Bio Fuel
Navy seeks huge bio-fuels acquisition
Washington (UPI) Jun 11, 2013 - The U.S. Navy reports it is seeking at least 37 million gallons of drop-in bio-fuels for delivery from April of next year.
Energy Tech
Oil down in Asia on China growth concerns
Singapore (AFP) June 11, 2013 - Oil prices were down in Asia on Tuesday after downbeat Chinese data highlighted concerns about slowing growth in the world's second largest economy.
Energy Tech
Promising material for lithium-ion batteries
Garching, Germany (SPX) Jun 11, 2013 - Laptops could work longer and electric cars could drive farther if it were possible to further increase the capacity of their lithium-ion batteries. The electrode material has a decisive influence o
Wind Daily
Quantum To Buy 10 Megawatt Trout Creek Wind Farm
Lake Forest CA (SPX) Jun 11, 2013 - Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc and Schneider Power Inc have entered into definitive agreements with an unrelated third party for the sale of Schneider Power's 10 Megawatt (MW) Trou
Energy Tech
Shale resources add 47% to global gas reserves: US EIA
New York (AFP) June 11, 2013 - Shale-based resources increase the world's total potential oil reserves by 11 percent and natural gas by 47 percent, according to a US report released Monday.
Energy Tech
TTP connects dumb objects to the Internet of Things
Cambridge, UK (SPX) Jun 11, 2013 - New battery-free, ultra-low power wireless sensor technology is being developed by UK-based TTP that will add connectivity and intelligence to everyday dumb objects such as medical implants, superma
Oil and Gas
Top OPEC delegate says oil group can’t keep markets stable by itself
Vienna (UPI) Jun 11, 2013 - Maintaining stable global oil market conditions isn't something the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries can do alone, a top delegate said Wednesday.
Oil and Gas
U.S. State Department says Iraqi oil sales forbidden without Baghdad’s consent
Washington (UPI) Jun 11, 2013 - Washington does not support any export or sale of oil from Iraq without consent from the federal government in Baghdad, a State Department spokeswoman said.
Energy News
Wood as energy source not as ‘green’ in carbon terms as thought
Hanover, N.H. (UPI) Jun 11, 2013 - Using wood for energy, thought to be cleaner than fossil fuels, could, in fact, lead to greater carbon emissions than estimated, a U.S. study found.
Oil and Gas
Canada expecting less oil production by 2030 than previously thought
Calgary, Alberta (UPI) Jun 10, 2013 - The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers said 2014 estimates for oil production to 2030 are down more than 7 percent from the previous year.
Oil and Gas
Caspian operator says management structure changing at one of world’s biggest oil fields
Astana, Kazakhstan (UPI) Jun 10, 2013 - The Caspian company in control of the Kashagan oil field offshore Kazakhstan said it would change the corporate structure managing the troubled reserve area.
Oil and Gas
China wants to set record straight on oil rig dispute
Beijing (UPI) Jun 10, 2013 - The Chinese government said it would set the record straight on disputes with Vietnam over an oil rig positioned in the South China Sea.
Energy News
Duke Energy to foot coal ash cleanup bill in Virginia and North Carolina
Eden, N.C. (UPI) Jun 10, 2013 - As part of a signed agreement with the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources and Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Duke Energy has agreed to foot the bill for any costs related to the recent Dan River coal ash spill.
Oil and Gas
Eni strikes deal to acquire stake offshore South Africa
Milan, Italy (UPI) Jun 10, 2013 - Italian energy company Eni said Tuesday it was taking on an operator role on South Africa's coast after striking a deal with the country's Sasol Petroleum.
Oil and Gas
Irish company Circle Oil drills its first offshore well in Tunisia
Dublin, Ireland (UPI) Jun 10, 2013 - Circle Oil, an Irish exploration company with a focus on the Middle East, said it started an offshore drilling campaign in Tunisia, its first.
Oil and Gas
MOL finds oil in area of Pakistan thought to contain 22 million barrels
Budapest, Hungary (UPI) Jun 10, 2013 - Hungarian energy company MOL said Tuesday it made an oil discovery in an area in Pakistan close to estimated reserves of 22 million barrels.