Beijing (AFP) July 31, 2013 - At least 26 villagers have died from cadmium poisoning and hundreds more fallen ill since 2009 near a disused factory in central China, local media said Wednesday, underscoring the country's mounting pollution challenge.
Houston (UPI) Jul 31, 2013 - Conoco Phillips said Thursday it saw a strong growth in production from North American shale, but Libyan operations remained shut in for the company.
Milan, Italy (UPI) Jul 31, 2013 - Italian energy company Eni said Thursday it doubled its net profit during the second quarter despite a poor market environment in the European refining sector.
London (UPI) Jul 31, 2013 - Renewable energy is gaining a foothold in the British economy following a banner year for green investments, the government said Thursday.
Baghdad (UPI) Jul 31, 2013 - Iraq's main oil export pipeline to Turkey has been attacked repeatedly in recent weeks by resurgent al-Qaida terrorists who're waging a murderous bombing campaign across the country that's spreading to the southern Basra oil fields that produce most of Iraq's crude.
Bismarck, N.D. (UPI) Jul 31, 2013 - An agreement from ONEOK Partners to build a natural gas processing plant in North Dakota helps the state reduce flaring, the state's governor said.
Houston (UPI) Jul 31, 2013 - Occidental Petroleum Corp. said Thursday oil production from U.S. assets increased during the second quarter, marking a year-long streak.
London, UK (SPX) Jul 31, 2013 - A new technique for depositing silver onto clothing fibres could open up huge opportunities in wearable electronics. Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UK's National Measureme
Rosneft, Russia (UPI) Jul 31, 2013 - Russian oil company Rosneft said it signed a $4.25 billion deal to secure drilling rigs from North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. for work in harsh offshore areas.
Moscow (UPI) Jul 31, 2013 - The European court system was unfair in its ruling against defunct Russian oil company Yukos, the Russian Justice Ministry said Thursday.
Amsterdam, Netherlands (UPI) Jul 31, 2013 - Though second quarter performance was better for Royal Dutch Shell, its top director said Thursday he wanted even better results going forward.
Morgantown WV (SPX) Jul 31, 2013 - A technique for trapping the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide deep underground could at the same be used to release the last fraction of natural gas liquids from ailing reservoirs, thus offsetting some
Kiev, Ukraine (UPI) Jul 31, 2013 - Royal Dutch Shell said this week Ukrainian pipe makers won't be included in its plans to develop the country's shale gas reserves due to low-quality product.
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 31, 2013 - University of Alabama in Huntsville is conducting pulsed fusion propulsion research with the Charger-1 device. The Charger-1 is a ~500 kJ pulsed power facility capable of 2 MA discharges at 3 TW of
Geneva July 31, 2013 - British firm Soco International must abandon plans to drill for oil in Africa's oldest national park, environmental campaigners WWF said Thursday.
Washington (UPI) Jul 30, 2013 - The American Petroleum Institute said its new standard for equipment used in an emergency response to an oil spill resets the bar.
