Bismarck, N.D. (UPI) Jul 24, 2013 - North Dakota's governor said new proposals for oil train safety need review, while the industry itself said concerns over North Dakota's oil are without merit.
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Jul 24, 2013 - Noble Energy, the Texas company that discovered rich natural gas fields off Israel and Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean, is getting ready to start deep-water exploration for as much as 1.8 billion barrels of oil in the Jewish state's waters.
London (AFP) July 24, 2013 - World oil prices dived on Wednesday following weak manufacturing data in China, which is the world's leading consumer of energy.
Stavanger, Norway (UPI) Jul 24, 2013 - Norwegian energy company Statoil said it was taking a strategic bet by gaining early access to deepwater reserves off the coast of Colombia.
Calgary, Alberta (UPI) Jul 24, 2013 - A 56-mile pipeline planned through Alberta will be a foundation to plans to increase oil sands production in the province, TransCanada said.
Calgary, Alberta (UPI) Jul 23, 2013 - While potentially safe, the provincial energy regulator in Alberta said it's not ready to lift a ban on a controversial steam-injection method for bitumen.
Melbourne (UPI) Jul 23, 2013 - Australian natural resources company BHP Billiton said Wednesday onshore operations in the United States helped boost its oil production by 4 percent.
Bismarck, N.D. (UPI) Jul 23, 2013 - North Dakota's Health Department said it's surveying air quality near the site of a fire at an industrial park in Williston, the heart of the state's oil patch.
Washington (UPI) Jul 23, 2013 - A troublesome greenhouse gas could be an energy source, say Dutch scientists describing a new method for producing electricity from carbon dioxide.
Argonne IL (SPX) Jul 23, 2013 - A protein found in the membranes of ancient microorganisms that live in desert salt flats could offer a new way of using sunlight to generate environmentally friendly hydrogen fuel, according to a n
Sydney (UPI) Jul 23, 2013 - An Australian oil and natural gas industry supporter warned that without policy reforms billions of dollars in new liquefied natural gas projects would be at risk.
Moscow (UPI) Jul 23, 2013 - Russian independent oil producer Rosneft said Wednesday it's working to set an environmental baseline to review as it readies for work in arctic reserves.
Washington (UPI) Jul 23, 2013 - International sanctions still inhibit Iran's ability to attract foreign investments to its energy sector, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said.
Cape Town, South Africa (UPI) Jul 23, 2013 - A South African advocacy group called for a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing operations for natural gas despite support from President Jacob Zuma.
Stockholm (AFP) July 23, 2013 - Swedish energy giant Vattenfall said Tuesday it was forced to make a huge write-down in the second quarter, illustrating the difficulties faced by European electricity providers in a sluggish economy.
London (UPI) Jul 23, 2013 - A British advocacy group said Wednesday it applauded a decision from a city council at the heart of the country's shale debate to reject a drilling permit.
