an apology from the Netherlands for briefly detaining a Russian diplomat in The Hague in an escalating spat between the two countries.
Alcanar, Spain (UPI) Oct 8, 2013 - Thousands of Spaniards, in a weekend demonstration, demanded the closure of an offshore gas storage site linked to hundreds of small earthquakes.
Beijing (UPI) Oct 7, 2013 - Beijing plans to build four natural gas power-generating stations by the end of next year to replace coal-fired plants, the municipal government said.
Stockholm (AFP) Oct 07, 2013 - A real-life hobbit village will soon be nestled in the lush forests of a Swedish island, a whimsical housing scheme billed as the first of its kind - but behind the fantasy gimmick lies a genuine interest for sustainable development.
Madrid (AFP) Oct 07, 2013 - Singapore state investment giant Temasek and Chinese oil group Sinopec aim to snap up a multi-billion-euro stake in Spain's Gas Natural, the Financial Times said Monday.
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Oct 4, 2013 - The Middle East is losing its long-held dominance of the global oil market as vast shale oil reserves open up in the United States and elsewhere, and non-Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries production grows to cushion the market against output cuts in the region.
Madrid (AFP) Oct 04, 2013 - Spain's government said Friday there is a limited risk of a big earthquake shaking the eastern coast after a string of small tremors linked to a vast offshore gas storage plant.
Victoria, British Columbia (UPI) Oct 4, 2013 - The government of British Columbia said it will launch a study to determine emissions in Kitimat, the hub of the province's proposed liquefied natural gas sector.
