Amman, Jordan (UPI) Jul 11, 2013 - Jordan's government says it will introduce much-postponed and politically explosive electricity price hikes shortly as it battles with disruptions to its supply of Egyptian natural gas.
Paris, Paris (AFP) July 11, 2013 - Global economic recovery and emerging markets led by China will boost growth of oil demand to a record high total next year, the IEA forecast on Thursday.
Vienna (UPI) Jul 11, 2013 - Lower oil production from Iraq was offset by gains elsewhere from members of OPEC, the International Energy Agency said Friday.
New Delhi (AFP) July 11, 2013 - India has cut fuel subsidies to neighbouring Bhutan as part of a rebuke to the kingdom for taking the Indian government for granted, a report said Thursday, citing government documents.
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jul 11, 2013 - The algae, traditionally cultivated for the food sector, are accessible marine resources as they grow in coastal areas. These crops increase by 7.5% on average every year and have become an importan
London (UPI) Jul 11, 2013 - Greenpeace said it was calling on LEGO to review its relationship with Royal Dutch Shell because of the oil company's environmental legacy.
Stavanger, Norway (UPI) Jul 11, 2013 - Norwegian company VNG Norge, the operator, and minority partner Faroe Petroleum confirmed an oil discovery Friday in the Norwegian Sea.
Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2013 - An EPA decision to ban some types of greenhouse gases will have clear impacts in the fight against climate change, the Natural Resources Defense Council said.
Zagreb, Croatia (UPI) Jul 10, 2013 - Russian energy company Gazprom said it was considering more exploration work in Croatia, a host of the planned South Stream natural gas pipeline.
Palo Alto, Calif. (UPI) Jul 10, 2013 - U.S. researchers say fears of running out of oil are unwarranted, as the demand for oil - but not the supply - will reach a peak and then decline.
Erbil, Iraq (UPI) Jul 10, 2013 - The Kurdish government of Iraq said it may take legal action against any entity buying oil from the federal government because of constitutional issues.
Tripoli, Libya (UPI) Jul 10, 2013 - Libya's oil production has reportedly slipped by about 30 percent from the pre-civil war peak of 1.6 million barrels per day because of a nationwide security collapse and an electricity shortage largely caused by lawlessness.
Vienna (UPI) Jul 10, 2013 - The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Counties said Thursday it expected the world will need more oil because of improvements in the global economy.
Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2013 - The Permian shale basin in the southern United States is the most prolific with output topping 1.3 million barrels per day, the Energy Department said.
Tampa, Fla. (UPI) Jul 10, 2013 - Fish in the Gulf of Mexico have suffered skin lesions as a result of spilled crude oil, say scientists from the University of South Florida who, for the last four years, have been monitoring the effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the health of area fish.
Madrid (AFP) July 10, 2013 - Hearings in the trial over one of Europe's worst oil spills wrapped up in Spain on Wednesday after eight months of testimony.
