Rio De Janeiro (UPI) May 31, 2013 - Concern over Argentina's mercurial policy on foreign investments is pushing regional business entrepreneurs toward caution and or keeping them away from the Latin American country.
Gdansk, Poland (UPI) May 31, 2013 - Finland and Poland are looking to cooperate on cleaning up the Baltic Sea and renewable energy investments, Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen says.
Washington (AFP) May 31, 2013 - The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Iran's petrochemical industry, vowing to target more of the Islamic regime's sources of revenue after curbing its vital oil exports.
Singapore, Singapore (AFP) May 31, 2013 - Vietnam on Friday slammed groundless territorial claims in Asian waters and called for self-restraint among nations involved in disputes.
Hanoi, Vietnam (UPI) May 30, 2013 - Growth in the Vietnamese economy could slow in part because investors are growing wary of tensions surrounding a Chinese oil rig, an economic report said.
Houston (UPI) May 30, 2013 - U.S. gas company Cheniere Energy said Friday its Spanish counterpart, Iberdrola, agreed to buy liquefied natural gas from a planned export terminal in Texas.
Washington (UPI) May 30, 2013 - A decision on U.S. liquefied natural gas exports is part of an administrative roadblock, congressional leaders say, though environmentalists declared a win.
Ankara, Turkey (UPI) May 30, 2013 - Iran expects to add to the $10 billion trade relationship with Turkey through further cooperation in the energy sector, Iran's ambassador to Ankara said.
Vienna (AFP) May 30, 2013 - Iraq indicated Thursday that OPEC should maintain its oil production ceiling at this week's output meeting in Vienna, arguing it was wary of damaging the fragile global economy by cutting output which would raise crude prices.
London (UPI) May 30, 2013 - The chairman of the Libyan National Oil Corp. said the government aims to hold an auction for new oil licenses once political hurdles are cleared.
Vienna (UPI) May 30, 2013 - Austrian energy company OMV said Friday it was investing $680 million in the Nawara gas field development project in Tunisia.
Naypyidaw, Myanmar (UPI) May 30, 2013 - China's $2.5 billion oil and natural gas pipeline in Myanmar will mutually benefit both countries, said Myanmar President Thein Sein.
Vienna (UPI) May 30, 2013 - A BP-led consortium working offshore Azerbaijan is expected to pick between the Nabucco West and Trans-Adriatic natural gas pipelines next month, though there may be enough room for more than one pipeline in the long term.
Vienna (AFP) May 30, 2013 - OPEC appears set to maintain its output ceiling after Venezuela suggested Thursday that there was agreement among member nations to keep the status quo, on the eve of the cartel's latest production meeting.
Washington (UPI) May 30, 2013 - Even states that don't produce much oil could benefit from the lifting of a 1970s-era export ban, a report prepared for the American Petroleum Institute says.
Stanford CA (SPX) May 30, 2013 - Stanford University scientists have developed an advanced zinc-air battery with higher catalytic activity and durability than similar batteries made with costly platinum and iridium catalysts. The r
