Beijing (AFP) Aug 13, 2013 - China is set to overtake the United States as the world's largest net oil importer from October, according to US figures, due to a combination of rising Chinese demand and increased US production.
Lagos, Nigeria (UPI) Aug 13, 2013 - Royal Dutch Shell and Italy's ENI say they are concerned about Nigeria's deteriorating operating environment.
Baghdad (AFP) Aug 13, 2013 - Attacks in Iraq killed 13 people on Tuesday, four of them Shiite worshippers, while militants bombed a major oil pipeline, halting exports via Turkey, officials said.
San Francisco (UPI) Aug 13, 2013 - Scientists continue to unveil impressive innovations at the American Chemical Society's annual conference, currently being held in San Francisco. The latest is a removable tattoo that doubles as a miniature battery - turning human sweat into storable electricity.
Montevideo, Uruguay (UPI) Aug 13, 2013 - Uruguay has struck oil in rock formations in the north of the country near Salto, the second-largest city after the capital Montevideo, and its experts are testing to determine the find's commercial potential.
Seoul (AFP) Aug 12, 2013 - South Korea ordered sweltering government offices to turn off their air conditioning as two power plants stopped operations Monday, a day after a minister warned of an imminent national energy crisis.
Boulder, Colo. (UPI) Aug 12, 2013 - Energy saving systems that reduce buildings' overhead are poised to become a major revenue generating business expected to gross at least $5.6 billion a year worldwide through 2020, research indicates.
Washington (UPI) Aug 12, 2013 - China is on course to surpass the United States as the world's largest importer of oil, says new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Caracas, Distrito Capital (AFP) Aug 12, 2013 - A lightning bolt ignited fuel at an oil refinery east of Caracas on Sunday, sending giant columns of black smoke into the sky and forcing hundreds to evacuate.
Seoul (AFP) Aug 12, 2013 - South Korea ordered government offices to turn off their air-conditioning as two power plants stopped operations Monday, a day after a minister warned of an imminent national energy crisis.
Washington, District Of Columbia (AFP) Aug 12, 2013 - Some 200 people staged a sit-in outside the US State Department Monday, demanding that US President Barack Obama stop the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline.
Paris, France (AFP) Aug 12, 2013 - French group Technip and a Norwegian firm have won contracts worth 1.35 billion euros involving the construction of the biggest pipe-laying ships of their type for Brazil, Technip said on Monday.
Washington (UPI) Aug 12, 2013 - The White House and the Department of Energy released a report Monday on how to protect the nation's electric grid from power outages during natural disasters.
Raleigh NC (SPX) Aug 09, 2013 - Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a new flexible nano-scaffold for rechargeable lithium ion batteries that could help make cell phone and electric car batteries last longer
Paris, France (AFP) Aug 09, 2013 - Iran has beefed up its oil tanker fleet with vessels from China and is selling more crude to Beijing as Tehran struggles under international sanctions, the IEA said in a report Friday.
Cambridge, Mass. (UPI) Aug 9, 2013 - The proposed Keystone XL pipeline would not have an impact on greenhouse gas emissions, a study indicates.
